Buddhist Art: Heian - Muromachi period
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Boy Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty Five Deities: Monju Bosatsu, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
June 25, 2013 (Tue) - August 4, 2013 (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 Priest Yuiken, By Chokei, Nanbokucho period, dated 1372 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Hokaiji, Kanagawa)
Detached Segment of Inga-kyo Sutra (Illustrated sutra of karma explained through Buddha's life), Kamakura period, 13th century
Plaque with Hairline Engraving of Zao Gongen, Excavated from Kinpusen, Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara, Heian period, dated 1001 (National Treasure, Lent by Nishiarai daishi Soujiji, Tokyo)
Record of Dreams, By Myoe, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Kosanji, Kyoto)
Hoke Kyo (Lotus Sutra), By Fujiwara no Sadanobu, Heian period, 12th century (Private collection)
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Ten Kings of Buddhist Hell: Gokan-o | Muromachi period, 15th century | A-764-4 | |||||
| Ten Kings of Buddhist Hell: Taizan-o | Muromachi period, 15th century | A-764-7 | |||||
| Keman (Pendent ornament)Kochomai (Noh dance) design | Formerly owned by Niutsuhime Jinja, Mount Koya, Wakayama | Muromachi period, 16th century | E-14730 |