Eight Nested Bowls, Horyuji Treasures, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
November 26, 2014 (Wed) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)
In the mid-6th century, Buddhism was officially introduced into Japan from the kingdom of Baekje on the southeastern coast of the Korean peninsula. Japanese culture made a remarkable progress with the adoption of Buddhism. This gallery features early Buddhist statues, sutras, reliquaries, and ritual implements from the Asuka and Nara periods.
Current exhibit includes:
Seated Shaka Nyorai (Shakyamuni), Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Saidaiji, Nara)
Discourse on the Stages of Yogic Practice, Vol. 48 (Part of the Gyoshin gan gyo set of Buddhist texts), Nara period, dated 767 (Lent by Enpukuji, Chiba)
Eight Nested Bowls, Horyuji Treasures, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)