Metalwork
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Chains Symbolizing a Buddhist God, Found on Mount Nachi, Wakayama, Heian period, 12th century (Gift of Mr. Kitamata Tomeshirō and two others)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
May 23, 2023 (Tue) - August 20, 2023 (Sun)This exhibition provides a historical overview of Japanese metalwork from the Heian (794–1192) to the Edo (1603–1868) period. Objects are displayed by category, such as Buddhist ritual implements, mirrors, tea kettles, objects with designs in cloisonné, decorative fittings, and okimono ornaments. Visitors are invited to view the beauty of metals such as gold, silver, copper, and iron, as well as the shapes they were crafted into, and the designs they were freely embellished with.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Art Object | Ritual Backpack for a Mountain Ascetic | Muromachi period, 1556 | E-19884 | |||
| Highlight | Mirror with the God Zaō Gongen | Found on Mount Kinpu, Nara | Heian period, 12th century | E-14161 | |||
| Important Cultural Property | Hanging Plaque with the Bodhisattva Shō Kannon | Kamakura period, 1275 | E-19920 | ||||
| Highlight | The Buddha of Infinite Life | Found on Mount Nachi, Wakayama | Heian period, 12th century | Gift of Mr. Kitamata Tomeshirō and two others, E-14856 |