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Chinese Buddhist Sculpture

Standing Buddha Triad, Eastern Wei dynasty, 6th century (Important Cultural Property)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 1
June 24, 2020 (Wed) - April 18, 2021 (Sun)

This section mainly features stone or gilt bronze Buddhist statues from about the 6th to the 8th century. The statues on display present the exquisite form of sculptures from the golden era of Buddhist statues in China.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 9 results

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Seated Buddha		China	Sixteen Kingdoms period, 4th century	TC-640
Highlight	Important Cultural Property	Standing Mahasthamaprapta		China	Sui dynasty, 6th century	TC-652
Highlight		Seated Bodhisattva with One Leg Pendent and Four Attendants		China	Northern Qi dynasty, 6th century	TC-63	On exhibit through November 1, 2020
		Head of a Bodhisattva		Cave No. 14, Tianlongshan Grottoes, Shanxi Province, China	Tang dynasty, 8th century	Gift of Mr. Nezu Kaichiro, TC-91	On exhibit through November 15, 2020
Highlight	Important Cultural Property	Standing Buddha Triad		China	Eastern Wei dynasty, 6th century	TC-646
	Important Cultural Property	Standing Bodhisattva		From near Zhangzi county, Shanxi province, China	Northern Qi dynasty, dated 552	Gift of Mr. Nezu Kaichiro, TC-375
		Head of a Bodhisattva		Binyangdong Caves, Longmen Grottoes, Henan province, China	Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century	TC-465
	Important Cultural Property	Standing Avalokitesvara		Hebei province, China	Sui dynasty, dated 585	TC-376
Highlight	Important Cultural Property	Ekadasamukha in a Niche		Baoqingsi temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China	Tang dynasty, 8th century	Gift of Mr. Hosokawa Moritatsu, TC-719

Exhibitions