Standing Shaka at Birth, Asuka period,7th century (Gift of Ms.Yano Tsuruko)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
May 17, 2016 (Tue) - June 19, 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 Shaka at Birth, Asuka period,7th century (Gift of Ms.Yano Tsuruko)
Discourse on the Stages of Yogic PracticeVol. 48 (Part of the Gyoshin gan gyo set of Buddhist texts), Nara period, dated 767 (Lent by Enpukuji, Chiba)
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)
Reliquary, Excavated from former Mishima Temple site at Oda, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Ota Jisaburo and Mr. Hirano Sutejiro)
Sarira (Container for Buddhist relics), Excavated from former Mishima Temple site at Oda, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Ota Jisaburo and Mr. Hirano Sutejiro)