Exhibition from the Permanent Collection
◆Exhibition from the Permanent Collection:
Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture [Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall]
◆Exhibition from the Permanent Collection:
Masterpieces of Buddhist Art
[New West Wing]
The tradition of Buddhist art has continued in Japan since the Asuka period. Buddhist art has broad artworks including sculptures and paintings worshiped in temples, sutras and other religious texts that transmit the teachings of Buddhism, handscroll paintings of religious tales and legends, reliquaries for Buddhist relics or sutras, decorative arts used to ornament the interior of the temple for various ceremonies, and archaeological artifacts excavated from temples or other Buddhist sites.
Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture
October 4(Tue.), 2011～
Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall presents an overview of Japanese sculptures, mainly Buddhist sculptures from the Asuka period (538-709) to the Kamakura period (1185-1333), with additional artworks from China and other countries where might be the origin of the Buddhism.
Masterpieces of Buddhist Art
The Exhibition from the Permanent Collection in the New West Wing separatelly displays paintings, writings, decorative arts, and archeological works.
◆Paintings
December 6(Tue.), 2011～March 18(Sun.), 2012
◆Writings
December 6(Tue.), 2011～March 18(Sun.), 2012
◆Decorative Arts
December 6(Tue.), 2011～March 18(Sun.), 2012
◆Archaeological works
December 6(Tue.), 2011～March 18(Sun.), 2012
＞More details(Japanese page)
National Treasure Yakushi Nyorai
Nara National Museum
Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall : Room 8
◆Exhibition from the Permanent Collection:
Chinese Ancient Ritual Bronzes
(The Sakamoto Collection)
[Ritual Bronzes Gallery]
Examples of ancient Chinese bronzes of the Shang Dynasty (Yin) through the Han Dynasty
Wine Vase, You,
with Phoenix Design
