Shaka (Sakyamuni) Triad (detail), Nanbokucho-Muromachi period, 14th–15th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
October 3, 2017 (Tue) - November 12, 2017 (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:
Standing Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri), Kamakura period, dated 1269 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Chuguji, Nara)
Mandalas of Two Realms, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Gokurakuji, Kagawa)
Yuima (Vimalakirti), Nanbokucho period, 14th century
Standing Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri), Kamakura period, dated 1269 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Chuguji, Nara)
Fragment of Object from Inside a Statue of Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri), Kamakura period, dated 1269 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Chuguji, Nara)
Illustrated Biography of Priest Honen, Vol. 18, Muromachi period, 15th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Okunoin, Taimadera, Nara)
Lotus Sutra, Vol. 4, Passed down by the Maeda clan, Kaga, Heian period, dated 1171 (Important Cultural Property, Private collection)
Lotus Sutra, Vol. 1, Known as "Sensoji kyo", Heian period, 11th century (National Treasure, Lent by Sensoji, Tokyo)
Lotus Sutra, Kunoji Version Anrakugyo bon chapter, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)