List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Nara)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of paintings (絵画, kaiga) for the Prefecture of Nara.[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 July 2019, one hundred and sixty Important Cultural Properties have been designated (including eighteen *National Treasures), being of national significance.[2][3][4]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
*Amida Triad with Boy Attendant, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀三尊及童子像
kenpon chakushoku Amida sanzon oyobi dōji zō
Heian periodNaraHokke-jithree scrolls 34°41′32″N 135°48′15″E / 34.692359°N 135.804094°E / 34.692359; 135.804094 (Hokkeji)[1]
*Riding an Ox, colour on silk, by Li Di
絹本著色帰牧図〈李迪筆/(騎牛)〉
kenpon chakushoku kiboku zu (Li Di hitsu kigyū)
Southern SongNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
24.2 centimetres (9.5 in) by 23.8 centimetres (9.4 in)34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[2]
*Kusha Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色倶舎曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kusha mandara zu
Heian periodNaraTōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688945°N 135.839918°E / 34.688945; 135.839918 (Tōdaiji)[3]
*Jion Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色慈恩大師像
kenpon chakushoku Jion Daishi zō
Heian periodNaraYakushi-ji 161.2 centimetres (63.5 in) by 129.2 centimetres (50.9 in)34°40′07″N 135°47′04″E / 34.668607°N 135.784561°E / 34.668607; 135.784561 (Yakushiji)[4]
*Jūichimen Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色十一面観音像
kenpon chakushoku jūichimen Kannon zō
Heian periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
168.8 centimetres (66.5 in) by 89.6 centimetres (35.3 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)[5]
*Twelve Devas, colour on silk
絹本著色十二天
kenpon chakushoku jūniten zō
Heian periodNaraSaidai-jitwelve scrolls 160.0 centimetres (63.0 in) by 134.5 centimetres (53.0 in)34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E / 34.693583°N 135.779536°E / 34.693583; 135.779536 (Saidaiji)[6]
*Wall Paintings of Takamatsuzuka Kofun
高松塚古墳壁画
Takamatsuzuka kofun hekiga
c.700AsukaMEXTfour walls 34°27′44″N 135°48′23″E / 34.462204°N 135.806409°E / 34.462204; 135.806409 (Takamatsuzuka Kofun)[7]
*Mandala of the Two Realms, gold and silver paint on indigo ground (Kojima Mandala)
紺綾地金銀泥絵両界曼荼羅図〈/(子島曼荼羅)〉
konayaji kingin dei-e ryōkai mandara zu (Kojima mandara)
Heian periodNaraKojima-dera (子島寺)
(kept at Nara National Museum)
pair of scrolls 351.3 centimetres (138.3 in) by 297.0 centimetres (116.9 in), 349.1 centimetres (137.4 in) by 307.9 centimetres (121.2 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)[8]
*Manners and Customs, colour on paper with gold ground, byōbu
紙本金地著色風俗図〈/六曲屏風〉
shihon kinji chakushoku fūzoku zu (rokkyoku byōbu)
Edo periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
pair of screens 155.6 centimetres (61.3 in) by 361.6 centimetres (142.4 in)34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[9]
*Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Spiritual Teachers as described in the Flower Garland Sutra, colour on paper
紙本著色華厳五十五所絵巻
shihon chakushoku kegon gojūgosho emaki
Heian periodNaraTōdai-ji 29.8 centimetres (11.7 in) by 1,287.0 centimetres (42 ft 2.7 in)34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688945°N 135.839918°E / 34.688945; 135.839918 (Tōdaiji)[10]
*Shigisan-engi, colour on paper
紙本著色信貴山縁起
shihon chakushoku Shigisan-engi
Heian periodHeguriChōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺)three scrolls 31.5 centimetres (12.4 in) by 827 centimetres (27 ft 2 in), 31.25 centimetres (12.30 in) by 1,270.3 centimetres (41 ft 8.1 in), 31.5 centimetres (12.4 in) by 1,416 centimetres (46 ft 5 in)34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688945°N 135.839918°E / 34.688945; 135.839918 (Chōgosonshiji)[11]
*Nezame Monogatari, colour on paper with gold ground, emaki
紙本著色寝覚物語絵巻
shihon chakushoku Nezame Monogatari emaki
Heian periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
26 centimetres (10 in) by 533 centimetres (17 ft 6 in)34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[12]
*Hell Scroll, colour on paper
紙本著色地獄草紙
shihon chakushoku jigoku sōshi
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
26.5 centimetres (10.4 in) by 454.7 centimetres (14 ft 11.0 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)[13]
*Extermination of Evil, colour on paper
紙本著色辟邪絵
shihon chakushoku hekija-e
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
five scrolls 25.8 centimetres (10.2 in) to 26.0 centimetres (10.2 in) by 39.2 centimetres (15.4 in) to 77.2 centimetres (30.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)[14]
*Landscape, ink and light colour on paper, attributed to Shūbun
紙本墨画淡彩山水図〈伝周文筆/〉
shihon bokuga tansai sansui zu (den-Shūbun hitsu)
1445NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
dated to Bun'an 2 by the postscript to the third of the accompanying poems[5] 108.0 centimetres (42.5 in) by 32.7 centimetres (12.9 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)[15]
*Taishakuten Mandala, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色伝帝釈天曼荼羅図(金堂来迎壁)
ita-e chakushoku den-Taishakuten mandara zu (kondō raigō heki)
Heian periodUdaMurō-jiin the Kondō 34°32′16″N 136°02′26″E / 34.537869°N 136.040545°E / 34.537869; 136.040545 (Murōji)[16]
*Kichijōten, colour on hemp cloth
麻布著色吉祥天像
mafu chakushoku Kichijōten zō
Nara periodNaraYakushi-ji 53.0 centimetres (20.9 in) by 31.7 centimetres (12.5 in)34°40′06″N 135°47′04″E / 34.668379°N 135.784332°E / 34.668379; 135.784332 (Yakushiji)[17]
*Wall Paintings of Kitora Kofun
キトラ古墳壁画
Kitora kofun hekiga
c.700AsukaMEXT 34°27′06″N 135°48′18″E / 34.451779°N 135.805103°E / 34.451779; 135.805103 (Kitora Kofun)[18]
Former Jimon-in Partition Paintings, by Sakaki Hyakusen
旧慈門院障壁画〈彭城百川筆/宝暦元年四月の年記がある〉
kyū-Jimon-in shōhekiga
1751Naraprivate
(kept at Nara National Museum)
37 panels34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)[19]
Wall Paintings from the Outer Sanctuary of the Kondō
金堂外陣旧壁画(土壁)
kondō gejin kyū-hekiga
Nara periodIkarugaHōryū-ji12 panels 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[20]
Wall Paintings from the Inner Sanctuary of the Kondō
金堂内陣旧壁画(土壁)
kondō naijin kyū-hekiga
Nara periodIkarugaHōryū-ji20 panels 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[21]
Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land, light colour on silk, by An Gyeon
絹本淡彩夢遊桃源図〈安堅筆/〉
kenpon tansai muyū tōgen zu (An Gyeon hitsu)
1447TenriTenri Central Librarypair of Joseon hand scrolls; the painting is accompanied by poetry and prose by twenty-one leading writers; the inscription by Prince Anpyeong (third son of Sejong the Great) reads "I am a person who dedicates his body to the palace day and night looking after affairs of state, so how is it that I went to the mountains and forests in my dreams?" Tao Yuanming's utopian Peach Blossom Spring provides the ideological underpinning to the dream[6] 34°35′41″N 135°50′47″E / 34.594657°N 135.846258°E / 34.594657; 135.846258 (Tenri Central Library)[22]
