Sutra Mounds, Steles and Mirrors: Ibaraki from Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
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Jar with Natural Glaze, From Kadoke Sutra Mound, Sakuragawa-shi, Ibaraki, Heian period, 12th century (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History, Ibaraki)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Thematic Exhibition Room
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - March 7, 2010 (Sun)>> detailed information
This exhibition features artifacts excavated from Ibaraki prefecture. These include objects excavated from sutra mounds, created to preserve sutras for future generations and to pray for rebirth in the Buddhist Pure Land, as well as ritual steles from the middle ages and domestically produced bronze mirrors.
Exhibit includes:
Jar with Natural Glaze, From Kadoke Sutra Mound, Sakuragawa-shi, Ibaraki, Heian period, 12th century (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History)
Sutra Case, From Tojoji Sutra Mound, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki, Heian period, dated 1122
Sutra Case, Attributed provenance: Ibaraki, Muromachi period, dated 1526 (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History)
Itabi with Sanskrit Character Symbolizing Amitabha, From the site of Yorimasa Castle, Tatsuzaki, Koga-shi, Ibaraki, Kamakura period, dated 1307
Mirror, Design of Penglai Paradise (Horai), From Kagamigaike, Tayanuma, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki, Kamakura period, 14th century (Gift of Mr. Jinkoji Ikunosuke)