Taima Mandala (Paradise of Amitabha)(detail), Kamakura period, 14th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
June 4, 2019 (Tue) - July 15, 2019 (Mon)
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 Bishamonten (Vaisravana), By Keisan, Kamakura period, dated 1271
Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Hozanji, Nara)
The Tweleve Devas: Bishamonten (Vaishravana) and Nitten (Surya), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Shojuraikoji, Shiga)
Iconography of Kujaku Myo'o (Mahamayuri), Heian period, 12th century
Daijo hyakufukuso kyo Sutra, Heian period, dated 1152 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kyuzo)
Record of "Kiuho" Ceremony for Bringing Rain, By Shoken, Heian period, dated 1191 (Important Cultural Property)
Butterfly-shaped Kei Gong, Excavated at Miyabuchi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, Heian period, dated 1001 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Takahashi Tamotsu)
Kei Gong, Lotus pond design, Excavated at Kinpusen, Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)