Descent of Amida and his Retinue, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀聖衆来迎図
kenpon chakushoku Amida shōjū raigō zu
Kamakura periodYamatokōriyamaMatsuo-dera (松尾寺)34°38′03″N 135°43′41″E / 34.634055°N 135.728134°E / 34.634055; 135.728134 (Matsuodera)[23]
Descent of Amida with Twenty-Five Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀二十五菩薩来迎図
kenpon chakushoku Amida nijūgo bosatsu raigō zu
Kamakura periodNaraKōfuku-in (興福院)34°41′42″N 135°49′21″E / 34.694997°N 135.822483°E / 34.694997; 135.822483 (Kōfukuin)[24]
Descent of Amida, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀来迎図
kenpon chakushoku Amida raigō zu
Heian periodSakuraiHase-dera34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)[25]
Aizen Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色愛染明王像
kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō zō
Heian periodKyotoHosomi Art Foundation
(kept at Hosomi Museum)
35°00′50″N 135°46′47″E / 35.013806°N 135.779609°E / 35.013806; 135.779609 (Hosomi Museum)[26]
Aizen Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色愛染明王像
kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō zō
Kamakura periodIkomaHōzan-ji 142.1 centimetres (55.9 in) by 87.5 centimetres (34.4 in)34°41′04″N 135°41′12″E / 34.684314°N 135.686699°E / 34.684314; 135.686699 (Hōzanji)[27]
Andō En'e, colour on silk
絹本著色安東円恵
kenpon chakushoku Andō Enne zō
1330NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
warlord depicted as a Zen priest[7] 119.5 centimetres (47.0 in) by 57.9 centimetres (22.8 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[28]
Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel, colour on silk
絹本著色一字金輪曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku ichiji kenrin mandara zu
Kamakura periodprivate[29]
Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel, colour on silk
絹本著色一字金輪曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku ichiji kenrin mandara zu
Kamakura periodTakatoriMinami Hokke-ji (南法華寺)34°25′35″N 135°48′35″E / 34.426417°N 135.809861°E / 34.426417; 135.809861 (Minami Hokkeji)[30]
Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel, colour on silk
絹本著色一字金輪曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku ichiji kenrin mandara zu
Heian period (C12)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
Dainichi Kinrin seated on a lion pedestal with a treasure wheel and the seven treasures of a universal ruler[8][9] 79.0 centimetres (31.1 in) by 49.5 centimetres (19.5 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[31]
Kashō Daishi, colour on silk
Jōei Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色嘉祥大師像
絹本著色浄影大師像

kenpon chakushoku Kashō Daishi zō
kenpon chakushoku Jōei Daishi zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[32][33]
Spiritual Teachers of the Kegon Ocean Assembly, colour on silk
絹本著色華厳海会善知識曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kegon kai-e zenchishiki mandara zu
1294NaraTōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[34]
Kasagi Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色笠置曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kasagi mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[35]
Daylilies and Dogs at Play, colour on silk, attributed to Mao Yi
絹本著色萱草遊狗図〈(伝毛益筆)/〉
kenpon chakushoku kanzō yūku zu (den-Mōeki hitsu)
Southern SongNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
25.3 centimetres (10.0 in) by 25.7 centimetres (10.1 in)34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[36]
Kankyō Jūroku Kansō, colour on silk
絹本著色観経十六観相図
kenpon chakushoku kankyō jūroku kansō zu
Kamakura periodNaraAmida-ji (阿弥陀寺)34°40′40″N 135°49′36″E / 34.677833°N 135.826727°E / 34.677833; 135.826727 (Amidaji)[37]
Yoshino Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色吉野曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Yoshino mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraSaidai-ji
(kept at Nara National Museum)
34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[38]
Kokūzō Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色虚空蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku ichiji kenrin mandara zu
Kamakura period (C14)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
the cloud arising from the bodhisattva's head and the landscape below are unusual features[10] 77.0 centimetres (30.3 in) by 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[39]
Nine Grades Raigō, colour on silk
絹本著色九品来迎図
kenpon chakushoku kubon raigō zu
Kamakura periodShimoichiRyujō-ji (滝上寺)three scrolls 34°21′31″N 135°47′38″E / 34.358631°N 135.793920°E / 34.358631; 135.793920 (Ryujōji)[40]
Sword with the Dragon Kurikara and Two Child Acolytes, colour on silk
Mandala of the Two Realms, colour on silk
絹本著色倶利伽羅竜剣二童子像
絹本著色両界曼荼羅図

kenpon chakushoku Kurikara-ryū ni dōji zō
kenpon chakushoku ryōgai mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Sefuku-ji (施福寺)[11] 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[41] [42]
Kumano Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色熊野曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kumano mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraAgency for Cultural Affairs
(kept at Nara National Museum)
113.8 centimetres (44.8 in) by 50.6 centimetres (19.9 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[43]
Five-Letter Monju, colour on silk
絹本著色五字文殊像
kenpon chakushoku goji Monju zō
1334NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
by Shingon priest Monkanbō Kōshin (文観房弘真) (1278-1357)[12] 90.8 centimetres (35.7 in) by 41.6 centimetres (16.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[44]
Gohonzon, colour on silk
絹本著色五尊像
kenpon chakushoku goson zō
Kamakura periodIkarugaHōryū-ji 34°36′51″N 135°44′08″E / 34.614072°N 135.735645°E / 34.614072; 135.735645 (Hōryūji)[45]
Five Great Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色五大明王像
kenpon chakushoku go dai Myōō zō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
Fudō in the centre, with Gōzanze to the bottom right (East) and, clockwise, Gundari, Daiitoku, and Kongōyasha[13] 125.5 centimetres (49.4 in) by 86.7 centimetres (34.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[46]
Kujaku Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色五尊像
kenpon chakushoku Kujaku Myōō zō
Heian periodIkarugaHōryū-ji 34°36′51″N 135°44′08″E / 34.614072°N 135.735645°E / 34.614072; 135.735645 (Hōryūji)[47]
Fazang, colour on silk
絹本著色香象大師像
kenpon chakushoku Kōzō Daishi zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[48]
Four Saintly Persons, colour on silk
絹本著色四聖御影
kenpon chakushoku shi shō no miei
1256/1377NaraTōdai-jikey figures in the history of Tōdai-ji: Emperor Shōmu (rear left), Rōben (front left), Bodhisena (rear right), and Gyōki (front right); by Hokkyō Kanjō (法橋観盛) from Mino Province; 1377 copy of the 1256 version pictured 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[49][50]
