Seated Aizen Myo'o (Ragaraja), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
August 4, 2015 (Tue) - September 13, 2015 (Sun)
Buddhist art is one of the major genres that define Japanese art. Many masterworks date from the late Heian period, a time characterized as classical in Japanese art history. After the Kamakura period, Buddhist art further developed in its materials, methods, and styles as Zen schools and other new Buddhist schools emerged, together with the influence from the Chinese arts. This exhibit features artworks from the Heian to Kamakura periods, when Buddhist art most flourished, adding siginificant objects from the Nanbokucho and Muromachi periods.
Current exhibit includes:
Seated Aizen Myo'o (Ragaraja), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Hoshinji, Kanagawa)
Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Kamakura period, 14th century
Hoke kyo (Lotus sutra), Vol. 1With characters in pagoda shapes, Formerly preserved at Anrakujuin, Heian period, 12th century (Gift of Mr. Tanaka Shinbi)
Words of Prayer by Fujiwara no Moromichi, Heian period, dated 1088 (Important Cultural Property, Private collection)
Keman (Pendent ornament), Lotus flower design, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Kongorinji, Shiga)