Sculpture and Metal Art
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 12
April 3, 2007 (Tue) - June 17, 2007 (Sun)This gallery introduces many different types of gilt bronze Buddhist statues and figures from the Asuka and Nara periods, such as kyozo (mirror icons) and kakebotoke (hanging icons), as well as Buddhist implements such as candlesticks and incense burners, and implements for esoteric Buddhist rituals.
Current exhibit includes:
Reliquary of Kaenhoju (Cintamani in Flame) Type, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Seated Eleven-head Kannon Bosatsu (Ekadasamukha Avalokitesvara), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Komatsu-dera, Chiba)
Kanjo Ritual Implements, Kamakura - Edo period, 13th century (Lent by Son'eiji, Shizuoka)