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Chinese Buddhist Sculpture

Standing Bodhisattva, Northern Qi dynasty, dated 552 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Nezu Kaichiro)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 1
January 2, 2013 (Wed) - March 31, 2013 (Sun)

This section mainly features stone or gilt bronze Buddhist statues from about the 6th to the 8th century. The statues on display present the exquisite form of sculptures from the golden era of Buddhist statues in China.
Current exhibit includes:
Standing Ekadasamukha, Formerly preserved at Tonomine, Nara, Tang dynasty, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Standing Buddha Triad, Eastern Wei dynasty, 6th century (Important Cultural Property)
Standing Bodhisattva, Northern Qi dynasty, dated 552 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Nezu Kaichiro)
Standing Avalokitesvara, Sui dynasty, dated 585 (Important Cultural Property)
Buddha Triad in a Niche, Tang dynasty, dated 704 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hosokawa Moritatsu)

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 1 results

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
	Important Cultural Property	Amitabha Triad		Baoqingsi temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China	Tang dynasty, dated 703	TC-767	～1/18、1/29～、題箋外注

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