Jion Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色慈恩大師像
kenpon chakushoku Jion Daishi zō
Heian periodNaraKōfuku-jifrom the Daijō-in (大乗院)[14]242.2 centimetres (7 ft 11.4 in) by 124.2 centimetres (4 ft 0.9 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)[51]
Jion Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色慈恩大師像
kenpon chakushoku Jion Daishi zō
Heian periodNaraKōfuku-jifrom the Ichijō-in (一乗院); dated by the temple to the Kamakura period[14] 179.5 centimetres (70.7 in) by 80.6 centimetres (31.7 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)[52]
Shaka Triad, colour on silk
絹本著色釈迦三尊像
kenpon chakushoku Shaka sanzon zō
Kamakura period (C14)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
three scrolls; Shaka Nyorai flanked by Monju Bosatsu and Fugen Bosatsu, showing strong Chinese influence; from Shōjuraigō-ji (聖衆来迎寺) in Ōtsu[15] 117.0 centimetres (46.1 in) by 58.2 centimetres (22.9 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[53]
Shaka Triad, colour on silk
絹本著色釈迦三尊像(仁王会本尊)
kenpon chakushoku Shaka sanzon zō (Ninnō-e honzon)
Kamakura periodNaraSaidai-jiNinno-e honzon34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E / 34.693583°N 135.779536°E / 34.693583; 135.779536 (Saidaiji)[54]
Shaka with Eight Great Bodhisattvas, colour on silk
絹本著色釈迦八大菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Shaka hachi dai bosatsu zō
1320YamatokōriyamaMatsuo-dera (松尾寺)Goryeo Buddhist painting 177.3 centimetres (69.8 in) by 91.2 centimetres (35.9 in)34°38′03″N 135°43′41″E / 34.634055°N 135.728134°E / 34.634055; 135.728134 (Matsuodera)[55]
Shaka Preaching at Vulture Peak, colour on silk
絹本著色釈迦霊鷲山説法図
kenpon chakushoku Shaka Ryōjusen seppō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with a blue-green landscape setting[16] 157.8 centimetres (62.1 in) by 78.2 centimetres (30.8 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[56]
Jūichimen Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色十一面観音像
kenpon chakushoku jūichimen Kannon zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōdai-ji34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[57]
Ten Kings of Hell, colour on silk, by Riku Shinchū
絹本著色十王図〈陸信忠筆/〉
kenpon chakushoku jūō zu (Riku Shinchū hitsu)
Yuan dynastyNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
ten scrolls; alternatively dated to the Southern Song[17] 83.2 centimetres (32.8 in) by 47.0 centimetres (18.5 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[58]
Ten Kings of Hell, colour on silk, by Riku Chūen
絹本著色十王像〈陸忠淵筆/閻羅王、泰山王、五道転輪王〉
kenpon chakushoku jūō zu (Riku Chūen hitsu)
Yuan dynastyNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
three scrolls[18] 85.9 centimetres (33.8 in) by 50.8 centimetres (20.0 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[59]
Twelve Devas, colour on silk, by Riku Chūen
絹本著色十二天
kenpon chakushoku jūniten zō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
twelve scrolls; Bonten pictured[19] 122.7 centimetres (48.3 in) by 41.8 centimetres (16.5 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[60]
Sixteen Arhats, colour on silk
絹本著色十六羅漢像
kenpon chakushoku jūroku rakan zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōshōdai-ji34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)[61]
Sixteen Arhats, colour on silk, eight-panel byōbu
絹本著色十六羅漢像 〈/八曲屏〉
kenpon chakushoku jūroku rakan zō
Kamakura periodIkarugaHōryū-jipair of screens34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[62]
Kasuga Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色春日曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga mandara zu
Kamakura periodSakuraiNōman-in34°32′12″N 135°54′27″E / 34.536781°N 135.907607°E / 34.536781; 135.907607 (Nōman-in)[63]
Kasuga Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色春日曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga mandara zu
Nanboku-chō periodIkomaHōzan-ji 122.7 centimetres (48.3 in) by 54.3 centimetres (21.4 in)34°41′04″N 135°41′12″E / 34.684314°N 135.686699°E / 34.684314; 135.686699 (Hōzanji)[64]
Pure Land Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色浄土曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku jōdo mandara zu
Kamakura periodSakuraiHase-dera34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)[65]
Pure Land Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色浄土曼荼羅図 〈(伝清海曼荼羅)/〉
kenpon chakushoku jōdo mandara zu (den-Seikai mandara)
Heian period (C12)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
formerly identified known as the Seikai Mandala[20] 162.1 centimetres (63.8 in) by 134.0 centimetres (52.8 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[66]
Shinran Shōnin, colour on silk
絹本著色親鸞聖人像
kenpon chakushoku Shinran Shōnin zō
Nanboku-chō periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
in the top right corner is the poem 行者宿報設女犯 我成玉女身被犯 一生之間能莊嚴 臨終引導生極樂 and at the end of the scroll the inscription 信房御影[四句文尊円親王/繪浄賀法橋]naming the painter as Jōga (1275-1356); from Jōfuku-ji (常福寺) in Kyoto[21] 120.2 centimetres (47.3 in) by 81.1 centimetres (31.9 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[67]
Star Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色星曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku hoshi mandara zu
Heian periodIkarugaHōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[68]
Star Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色星曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku hoshi mandara zu
Heian periodIkarugaHōryū-ji34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[69]
Ikoma Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色生駒曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Ikoma mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
depicting seven Buddhas above Ikoma Jinja, an example of the honji suijaku paradigm[22] 105.3 centimetres (41.5 in) by 41.9 centimetres (16.5 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[70]
Shōkō Mandala, colour on silk, by Gyōson
絹本著色聖皇曼荼羅図〈尭尊筆/〉
kenpon chakushoku Shōkō mandara zu (Gyōson hitsu)
1255IkarugaHōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[71]
Descent of the Heavenly Multitude, colour on silk
絹本著色聖衆来迎図
kenpon chakushoku shōjū raigō zu
Kamakura periodKashibaAnichi-ji (阿日寺) 95.0 centimetres (37.4 in) by 53.8 centimetres (21.2 in)34°31′57″N 135°42′22″E / 34.532410°N 135.706102°E / 34.532410; 135.706102 (Anichiji)[72]
Shōtoku Taishi Lecturing on the Shoman-kyō, colour on silk
絹本著色聖徳太子勝鬘経講讃図
kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi Shōman-kyō kōsan zu
Kamakura period (C13)IkarugaHōryū-ji 210.5 centimetres (82.9 in) by 177.4 centimetres (69.8 in)34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[73]
Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk
絹本著色聖徳太子像
kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi zō
Kamakura periodIkarugaHōryū-ji34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[74]
