e-Museum - Sculpture

National Treasure

Seated Yakushi (Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru)

1 statue　 Wood with pigments and lacquered gold foil (present state)　 Heian period/9th century　

Nara National Museum （645(彫10)）

Important Cultural Property

Mt Sumeru stone and Sekijinzō stone

Excavated in Asuka Aza Ishigami, Takaichi County, Nara Prefecture　 2 pieces　 Stone construction　 Asuka period/6-7th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-549～552）

Important Cultural Property

伎楽面

Wood with pigments　

Kyoto National Museum （C甲7）

Important Cultural Property

Seated Yakushi (Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru)

1 piece　 Bronze　 Nara period/8th century　

Nara National Museum （886(彫33)）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Guardian (Rikishi)

1 statue　 Hollow-core dry lacquer with pigments　Cut gold leaf (kirikane)　 Nara period or Tang dynasty, China/8th century　

Nara National Museum （1113(彫102)）

Important Cultural Property

Suryavairocana Bodhisattva

1 statue　 Lacquered wood with gold leaf, Color on dry lacquer layers　 Nara period/8th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-218）

Important Cultural Property

Twelve Devas

Seven masks　 Heian period/10th century　

Kyoto National Museum （C甲18）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Tobatsu Bishamonten (Skt. Vaiśravaṇa)

1 statue　 Wood with pigments　Joined block construction　Carved eyes　 Heian period/11th century　

Nara National Museum （754(彫19)）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Tamonten (Skt. Vaiśravaṇa)

1 statue　 Wood with pigments　Joined block construction　Stone-eyes　 Heian or Kamakura period/11-12th century　

Nara National Museum （755(彫20)）

Important Cultural Property

Shisi (Lion) (Mañjuśrī’s Pedestal)

1 piece　 Wood with pigments　Joined block construction　 Heian period/11th century　

Nara National Museum （758(彫21)）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Jūichimen Kannnon (Skt. Ekādaśamukha-avalokiteśvara)

1 statue　 Wood with pigment　Joined block construction　Gold leaf over a lacquer base (shippaku)　Carved eyes　 Heian period/12th century　

Nara National Museum （832(彫24)）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Jūichimen Kannnon (Skt. Ekādaśamukha-avalokiteśvara)

1 statue　 Plain wood　Single block construction　Carved eyes　 Heian period/8th century　

Nara National Museum （882(彫30)）

Important Cultural Property

Seated Nyoirin Kannon (Skt. Cintāmaṇicakra)

1 statue　 Wood with pigment　Single block construction　Carved eyes　 Heian period/9th-10th century　

Nara National Museum （885(彫32)）

Important Cultural Property

Standhing Zaō Gongen

1 piece　 Gilt bronze　 Heian period/12th century　

Nara National Museum （951(彫54)）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Zōchōten (Skt. Virūḍhaka)

1 statue　 Wood with pigments　 Heian or Kamakura period/12th century　

Nara National Museum （1114(彫103)）

Important Cultural Property

Seated Dainichi (Skt. Mahāvairocana)

1 statue　 Wood with pigments　Joined block construction　 Heian period/12th century　

Nara National Museum （1184(彫111)）

Important Cultural Property

Amitabha Buddha

　 Lacquered wood with gold leaf　 Heian period, 12th century　

Kyushu National Museum （C4）

Important Cultural Property

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva

　 Wood with color　 Heian period, 9th century　

Kyushu National Museum （C6）

Important Cultural Property

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva

　 Wood with color　 Heian period, 10th century　

Kyushu National Museum （C7）

Important Cultural Property

Male deity

Japan　 Wood with color　 Heian period, 12th century　

Kyushu National Museum （C85）

Important Cultural Property

Mahāvairocana Tathāgata

1 statue　 Lacquered wood with gold leaf　 Heian period/11-12th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-311）

Important Cultural Property

Fudō Myouō (Acalanatha)

1 statue　 Wood, colored　 Heian period/11th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1525）

Important Cultural Property

Heavenly King

1 statue　 Wood　 Heian period/10-11th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1855）

Important Cultural Property

Kubera (Bishamonten)

1 statue　 Lacquered Wood, colored and gold leafed, partly coated with thin gold strips, beaded eyes　 Heian period / Ōhō 2 (1162)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1869）

Important Cultural Property

Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha

Wood with pigments　 Japan; Kamakura period, 13th c.　

Kyoto National Museum （C甲84）

Important Cultural Property

Standing Shakamuni (Skt. Śākyamuni) Buddha (Seiryōji type)

By Genkai　 1 statue　 Wood with pigments　Single block construction　Crystal eyes　 Kamakura period/Bun'ei 10(1273)　

Nara National Museum （887(彫34)）

Important Cultural Property

Seated Aizen Myōō (Skt. Rāgarāja)

The master Buddhist sculptor Kaijō, his assistants Kaison and Kaiben, the temple petitioner Jakuchō　 1 piece　 Wood with pigment　Joined block construction　Cut gold leaf (kirikane)　Crystal eyes　 Kamakura period/Kenchō 8(1256)　

Nara National Museum （958(彫56-2)）

Important Cultural Property

Koma-inu (Guardian Dog)

1 statue　 Wood with pigments　Joined block construction　 Kamakura period/13th century　

