Portrait of Confucius (detail), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
July 3, 2018 (Tue) - August 5, 2018 (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 periods.
Current exhibit includes:
Standing Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Joruriji, Kyoto)
Fudo Myoo (Acalanatha) and the Eight Great Child Attendants, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Onjoji, Shiga)
Portrait of Confucius, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Detached Segment of Illustrated Origins of Yuzu Nenbutsu Buddhism, Nanbokucho period, 14th century (Important Art Object)
Detached Segment of Illustrated Origins of Yuzu Nenbutsu Buddhism, Formerly owned by Mr. Hashimoto Tatsujiro, Nanbokucho period, 14th century (Important Art Object)
Illustrated Biography of the Priest Honen, Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon)
Succession of Priests and Their Biographies, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)