Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekadasamukha), Excavated at Mount Nachi, Nachikatsu'ura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama, Asuka period, 7th century (Gift of Mr. Kitamata Tomeshiro and two others)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
January 19, 2016 (Tue) - February 28, 2016 (Sun)
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:
Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekadasamukha), Excavated at Mount Nachi, Nachikatsu'ura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama, Asuka period, 7th century (Gift of Mr. Kitamata Tomeshiro and two others)
Daichido kyo Sutra, From the Ishiyamadera issai kyo sutra compilation, Vol. 75, Nara period, dated 734 (Lent by Enpukuji, Chiba)
Fuku kenjaku jinshu shin kyo (Heart Sutra of the Divine Incantation of Amoghapasa), Nara period, 8th century (Lent by Saidaiji, Nara)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate Site of Kohfukuji Temple, Excavated from under altar of Main Hall at Kohfukuji, Nara, Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)