Senju Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色千手観音像
kenpon chakushoku Senju Kannon zō
Kamakura period (C14)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
at the bottom of the image a dragon holding a sacred jewel rises from the waters[23] 100.8 centimetres (39.7 in) by 41.0 centimetres (16.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[75]
Senju Sengen Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色千手千眼観音像
kenpon chakushoku Senju Sengen Kannon zō
Kamakura periodYoshinoKimpusen-ji34°22′07″N 135°51′29″E / 34.368609°N 135.857997°E / 34.368609; 135.857997 (Kimpusenji)[76]
Sonshō Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色尊勝曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku sonshō mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Myōō-in (明星院)[24] 133.8 centimetres (52.7 in) by 82.3 centimetres (32.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[77]
Pictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk, attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu
絹本著色太子絵伝〈(伝土佐光信筆)/〉
kenpon chakushoku Taishi e-den (den-Tosa Mitsunobu hitsu)
Muromachi periodAsukaTachibana-deraeight scrolls34°28′12″N 135°49′03″E / 34.470043°N 135.817430°E / 34.470043; 135.817430 (Tachibana-dera)[78]
Daiitoku Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色大威徳明王像
kenpon chakushoku Daiitoku Myōō zō
Heian periodSakuraiTanzan Jinja34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)[79]
Daiitoku Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色大威徳明王像
kenpon chakushoku Daiitoku Myōō zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōshōdai-ji34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)[80]
Daibutchō Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色大仏頂曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Daibutchō mandara zu
Heian period (C12)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
devotional use of the Daibutchō mandala seems to have begun in the eleventh century[25] 125.5 centimetres (49.4 in) by 88.5 centimetres (34.8 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[81]
Jizō and the Ten Kings of Hell, colour on silk
絹本著色地蔵十王像
kenpon chakushoku Jizō jūō zō
Kamakura periodSakuraiHase-dera34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)[82]
Jizō Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色地蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Jizō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura period (C13)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with a shakujō in his right hand and hōju or sacred gem in his left, standing upon a lotus pedestal atop a flying cloud[26] 101.0 centimetres (39.8 in) by 36.3 centimetres (14.3 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[83]
Jizō Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色地蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Jizō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura period (C14)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with a landscape background; from Chuzō-in (中蔵院) in Tamano, Okayama[27] 92.1 centimetres (36.3 in) by 38.1 centimetres (15.0 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[84]
Nakamura Kuranosuke, colour on silk, by Ogata Kōrin
絹本著色中村内蔵助像〈尾形光琳筆/〉
kenpon chakushoku Nakamura Kuranosuke zō (Ogata Kōrin hitsu)
Edo periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
with poetic inscriptions dated to 1704 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[85]
So-called Kakinomoto Miya Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色伝柿本曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku den-Kakinomoto Miya mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
designation includes a related document dating to 1476 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[86]
Legends of the Taima Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色当麻曼荼羅縁起
kenpon chakushoku Chūjō-hime zō
Nanboku-chō periodKatsuragiTaima-derapair of scrolls34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)[87]
Daoxuan, colour on silk
絹本著色道宣律師像
kenpon chakushoku Dōsen Risshi zō
Kamakura period (C14)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
wearing a black kesa[28] 112.5 centimetres (44.3 in) by 56.2 centimetres (22.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[88]
White Path between Two Rivers, colour on silk
絹本著色二河白道
kenpon chakushoku niga byakudō zu
Kamakura period (C14)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
a Pure Land allegory[29] 71.0 centimetres (28.0 in) by 26.3 centimetres (10.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[89]
Two Heavenly Kings, colour on silk
絹本著色二天王像
kenpon chakushoku ni tennō zō
Kamakura periodNaraKōfuku-jiJikoku-ten pictured and Zōchō-ten 135.5 centimetres (53.3 in) by 96.0 centimetres (37.8 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)[90]
Hiei Sannō Miya Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色日吉山王宮曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hie Sannō miya mandara zu
Nanboku-chō periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with the twenty-one enshrined kami, and corresponding honjibutsu and seed syllables above[30] 120.7 centimetres (47.5 in) by 68.1 centimetres (26.8 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[91]
Hiei Sannō Miya Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色日吉山王宮曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hie Sannō miya mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[92]
Nyoirin Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色如意輪観音像
kenpon chakushoku Nyoirin Kannon zō
late Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with six arms and a gold body, as described in the Kanjizai Nyoi Bosatsu Yuga Hōyō (観自在菩薩如意輪瑜伽法要)[31] 101.7 centimetres (40.0 in) by 41.6 centimetres (16.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[93]
White-Robed Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色白衣観音図
kenpon chakushoku Byakue Kannon zu
1377NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
white-robed and seated on a grass-covered rock; according to the fifth chapter of the Mahavairocana Sutra, the white is the "whiteness of the pure aspiration of enlightenment"; ink inscription in the upper right corner: 稽首淨聖甘露除焔 | 眞大依怙普施福縁 | 丁巳仲夏 | 壽峯海燁謹題; stylistic considerations date 丁巳 (Yin Fire Snake according to the Sexagenary cycle) to 1377; of Goryeo, Yuan or Ming origin[32][33][34] 99.1 centimetres (39.0 in) by 40.3 centimetres (15.9 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[94]
Bishamon-ten, colour on silk
絹本著色毘沙門天像
kenpon chakushoku Bishamon-ten zō
Kamakura periodNaraKairyūō-ji (海龍王寺)34°41′34″N 135°48′20″E / 34.692863°N 135.805537°E / 34.692863; 135.805537 (Kairyūōji)[95]
Bishamon-ten, colour on silk
絹本著色毘沙門天像
kenpon chakushoku Bishamon-ten zō
Kamakura periodIkarugaHōryū-ji34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[96]
Fudō Myōō and Eight Child Acolytes, colour on silk
絹本著色不動明王八大童子像
