List of works exhibited at the National Treasure Gallery
Appearance
This is a list of the paintings and works of calligraphy exhibited at the National Treasure Gallery in the Tokyo National Museum.
The National Treasure Gallery is located in Room 2 of the Honkan (Japanese Gallery), and like the name indicates it is dedicated to the display of items designated as National Treasures of Japan.[1][2]
At least one National Treasure is on exhibit at any given moment, changing approximately every month.[1]
Works exhibited
[edit]2020
[edit]On exhibit | Item | Date | Comments | Image | Ref. |
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January 2 to 13 | Pine Trees | 16th century | Tokyo National Museum | [1] |
2019
[edit]On exhibit | Item | Date | Comments | Image | Ref. |
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November 26 to December 25 | Lotus Sutra, Myoshogon'o honji hon chapter | 13th century | 1 out of 33 handscrolls, ink on paper decorated with gold and silver dust and foil. Lent by Jikō-ji, Saitama. | [2] | |
October 29 to November 24 | Gunsho chiyo (Qunshu zhiyao), Vol. 26 | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum; Kujō family | [3] | |
October 10 to 27 | Sixteen Arhats; 7th and 10th arhat | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum; Formerly owned by Shojuraigoji Temple, Shiga. | [4] | |
September 3 to 29 | Jeweled Pagoda Mandala,Vols 1 and 4, Sovereign Kings of the Golden Light Sutra written in gold to form the pagoda | 12th century | Lent by Daichoju-in and Ochoju-in, Iwate | [5] | |
August 6 to September 1 | The Six Realms: The Animal Realm and The Asura Realm | 13th century | Tokyo National Museum; Lent by Shojuraigoji Temple, Shiga. | [6] | |
July 9 to August 4 | Gaki zoshi (Scroll of hungry ghosts) | 12th century | Tokyo National Museum | [7] | |
June 4 to July 7 | Engishiki Vol 12 and Vol 16 | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum | [8] | |
May 14 to June 6 | Senju Kannon (Sahasrabhuja) | 17th century | Tokyo National Museum; ex. Kawasaki Family | [9] | |
April 9 to May 12 | List of Ritual Objects for Esoteric Buddhism Brought from China by Priest Saicho | 17th century | Lent by Enryakuji, Shiga | [10] | |
March 12 to April 7 | Merrymaking Under Blossom Trees by Kano Naganobu | 17th century | Tokyo National Museum | [11] | |
February 13 to March 10 | Amida (Amitabha) Coming over the Mountain | 13th century | Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji | [12] | |
January 16 to February 11 | Engishiki Kujo Edition | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum | [13] | |
January 2 to 14 | Pine Trees | 16th century | Tokyo National Museum | [14] |
2018
[edit]On exhibit | Item | Date | Comments | Image | Ref. |
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November 27 to December 9 | Patriarch of the Tendai School Zenmui (Subhakarasimha) | 11th century | Ichijo-ji, Hyogo | [15] | |
October 30 to November 25 | Hokan shu, Volume 2 | 1186 | Kongobu-ji, Wakayama | [16] | |
October 2 to 28 | Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha) | 12th century | Tokyo National Museum; Formerly owned by Mitsui Gomei Co. | [17] | |
September 4 to 30 | Sixteen Arhats: First Arhat, Fifth Arha | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum; Formerly owned by Shojuraigoji Temple, Shiga. | [18] | |
August 7 to September 2 | Documents Relating to Ordination of Priest Denkyo Daishi | 9th century | Tokyo National Museum; Raigō-in, Kyoto (来迎院) | [19] | |
July 10 to August 8 | Gunsho chiyo (Qunshu zhiyao), Vol. 31 | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum; Kujō family | [20] | |
June 5 to July 8 | Wakatai Jisshu (Treatise on Poetry) | 11th century | Tokyo National Museum | [21] | |
May 15 to June 3 | Landscape screen | 13th century | Six-section folding screen (byōbu). Lent by Jingo-ji, Kyoto. | [22] | |
April 10 to May 13 | Lotus Sutra or "Kunōji Sutra, Hoben bon chapter | 12th century | Handscrolls, ink on decorated paper by the Fujiwara clan. Lent by Tesshū-ji, Shizuoka. | [23] | |
March 13 to April 8 | Merrymaking under Blossom Trees | 17th century | One pair of six-section folding screens (byōbu) by Kanō Naganobu. | [24] | |
January 30 to March 11 | Segment of the Sutra of the Wise and Foolish | 8th century | One handscroll, ink on paper. Attributed to Emperor Shōmu. | [25] | |
January 2 to 28 | Shaka rising from the Gold Coffin | 11th century | Hanging scroll, color on silk. Lent by the Kyoto National Museum. | [26] |
2017
[edit]On exhibit | Item | Date | Comments | Image | Ref. |
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November 21 to December 25 | Man'yōshū, Genryaku edition, Vols. 7 and 19 | 11th century | 2 of 20 books bound by fukuro-toji, ink on decorated paper. | [27] | |
October 24 to November 19 | Sixteen Arhats, Eighth Arhat and Twelfth Arhat | 11th century | 2 of a set of 16 hanging scrolls, color on silk. | [28] | |
September 26 to October 22 | Lotus Sutra, Myoshogon'o honji hon chapter | 13th century | 1 out of 33 handscrolls, ink on paper decorated with gold and silver dust and foil. Lent by Jikō-ji, Saitama. | [29] | |
August 29 to September 24 | Illustrated Biography of the Priest Ippen: Volume 7 | 1299 | Hand scroll (emakimono), color on silk. | [30] | |
August 1 to 27 | Engishiki, Kujō edition, Vol. 4, Written on the reverse side of another document | 11th century | Part of 27 scrolls, ink on paper. | [31] | |
July 4 to 30 | Illustrated Biography of the Founders of the Kegon Sect: Chapter on Gangyo (Wonhyo), Vol. 2 | 13th century | Six hand scrolls (emakimono), color on paper. Lent by Kōzan-ji, Kyoto. | [32] | |
June 6 to July 2 | Documents related to the priest Enchin. | 850 | Eight rolled scrolls, ink on paper. | [33] | |
May 9 to June 4 | Lotus Sutra, Vol. 1 | 11th century | Part of ten handscrolls, ink on decorative paper with five-colored design. Lent by Sensō-ji, Tokyo. | [34] | |
April 11 to May 7 | Jeweled Pagoda Mandala | 12th century | Jeweled Pagoda Mandala, Sovereign Kings of the Golden Light Sutra written in gold to form the pagoda. Lent by Chūson-ji, Iwate | [35] | |
March 14 to April 9 | Merrymaking under Blossom Trees | 17th century | One pair of six-section folding screens (byōbu) by Kanō Naganobu. | [36] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schedule of the Tokyo National Museum". Tokyo National Museum. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "National Treasure Gallery". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved January 19, 2018.