Hanging Lantern with Plum Trees and Bamboo
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the regular exhibitions.
Used to make offerings of light to Buddhist deities, this lantern was most likely created in the Tenmyō area of what is now Tochigi Prefecture, a location famous for producing cast iron kettles for tea ceremonies.
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- Period/Century
- Muromachi period, 1550
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Found at the site of Chiba Temple, Chiba
- Material
- Cast bronze
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Gift of Mr. Hatano Yūjirō
- Collection reference no.
- E-14570
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Category
- Applied arts > Religious objects > Buddhism > Ritual objects
On display: Metalwork
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On display NewRitual Tray ("Kongoban") with Lotus Arabesques
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 25, 2025 (Tue)–
June 15, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Strips of Beaten Gold
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coin ("Kaigen Tsūhō"/"Kaiyuan Tongbao")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coins ("Wadō Kaichin")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Glass Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Polished Agate Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayIncense Burner with a Weighted Handle Shaped Like a Lion
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
April 13, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayGold Coin ("Kaiki Shōhō")
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
September 7, 2025 (Sun)
