Painting and Textiles
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Thousand-armed Kannon (Avalokitesvara) and Twenty-eight Attendants (detail), Kamakura-Nanbokucho period, 14th century
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures Room 6
October 6, 2020 (Tue) - November 1, 2020 (Sun)The Gallery of Hōryūji Treasures contains paintings from as early as the 11th century—including the National Treasure the Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku (1069 AD), which depicts the legends surrounding Hōryūji Temple’s founder. Other works include the Important Cultural Property the Four Sages at Mount Shang, and Wen Wang and Lu Shang (1364 AD) along with numerous paintings featuring Buddhist deities themes.
The textiles held in the collection date from the mid-7th to 8th century and consist mainly of Buddhist ritual banners (ban), table mats (joku), and robes or other clothing worn by monks. The textiles also include fragments whose original uses are unknown, including rare ancient textiles, such as warp-faced compound weaves, tapestries, warp ikat fragments, complex gauze (ra), and plain- and twill- weave silks.
Painting
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri) | Nanbokucho period, 14th century | N-3-2-3 | ||||
| Highlight | Thousand-armed Kannon (Avalokitesvara) and Twenty-eight Attendants | Kamakura-Nanbokucho period, 14th century | N-3-2-4 |
Textiles
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Fragment of ”Ban” (Buddhist Ritual Banner), With each square section consisting of four tiangular pieces sewn together | Nara period, 8th century | N-319-22 | ||||
| Highlight | Fragment of "Ban" (Buddhist Ritual Banner) “Banner Leg,” With paired dragons and four-petal flower design roundels | Asuka - Nara period, 7th - 8th century | N-319-27-1 |