Tengu zoshi, Toji and Daigoji Version(detail), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
March 20, 2018 (Tue) - April 22, 2018 (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 periods.
Current exhibit includes:
Standing Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), Wood, Kamakura period, 13th–14th century
The Descent of Amitabha with Divine Attendants, Kamakura period, 14th century
Mandala of the Deer of Kasuga Shrine, Muromachi period, 16th century (Gift of Mr. Naito Gyoho)
Tengu zoshi, Toji and Daigoji Version, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Words of Prayer, By Jien, Kamakura period, dated 1224 (Important Cultural Property)
Lotus Sutra, By Fujiwara no Sadanobu, Heian period, 12th century (Private collection)