Buddhist Art: Heian - Muromachi period
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Fukukenjaku Jinshu Shingyo (Heart sutra of the divine incantation of Amoghapasa) (detail), By Saionji Kinhira, Kamakura period, dated 1306 (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
January 19, 2016 (Tue) - February 28, 2016 (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:
Standing Bishamon Ten (Vaisravana), Heian period, 12th century (Gift of the Kataoka family)
Nirvana, Kamakura period, 12th-13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Shinyakushiji, Nara)
Fukukenjaku Jinshu Shingyo (Heart sutra of the divine incantation of Amoghapasa), By Saionji Kinhira, Kamakura period, dated 1306 (Important Cultural Property)
Words of Prayer, By Eizon, Kamakura period, dated 1269 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Hannyaji, Nara)
Surviving Scroll of Illustrated Legends about Shitennoji Temple, By Koremune Sueshige, Heian period, dated 1173 (Jo'an 3) (Lent by Sanzen'in, Kyoto, Important Cultural Property, Lent by Sanzenin, Kyoto)
Kei Gong, Heian period, 12th century (National Treasure, Lent by Zenrinji, Kyoto)
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Important Cultural Property | Stamp Prints of Bishamon Ten (Vaisravana)Objects from the inside of statue of Bishamon Ten (Vaisravana) | Formerly preserved at Jibutsudo hall of Jurin'in, in former Nakanogawadera, Nara | Heian period, ca. 1162 (Oho 2) | Gift of Mr. Kawabata Ryushi C-1869-3 |