Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Boy Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Deities: Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra)(detail), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
April 23, 2019 (Tue) - June 2, 2019 (Sun)
The courtiers were strongly involved in the arts through the Heian and Muromachi periods, their aesthetic tastes playing a great role in Japanese art history. Literature works such as waka poems and other calligraphy written by courtiers, and e-maki narrative picture scrolls displayed in this room with decorative art objects.
Current exhibit includes:
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Boy Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Deities: Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Boy Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Deities: Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra), Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Detached Segment of Inga kyo (Illustrated sutra of karma explained through Buddha's life), Nara period, 8th century