Nara National Museum （1265(彫118)）

Important Cultural Property

Twelve Divine Generals

5 statues　 Wood, colored, partly coated with thin gold strips, beaded eyes　 Kamakura period/13th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-15ほか）

Important Cultural Property

Bodhisattva, standing statue

1 statue　 Color and gold on Wood, partly coated with thin gold strips, beaded eyes　 Kamakura period/13th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-20）

Important Cultural Property

Amitabha Tathāgata and the two attendants (Amitabha Triad in the Zenkoji temple style)

3 statues　 Cast bronze, gold-plated　 Kamakura period/Kenchō 6 (1254)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-93）

Important Cultural Property

Amitabha Tathāgata

By Eisen　 1 statue　 Wood, colored, partly coated with thin gold strips　 Kamakura period/Shōka 3 (1259)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-508）

Important Cultural Property

Portrait said to be of Minamoto no Yoritomo

1 statue　 Wood, colored　 Kamakura period/13-14th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1526）

Important Cultural Property

Shitennō Kenzoku (followers of the Four Heavenly Kings)

By Kōen　 2 statues　 Wood, colored, beaded eyes　 Kamakura period/Bunnei 4 (1267)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1834）

Important Cultural Property

Manjushri (Monju Bosatsu) on a lion, and standing statues of attendants

By Kōen　 5 statues　 Wood, colored, beaded eyes　 Kamakura period/Bunnei 10 (1273)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1854）

Important Cultural Property

Rāgarāja (Aizen Myō-ō)

1 statue　 Wood, colored, partly coated with thin gold strips, beaded eyes　 Kamakura period/13th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1858）

Important Cultural Property

Gyōdō Mask: Jikokuten

Wood with pigment　 Kamakura period, 14th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-448）

Important Cultural Property

Noh Mask: [Sanbasō] ([Kokushikijō])

Inscribed in gold "Attributed to Nikkō by Nōsei (monogram)"　 Wood with polychromy　 Nanbokuchō period, 14th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1887）

Important Cultural Property

Noh Mask: Purportedly [Yamanba]

Attributed to Shakuzuru　 Wood with polychromy　 Nanbokuchō period, 14th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1888）

Important Cultural Property

Noh masks formerly owned by Konparu Sōke (the leading family of the Konparu school)

47 pieces　 Wood, colored　 Muromachi-Meiji period/15-19th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1528～C-1574）

Important Cultural Property

Bronze doll

1 piece　 Bronze　 Edo period/17th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-544）

Important Cultural Property

Old Monkey

By Takamura Kōun　 1 piece　 Wood　 Meiji 26 (1893)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-232）

Important Cultural Property

A woman

Ogiwara Morie　 1 piece　 Plaster　 Meiji 43 (1910)　

Tokyo National Museum （C-1593）

Important Cultural Property

Maitreya Buddha

　 Bronze　 Northern Wei dynasty (China), 443　

Kyushu National Museum （C3）

Important Cultural Property

Bodhisattva statue

1 piece　 Limestone　 Northern Qi period/Tianbao 3 (552)　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-375）

Important Cultural Property

Tathāgata (Nyorai) Triad

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tōgi period/6th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-646）

Important Cultural Property

Avalokitesvara (Kannon Bosatsu) statue

1 piece　 Marble　 Sui period/Kaihuang 5 (585)　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-376）

Important Cultural Property

Mahasthamaprapta (Seishi Bosatsu)

1 piece　 Gold-plated bronze　 Sui period/6th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-652）

Important Cultural Property

Buddha Triad Stone Alcove

1 relief　 Stone relief　 Tang dynasty, China/8th century　

Nara National Museum （1276(彫121)）

Important Cultural Property

Jūichimen Kannon (Skt. Ekādaśamukha-avalokiteśvara) Stone Alcove

1 relief　 Stone relief　 Tang dynasty, China/8th century　

Nara National Museum （1277(彫122)）

Important Cultural Property

Niche of a buddha triad

From Baoqing Temple, Xi’an, China　　 Stone relief　 Tang dynasty (China), 8th century　

Kyushu National Museum （C1）

Important Cultural Property

Niche of a buddha triad

From Baoqing Temple, Xi’an, China　　 Stone relief　 Tang dynasty (China), 8th century　

Kyushu National Museum （C2）

Important Cultural Property

Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekādashamukha Avalokitesvara)

1 statue　 Wood (sandalwood)　 Tang period, China/7th century　

Tokyo National Museum （C-304）

Important Cultural Property

Tathāgata (Nyorai) sitting on the pedestal with legs pendant

1 piece　 Sandstone　 Tang period/8th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-449）

Important Cultural Property

Tathāgata (Nyorai) Triad niche

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tang period/8th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-717）

Important Cultural Property

Tathāgata (Nyorai) Triad niche

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tang period/Chang'an 4 (704)　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-718）

Important Cultural Property

Ekadasamukha (Eleven-headed Kannon) niche

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tang period/8th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-719）

Important Cultural Property

Maitreya (Miroku Bosatsu) Triad niche

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tang period/Chang'an 3 (703)　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-720）

Important Cultural Property

Tathāgata (Nyorai) Triad niche

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tang period/8th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-721）

Important Cultural Property

Tathāgata (Nyorai) Triad niche

1 piece　 Limestone　 Tang period/8th century　

Tokyo National Museum （TC-722）