kenpon chakushoku Fudō Myōō hachidai dō zō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Shakamon-in (釈迦文院) on Mount Kōya[35] 129.6 centimetres (51.0 in) by 89.3 centimetres (35.2 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[97]
Fugen Enmei, colour on silk
絹本著色普賢延命
kenpon chakushoku Fugen Enmei zō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Shōren-in in Kyoto[36] 91.3 centimetres (35.9 in) by 41.9 centimetres (16.5 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[98]
Fugen and the Ten Rasetsunyō, colour on silk
絹本著色普賢十羅刹女像
kenpon chakushoku Fugen jū rasetsunyō zō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
the Rasetsunyō wear jūnihitoe[37] 112.0 centimetres (44.1 in) by 55.0 centimetres (21.7 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[99]
Fugen Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色普賢菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Fugen Bosatsu zō
Heian period (C12)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
the episode where Fugen appears on a white elephant to protect the followers of the Lotus Sutra is from its Fugen Bosatsu kanhotsu hon (普賢菩薩勧発品)[38] 62.0 centimetres (24.4 in) by 30.7 centimetres (12.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[100]
Buddha’s Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Heian periodUdaSōyū-ji (宗祐寺)three scrolls 34°31′54″N 135°57′32″E / 34.531707°N 135.958987°E / 34.531707; 135.958987 (Sōyūji)[101]
Buddha’s Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Heian periodNaraShin-Yakushi-ji34°40′33″N 135°50′46″E / 34.675834°N 135.846145°E / 34.675834; 135.846145 (ShinYakushiji)[102]
Buddha’s Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Yuan dynastyNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
by Riku Shinchū (陸信忠); alternatively dated to the Southern Song[39] 157.1 centimetres (61.9 in) by 82.9 centimetres (32.6 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[103]
Monju Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色文殊菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Monju Bosatsu zō
1302NaraSaidai-ji 34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E / 34.693583°N 135.779536°E / 34.693583; 135.779536 (Saidaiji)[104]
Hokke Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色法華曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hokke mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraTōshōdai-ji 122.3 centimetres (48.1 in) by 86.2 centimetres (33.9 in)34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)[105]
Hokke Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色法華曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hokke mandara zu
Heian periodIkarugaHōryū-ji34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[106]
Musō Soseki, colour on silk
Mukyoku Shigen, colour on silk
絹本著色夢窓疎石像
絹本著色無極志玄

kenpon chakushoku Musō Soseki zō
kenpon chakushoku Mukyoku Shigen zō
Nanboku-chō periodJissai-in (慈済院) 112.3 centimetres (44.2 in) by 56.3 centimetres (22.2 in), 115.3 centimetres (45.4 in) by 61.1 centimetres (24.1 in)[107]
Myōkū, colour on silk
絹本著色明空法師像
kenpon chakushoku Myōkū hōshi zō
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Busshin-ji (仏心寺) in Shiga Prefecture[40] 168.5 centimetres (66.3 in) by 100.2 centimetres (39.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[108]
Miroku Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色弥勒菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Miroku bosatsu zō
Kamakura periodIkomaHōzan-ji 164.2 centimetres (64.6 in) by 88.8 centimetres (35.0 in)34°41′04″N 135°41′12″E / 34.684314°N 135.686699°E / 34.684314; 135.686699 (Hōzanji)[109]
Legends of Yata Jizō, colour on silk
絹本著色矢田地蔵縁起
kenpon chakushoku Yata Jizō engi
Kamakura periodYamatokōriyamaKongōsen-ji (金剛山寺)pair of scrolls 34°41′04″N 135°41′12″E / 34.684314°N 135.686699°E / 34.684314; 135.686699 (Hōzanji)[110]
Illustrated Legends of Yūzū Nenbutsu, colour on paper
紙本著色融通念仏縁起絵
shihon chakushoku yūzū nenbutsu engi-e
Kamakura periodTawaramotoAnraku-ji (安楽寺) 34°32′37″N 135°46′51″E / 34.543658°N 135.780932°E / 34.543658; 135.780932 (Anrakuji)[111]
Mandala of the Two Realms, colour on silk
絹本著色両界曼荼羅図〈厨子入/〉
kenpon chakushoku ryōgai mandara zu (zushi iri)
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
two paintings inside a portable shrine with doors to front and rear; from Shōjuraigō-ji (聖衆来迎寺) in Ōtsu[41] 18.3 centimetres (7.2 in) by 18.5 centimetres (7.3 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[112]
Lotus Pond, colour on silk, two-panel byōbu
絹本著色蓮池図〈(旧舎利殿須弥壇後壁貼付)/二曲屏風〉
kenpon chakushoku renchi zu
Kamakura periodIkarugaHōryū-jifrom the real wall of the shumidan (altar) in the Shariden 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[113]
Shishū Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色泗州大師像
kenpon chakushoku Shishū Daishi zō
Kamakura periodNaraKōfuku-ji 149.0 centimetres (58.7 in) by 124.2 centimetres (48.9 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)[114]
Buddha’s Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本著色涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku nehan zu
Heian periodŌjiDaruma-ji (達磨寺) 34°35′23″N 135°42′25″E / 34.589682°N 135.706816°E / 34.589682; 135.706816 (Darumaji)[115]
Hollyhocks and Cats at Play, colour on silk, attributed to Mao Yi
絹本著色蜀葵遊猫図〈(伝毛益筆)/〉
kenpon chakushoku shokki yūbyō zu (den-Mōeki hitsu)
Southern SongNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
25.3 centimetres (10.0 in) by 25.8 centimetres (10.2 in)34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[116]
Water Moon Kannon, colour on silk
絹本墨画水月観音像
kenpon chakushoku suigetsu Kannon zō
Nanboku-chō periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with poetic inscription by Tennan Myōju (天庵妙受)[42] 88.0 centimetres (34.6 in) by 36.7 centimetres (14.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[117]
Landscape, ink and light colour on silk
絹本墨画淡彩山水図〈伝趙大年筆/〉
kenpon bokuga tansai sansui zu
Southern SongNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[118]
White-Robed Kannon, ink on silk
絹本墨画白衣観音図
kenpon bokuga Byakue Kannon zu
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
the willow in a vase and water under a rock are iconographically similar to the Yōryū (Willow) Kannon and Suigetsu (Water Moon) Kannon[43] 100.3 centimetres (39.5 in) by 41.4 centimetres (16.3 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[119]
Wall paintings of the Hōryū-ji Five-Storey Pagoda
五重塔初層旧壁画(土壁)
gojū-no-tō shosō kyū-hekiga
Nara periodIkarugaHōryū-ji18 panels on earthen render34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[120]
Defenders of the Law, door paintings
護法善神図絵扉
Gohō zenshin zue tobira
Kamakura periodNaraKōfuku-jifrom a six-sided miniature shrine (厨子)88.4 centimetres (34.8 in) by 30.2 centimetres (11.9 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)[121]
Lotus Sutra Hōtō Mandala, gold and silver paint on blue paper
紺紙金銀泥法華経宝塔曼荼羅図〈(開結共)/〉
konshi kingin dei Hokke-kyō hōtō mandara zu
Heian periodSakuraiTanzan Jinjaten scrolls34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)[122]
