Important Cultural Property
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province

Hanging scroll, ink on paper
H 37.0, W 57.9
Nara period　8th century

Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province
  • H037052
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_0
  • H037051
  • 2017/02/01
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_1
  • H037052
  • 2017/02/01
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_2
  • D038291
  • 2004/03/26
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_3
  • D000643
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Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_4
  • A028282
  • 2004/03/26
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_5
  • A022008
  • 1990/02/20
Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_6
  • A022010
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Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_7
  • A022011
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Map of the estate of Tōdaiji Temple in Shikata village in Etchū Province_8
  • A022012
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This is a map of newly cultivated fields developed by Tōdaiji Temple in the Imizu District of Etchū Province, the northwest part of present-day Toyama prefecture. The black lines divide the fields into a checkerboard-like grid, and the place names and acreage are written into the squares representing fields. Streams and ditches are indicated by maroon lines. This is thought to have been made in 767 (Jingo-Keiun 1).
 
NOJIRI TadashiEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.349, no.36. 

Accession Number 894-4
Category Writings
Provenance Formerly kept in Shōsō-in repository, Nara
Bibliography Children's exhibition: Discovering Early Maps. Nara National Museum, 2004, 32p. (Japanese) Ultimate Tōdai-ji: incomparable masterworks from Nara's Great Eastern Temple. Nara National Museum, 2002, 374p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Writings. Nara National Museum, 1990, 136p. (Japanese) Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p.

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