Buddhist Art: Heian to Muromachi Periods (8c-16c)
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
March 9, 2010 (Tue) - April 18, 2010 (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 Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), Kamakura period, 12th century (Lent by Ganshoji, Shizuoka)
Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Hozanji, Nara)
Record of Dreams, By Priest Myoe, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Kozanji, Kyoto)
Segment of the Kusha-ron (Abhidharma-kosa); Commentary on Buddhism, By Priest Myoe, Kamakura period, dated 1191 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Kozanji, Kyoto)
Hanging Lantern, Plum and bamboo branches, Muromachi period, dated 1550 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hatano Yujiro)