Fine Ox, light colour on paper
紙本淡彩駿牛図断簡
shihon tansai sungyū zu dankan
Kamakura periodprivate[123]
Matamata Ichiraku jō, light colour on paper, by Tanomura Chikuden
紙本淡彩亦復一楽帖〈田能村竹田筆/〉
shihon Matamata Ichiraku jō (Tanomura Chikuden hitsu)
1831NaraNeiraku Museumone album 34°41′10″N 135°50′14″E / 34.68603802°N 135.83713998°E / 34.68603802; 135.83713998 (Neiraku Museum)[124]
Ippen Shōnin, light colour on paper
紙本著色一遍上人絵巻
shihon chakushoku Ippen Shōnin emaki
Kamakura periodprivatefour scrolls[125]
Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Spiritual Teachers as described in the Flower Garland Sutra, colour on paper
紙本著色華厳五十五所絵
shihon chakushoku kegon gojūgosho e
Heian periodNaraTōdai-jiten scrolls34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[126]
Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Spiritual Teachers as described in the Flower Garland Sutra, colour on paper
紙本著色華厳五十五所絵
shihon chakushoku kegon gojūgosho e
Heian periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
one scroll; part of a set dispersed across Tōdai-ji, the Nezu Museum, and the Fujita Art Museum[44] 74.7 centimetres (29.4 in) by 44.7 centimetres (17.6 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[127]
Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect, colour on paper
紙本著色絵因果経断簡〈巻第二上/(六十二行)〉
shihon chakushoku e-inga-kyō dankan
Nara periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
one scroll[45] 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in) by 115.9 centimetres (45.6 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[128]
Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, colour on paper (Kodai no Kimi)
紙本著色三十六歌仙切〈(小大君)/佐竹家伝来〉
shihon chakushoku sanjūrokkasen setsu (Koōkimi / Satake-ke denrai)
Kamakura periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
one scroll from the Satake Family Collection 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[129]
Ten Spiritual Realms, colour on paper, six-panel byōbu
紙本著色十界図〈/六曲屏風〉
shihon chakushoku jikkai zu (rokkyoku byōbu)
Muromachi periodKatsuragiOku-no-inpair of screens34°31′00″N 135°41′37″E / 34.516765°N 135.693704°E / 34.516765; 135.693704 (Oku-no-in)[130]
Five Pure Land Patriarchs, colour on paper
紙本著色浄土五祖絵〈(曇鸞巻、善導巻)/〉
shihon chakushoku jōdo goso-e
Nanboku-chō periodprivateDonran and Zendō[131]
Sesson, self-portrait, colour on silk
紙本著色雪村自画像
shihon chakushoku Sesson jigazō
Muromachi periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[132]
Sutra fan, colour on paper
紙本著色扇面古写経
shihon chakushoku senmen koshakyō
Heian periodIkarugaHōryū-ji34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)[133]
Hell of Boiling Excrement, colour on paper
紙本著色地獄草紙断簡(沸屎地獄)
shihon chakushoku jigoku zōshi dankan (Fusshi Jikoku)
late Heian periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
one scroll[46] 26.3 centimetres (10.4 in) by 104.4 centimetres (41.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[134]
The Eastern Journeys of Ganjin, colour on paper, by Rengyō
紙本著色東征絵巻〈蓮行筆/〉
shihon chakushoku tōsei emaki (Rengyō hitsu)
1298NaraTōshōdai-jifive handscrolls 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)[135]
Legends of the Tōdai-ji Daibutsu, colour on paper
紙本著色東大寺大仏縁起〈芝琳賢筆/〉
shihon chakushoku Tōdaiji daibutsu engi (Shiba Rinken hitsu)
1536NaraTōdai-jithree scrolls 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)[136]
Legends of Taima-dera, colour on paper
紙本著色当麻寺縁起
shihon chakushoku Taima-dera engi
1629privatethree scrolls[137]
Legends of Taima-dera, colour on paper, by Tosa Mitsumochi
紙本著色当麻寺縁起〈絵土佐光茂筆/詞後奈良天皇等九筆〉
shihon chakushoku Taima-dera engi (e Tosa Mitsumochi hitsu / shi Go-Nara tennō tō kyū hitsu〉
1531KatsuragiTaima-derawith poetic text in the hand of Emperor Go-Nara among others34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)[138]
Portrait of a Lady, colour on silk
紙本著色婦人像
shihon chakushoku fujin zō
Momoyama periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[139]
Deeds of Hōnen, colour on paper, emaki
紙本著色法然上人行状絵巻
shihon chakushoku Hōnen jōnin gyōjō emaki
Kamakura periodKatsuragiOku-no-inforty-eight scrolls 34°31′00″N 135°41′37″E / 34.516765°N 135.693704°E / 34.516765; 135.693704 (Oku-no-in)[140]
Aristocratic Gathering in Kempo 6, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描建保六年中殿御会図
hakubyō Kenpo rokunen chūden gyokai zu
Muromachi periodprivate[141]
Genji Monogatari (Ukifune scroll), monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描源氏物語絵(浮舟巻残巻)
shihon hakubyō Genji monogatari e (Ukifune maki zankan)
Kamakura periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
one fragmentary scroll bound in a book 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[142]
Iconographic Drawings of the Takao Mandala, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描高雄曼荼羅図像(胎蔵界巻第一、三、四、五 金剛界巻第一、二)
shihon hakubyō Takao mandara zuzō
Heian periodSakuraiHase-derasix scrolls (Diamond Realm scrolls 1, 2; Womb Realm scrolls 1, 3, 4, 5)34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)[143]
Iconographic Drawings of Kannon, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描諸観音図像
shihon hakubyō sho Kannon zuzō
Heian periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
contains six forms of Kannon (Shō Kannon, Senju Kannon, Batō Kannon, Fukukenjaku Kannon, Byakue Kannon, and Nyoirin Kannon)[47] 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,064.3 centimetres (34 ft 11.0 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[144]
Drawings of door paintings from the Tōdai-ji Kaidan-in, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描東大寺戒壇院扉絵図
shihon hakubyō Tōdaiji Kaidan-in tobira-e zu
C12NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
thought to be a copy of the paintings on the doors of a portable shrine (厨子) dedicated in 755 and lost to the fires of 1180[48] 28.9 centimetres (11.4 in) by 1,114.0 centimetres (36 ft 6.6 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[145]
Iconographic Drawings of Fudō Myōō, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描不動明王図像
shihon hakubyō Fudō Myōō zuzō
1245NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
includes images of Fudō Myōō, his acolytes, and his avatars[49] 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) by 1,232.6 centimetres (40 ft 5.3 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[146]
Vimalakirti, colour on paper, by Bunsei
紙本墨画維摩居士像〈文清筆/長禄元年祖黙賛〉
shihon chakushoku Yuima Kōji zō (Bunsei hitsu)
1457NaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[147]
Flowers and Birds, ink on paper, six-fold byōbu, by Sesson
紙本墨画花鳥図〈雪村筆/六曲屏風〉
shihon bokuga kachō zu (Sesson hitsu rokkyoku byōbu)
C16NaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
pair of screens 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[148]
Landscape, ink on paper, six-fold byōbu
紙本墨画山水図〈/六曲屏風〉
shihon bokuga sansui zu (rokkyoku byōbu)
Muromachi periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
