Juntei Butsumo (Cundi) (detail), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
January 2, 2019 (Wed) - February 3, 2019 (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:
Seated Minamoto Yoritomo (Presumed), Kamakura period, 13th–14th century (Important Cultural Property)
Mandalas of the Two Realms, Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Kaneiji, Tokyo)
Juntei Butsumo (Cundi), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
The Decent of Amida (Amitabha), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Hasedera, Nara)
Mandala of the True Buddhist Form of Hiesanno, Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Reiunji, Tokyo)
Tengu zoshi, Enryakuji Version, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Lotus Sutra with Opening and Concluding Volumes, Vol. 10, Heian period, 11th century (National Treasure, Lent by Sensoji, Tokyo)