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Future National Treasures: Masterpieces of Painting and Calligraphy from the Museum Collection

  • Image of "Copy of Chapter 27 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan (detail), Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō period, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164"

    Copy of Chapter 27 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan (detail), Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō period, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 2
    February 28, 2023 (Tue) - April 9, 2023 (Sun)

    Tokyo National Museum is celebrating its 150th anniversary. During its long history, the Museum accumulated an extensive collection, including many artworks of great artistic or historical value. Not all these works, however, are designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties. From among these works, our curators have selected what they consider "Future National Treasures" for display in this gallery in 2022.

     

     

    Part of the Sutras Dedicated by the Heike Clan (Copy)
    Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164, Original owned by Itsukushima Shrine

     

    The original Sutras Dedicated by the Heike Clan comprise thirty-three scrolls inscribed with Buddhist scriptures. These scrolls were dedicated by the samurai warlord Taira no Kiyomori(1118–1181) to Itsukushima Shrine. Lavishly decorated on both sides, the scrolls were meticulously reproduced between 1920 and 1925 by the art historian and artist, Tanaka Shinbi(1875–1975).

    List of Exhibits

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
Copy of Chapter 4 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of Chapter 6 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of Chapter 7 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of Chapter 9 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of Chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of Chapter 27 of the Lotus Sutra, One of the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Copied by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō era, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
Copy of the Box for the Sutras Donated by the Heike Clan, Supervised by Tanaka Shinbi, Original: Itsukushima Shrine, Taishō period, 20th century; original: Heian period, 1164
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