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Exhibitions from the Permanent Collection
The tradition of Buddhist art has continued in Japan since the Asuka period. Buddhist art contains diverse artworks, including sculptures and paintings worshiped in temples, sutras and other religious texts that convey 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 temples for various ceremonies, and archeological artifacts excavated from temples or other Buddhist sites. The Buddhist Sculpture Hall’s audio guide offers about 30 items of audio content. The audio guide is available in English, Mandarin and Korean. Charge: 500 yen
Special Viewing
Special Viewing Commemorating the Completion of Repairs：Statues of Four Guardian Kings (Shitennō) from Kōfukuji Temple
December 23, 2025（Tues）–March 15, 2026（Sun）
The Buddhist Sculpture Hall
Exhibition from the Permanent Collection On Special Display
The Guardians of the Kinpusenji Temple Gate Kinpusenji Temple, Nara
February 23, 2021（Tues）–
The Buddhist Sculpture Hall
Kongō Rikishi (Un-Gyō and A-Gyō)
(Kinpusenji Temple, Nara)
Exhibition from the Permanent Collection
Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture
March 21, 2023（Tues）–
The Buddhist Sculpture Hall
One can experience Japanese Buddhist sculpture dating from the Asuka period (592–710) to the Kamakura period (1185–1333) at the Buddhist Sculpture Hall, in addition to Buddhist images from China, the Korean peninsula, and other regions where Buddhism has flourished.
The Buddhist Sculpture Hall’s audio guide offers about 30 items of audio content.
The audio guide is available in English, Mandarin and Korean. Charge: 500 yen
(Nara National Museum)
Exhibition from the Permanent Collection
Chinese Ancient Ritual Bronzes
February 23, 2021（Tues）–December 31, 2040（Mon）
with Phoenix Design
(Nara National Museum)