pair of screens 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[149]
Iconographic Drawings of the Womb Realm, ink on paper
紙本墨画胎蔵図像(智証大師本)
shihon bokuga Taizō zuzō
1194NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
pair of scrolls by Zenkaku (禅覚)[50] 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,409.7 centimetres (46 ft 3.0 in), 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,333.0 centimetres (43 ft 8.8 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[150]
Daidō Ichii, ink on paper
紙本墨画大道和尚図〈伝明兆筆/〉
shihon bokuga Daidō oshō zu (den-Minchō hitsu)
1394NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
attributed to Kichizan Minchō (吉山明兆)[51] 47.0 centimetres (18.5 in) by 16.2 centimetres (6.4 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[151]
Bamboo with a Sparrow, ink on paper
紙本墨画竹雀図
shihon bokuga chikujaku zu
Nanboku-chō periodNaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[152]
Lü Dongbin, ink on paper, by Sesson
紙本墨画呂洞賓図〈雪村筆/〉
shihon bokuga Ryo Dōhin zu (Sesson hitsu)
C16NaraKintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)[153]
Jūichimen Kannon
十一面向観音像(三十三身)
jūichimen muki kannon-zō (sanjūsan-shin)
Kamakura periodSakuraiNōman-in34°32′12″N 135°54′27″E / 34.536781°N 135.907607°E / 34.536781; 135.907607 (Nōman-in)[154]
Pure Land Mandala, colour on silk
浄土曼荼羅絹本著色掛幅〈(伝法橋慶舜筆)/〉
jōdo mandara kenpon chakushoku kakefuku (den-hokkyō keishun hitsu)
Muromachi periodKatsuragiTaima-dera34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)[155]
Chikō Mandala, colour on wooden boards
著色智光曼荼羅図〈/(板絵)〉
chakushoku Chikō mandara zu (ita-e)
Kamakura periodNaraGangō-ji 217.0 centimetres (85.4 in) by 195.0 centimetres (76.8 in)34°40′40″N 135°49′53″E / 34.677759°N 135.831318°E / 34.677759; 135.831318 (Gangōji)[156]
Decorative Paintings of the Octagonal Hall, colour on wooden boards
八角堂内陣装飾画(板絵著色)
hakkakudō naijin sōshoku ga (ita-e chakushoku)
Heian periodGojōEizan-ji (栄山寺) 34°21′21″N 135°43′14″E / 34.355898°N 135.720669°E / 34.355898; 135.720669 (Eizanji)[157]
Boats reaching port, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色廻船入港図額
ita-e chakushoku kaisen nyūkō zu gaku
1661YoshinoKimpusen-ji34°22′07″N 135°51′29″E / 34.368609°N 135.857997°E / 34.368609; 135.857997 (Kimpusenji)[158]
Shoson Mandala, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色諸尊曼荼羅図
ita-e chakushoku shoson mandara zu
Heian periodKatsuragiTaima-deratwo panels34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)[159]
Images of Kami, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色神像〈永仁三年三月尭儼筆/〉
ita-e chakushoku shinzō
1295NaraYakushi-jisix panels 34°40′06″N 135°47′04″E / 34.668379°N 135.784332°E / 34.668379; 135.784332 (Yakushiji)[160]
Senju Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色千手観音像(像内納入品)
kenpon chakushoku Senju Kannon zō
Heian period (C12)NaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
found inside a 53 cm high wooden statue of Kannon[52] 93.8 centimetres (36.9 in) by 39.5 centimetres (15.6 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[161]
Kasuga Shrine Mandala
春日宮曼荼羅図
Kasuga Miya mandara zu
Kamakura period [162]

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 April 2018, forty-three properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][53][54]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
Pure Land of Amida, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀浄土図(伝智光曼荼羅)
kenpon chakushoku Amida jōdo zu (den-Chikō mandara)
Muromachi periodNaraGangō-ji34°40′40″N 135°49′53″E / 34.677759°N 135.831318°E / 34.677759; 135.831318 (Gangōji)for all refs see [163]
Mandala of the Two Realms, gold paint on indigo paper
紺紙金泥両界曼荼羅図
konshi kindei ryōkai mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraSaidai-ji
(kept at Nara National Museum)
34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
Shaka Triad with Sixteen Benevolent Deities, colour on silk
絹本著色釈迦三尊十六善神図
kenpon chakushoku Shaka sanzon jūroku zenjin zu
Kamakura periodNaraSaidai-ji
(kept at Nara National Museum)
34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
Yakushi and the Twelve Heavenly Generals, colour on silk
絹本著色薬師十二神将像
kenpon chakushoku Yakushi jūni shinshō zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōshōdai-ji34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)
Nigatsu-dō Mandala
二月堂曼荼羅図
Nigatsudō mandara zu
Muromachi periodNaraTōdai-ji 34°41′21″N 135°50′39″E / 34.689263°N 135.844252°E / 34.689263; 135.844252 (Tōdaiji)
Legends of Tōdai-ji, colour on silk
絹本著色東大寺縁起図
kenpon chakushoku Tōdaiji engi zu
Kamakura periodNaraTōdai-jipair of scrolls34°41′21″N 135°50′39″E / 34.689263°N 135.844252°E / 34.689263; 135.844252 (Tōdaiji)
Buddha's Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Kamakura periodNaraShōryaku-ji 34°38′41″N 135°52′06″E / 34.644654°N 135.868436°E / 34.644654; 135.868436 (Shōryakuji)
Ise Mandala, ink and light colour on paper
紙本墨画淡彩伊勢曼荼羅図
shihon bokuga tansai Ise mandara zu
Nanboku-chō periodNaraShōryaku-ji34°38′41″N 135°52′06″E / 34.644654°N 135.868436°E / 34.644654; 135.868436 (Shōryakuji)
Yakushi and the Twelve Heavenly Generals, colour on silk
絹本著色薬師十二神将像
kenpon chakushoku Yakushi jūni shinshō zō
Kamakura periodNaraYakushi-ji34°40′07″N 135°47′04″E / 34.668607°N 135.784561°E / 34.668607; 135.784561 (Yakushiji)
Hossō Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色法相曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hossō mandara zu
Nanboku-chō periodNaraKōfuku-ji 126.5 centimetres (49.8 in) by 79.4 centimetres (31.3 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)
Kasuga Shrine and Temple Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色春日社寺曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga shaji mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraKōfuku-ji116.0 centimetres (45.7 in) by 42.5 centimetres (16.7 in)34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)
Horse Race, colour on paper, six-fold byōbu
紙本著色競馬図 六曲屏風
shihon chakushoku kurabe-uma zu (rokkyoku byōbu)
Muromachi periodNaraKasuga Taisha34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E / 34.681455°N 135.848458°E / 34.681455; 135.848458 (Kasuga Taisha)
Kasuga Deities Departing from Kashima Shrine, colour on silk
絹本著色鹿島立神影図
kenpon chakushoku Kashima-tachi shin-ei zu
1383NaraKasuga Taishawhen designated as a municipal property the designation included the wooden rod or jikugi around which the bottom of the hanging scroll was wound, until its removal during restoration work in 1891, and which bears an ink inscription naming the artist - Nijō Eiin - and dating the work to the 30th day of the 9th month of Eitoku 3: 永徳三年九月三十日 八月十三日春日ハシラタテノ日筆ハシメナリ 二條英印筆 107.1 centimetres (42.2 in) by 36.2 centimetres (14.3 in)34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E / 34.681455°N 135.848458°E / 34.681455; 135.848458 (Kasuga Taisha)
A Beauty, by Soga Shōhaku, colour on silk
絹本著色美人図 曾我蕭白筆
kenpon chakushoku bijin zu Soga Shōhaku hitsu
C18NaraNara Prefectural Museum of Art 39.4 centimetres (15.5 in) by 107.3 centimetres (42.2 in)34°41′09″N 135°49′58″E / 34.685857°N 135.832640°E / 34.685857; 135.832640 (Nara Prefectural Museum of Art)
Buddha’s Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Kamakura periodNaraKairyūō-ji (海龍王寺) 34°41′34″N 135°48′20″E / 34.692872°N 135.805590°E / 34.692872; 135.805590 (Kairyūōji)
Hokke Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色法華曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hokke mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraOribe Jinja (下部神社) 107 centimetres (42 in) by 74 centimetres (29 in)34°34′24″N 135°57′51″E / 34.573259°N 135.964157°E / 34.573259; 135.964157 (Oribe Jinja)
Arrival of the Nanban - Horse Race, colour on paper with gold ground
紙本金地著色南蛮人渡来図・競馬図
shihon kinji chakushoku Nanban-jin torai zu・kurabe-uma zu
Edo periodNaraTōshōdai-jipair of screens 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)
Six Paths, colour on paper
紙本著色六道絵
shihon chakushoku rokudō-e
Momoyama periodTenriChōgaku-ji34°33′40″N 135°51′07″E / 34.560973°N 135.852047°E / 34.560973; 135.852047 (Chōgakuji)
En no Gyōja, colour on silk
絹本著色役行者像
kenpon chakushoku En no Gyōja zō
Kamakura periodTenriKaminyūta District (上入田区)34°36′22″N 135°54′25″E / 34.606097°N 135.906960°E / 34.606097; 135.906960 (Kaminyūta, Tenri)
Pictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk
絹本著色聖徳太子絵伝
kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi e-den
Muromachi periodSakuraiTanzan Jinjafour scrolls 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)
Legends of Tōnomine, colour on silk
絹本著色多武峰縁起
kenpon chakushoku Tōnomine engi
Muromachi periodSakuraiTanzan Jinjafour handscrolls; designation includes storage cases with wisteria in maki-e 48.2 centimetres (19.0 in) by 384.3 centimetres (12 ft 7.3 in) to 562.3 centimetres (18 ft 5.4 in)34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)
Kōgyō Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色興教大師像
kenpon chakushoku Kōgyō Daishi zō
Kamakura periodSakuraiHase-dera34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Jūichimen Kannon, colour on silk
紙本著色本尊十一面観音御影
kenpon chakushoku honzon Jūichimen Kannon mikage
Muromachi periodSakuraiHase-dera34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Kasuga Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色春日曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga Mandala zu
Muromachi periodSakuraiHase-dera34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Legends of Hase-dera, colour on paper
紙本著色長谷寺縁起
shihon chakushoku Hasedera engi
Muromachi periodSakuraiHase-derasix handscrolls34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Fudō Myōō-Aizen Myōō, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描 不動明王図像/愛染明王図像
shihon hakubyō Fudō Myōō zu zō/Aizen Myōō zu zō
Kamakura periodSakuraiHase-derapair of handscrolls34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Pure Land of Amida, colour on silk (Chikō Mandala)
絹本著色阿弥陀浄土図(伝智光曼荼羅)
kenpon chakushoku Amida jōdo zu (den-Chikō mandara)
Muromachi periodSakuraiNōman-in34°32′12″N 135°54′27″E / 34.536781°N 135.907607°E / 34.536781; 135.907607 (Nōman-in)
Fugen and the Ten Rasetsunyo, colour on silk
絹本著色普賢十羅刹女像
kenpon chakushoku Fugen jū rasetsunyo zō
Kamakura periodSakuraiNōman-in34°32′12″N 135°54′27″E / 34.536781°N 135.907607°E / 34.536781; 135.907607 (Nōman-in)
Tenkawa Benzaiten Mandala, colour on silk, by Shiba Rinken
絹本著色天川弁才天曼荼羅図 芝琳賢筆
kenpon chakushoku Tenkawa Benzaiten mandara zu Shiba Rinken hitsu
1546NaraNōman-in
(kept at Nara National Museum)
99.4 centimetres (39.1 in) by 39.4 centimetres (1 ft 3.5 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
Fujiwara no Muchimaro, colour on silk
絹本著色藤原武智麿像
kenpon chakushoku Fujiwara no Muchimaro zō
Muromachi periodGojōEizan-ji (榮山寺) 34°21′21″N 135°43′14″E / 34.355880°N 135.720690°E / 34.355880; 135.720690 (Eizanji)
Descent of Amida Triad with the Six Aspects of Jizō, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀三尊六地蔵来迎図
kenpon chakushoku Amida sanzon roku Jizō raigō zu
Kamakura periodGojōKissho-ji (吉祥寺)34°19′33″N 135°41′52″E / 34.325944°N 135.697913°E / 34.325944; 135.697913 (Kisshoji)
Ikoma Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色生駒曼荼羅
kenpon chakushoku Ikoma mandara
1456IkomaIkoma Jinja34°40′41″N 135°42′13″E / 34.678056°N 135.703611°E / 34.678056; 135.703611 (Ikoma Jinja)
Jukkanshō, ink on paper
紙本墨画十巻抄
shihon bokuga jukkanshō
1226IkomaHōzan-jiten handscrolls; a copy of the late-Heian Esoteric Buddhist iconography[55] 34°41′05″N 135°41′12″E / 34.684620°N 135.686544°E / 34.684620; 135.686544 (Hōzanji)
Taima Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色當麻曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Taima mandara zu
1674KatsuragiOku-no-in34°31′00″N 135°41′37″E / 34.516765°N 135.693704°E / 34.516765; 135.693704 (Oku-no-in)
Chūjō-hime, colour on silk
絹本著色中将姫像
kenpon chakushoku Chūjō-hime zō
Kamakura periodKatsuragiNakanobō 142.5 centimetres (56.1 in) by 66.3 centimetres (26.1 in)34°30′56″N 135°41′44″E / 34.515631°N 135.695685°E / 34.515631; 135.695685 (Nakanobō)
Pictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk
絹本著色聖徳太子絵伝
kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi e-den
Muromachi periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
pair of scrolls; formerly in the possession of Ōkura-ji (大蔵寺) and kept at the Nara National Museum; acquired by NICH for the Museum in 2017 for ¥40,000,000[56] 157.8 centimetres (5 ft 2.1 in) to 86.5 centimetres (2 ft 10.1 in) and 157.2 centimetres (5 ft 1.9 in) to 86.7 centimetres (2 ft 10.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Ōkuraji)
Descent of Amida and the Heavenly Retinue, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀聖衆来迎図
kenpon chakushoku Amida shōju raigō zu
Kamakura periodNaraNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
formerly in the possession of Ōkura-ji (大蔵寺) and kept at the Nara National Museum; acquired by NICH for the Museum in 2017 for ¥50,000,000[56] 123.1 centimetres (4 ft 0.5 in) to 84.0 centimetres (2 ft 9.1 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
Eight Patriarchs of Shingon, colour on silk
絹本著色真言八祖像
kenpon chakushoku Shingon hasso zō
Kamakura periodUdaMurō-jieight scrolls34°32′16″N 136°02′26″E / 34.537843°N 136.040620°E / 34.537843; 136.040620 (Murōji)
Zennyo Ryūō, colour on silk
絹本著色善女龍王図
kenpon chakushoku Zennyo Ryūō zu
Muromachi periodTawaramotoRakuden-ji (楽田寺)34°33′10″N 135°47′39″E / 34.552651°N 135.794266°E / 34.552651; 135.794266 (Rakudenji)
Mandala of the Two Realms, gold and silver paint on indigo ground
紺地金銀泥両界曼荼羅図
konji kingin dei ryōkai mandara zu
Kamakura periodTakatoriMinami Hokke-ji (南法華寺)pair of scrolls34°26′40″N 135°47′50″E / 34.444331°N 135.797279°E / 34.444331; 135.797279 (Minami Hokkeji)
Buddha’s Parinirvana, colour on silk
絹本着色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku butsu nehan zu
1380AsukaTachibana-dera280.5 centimetres (110.4 in) by 206.4 centimetres (81.3 in)34°28′12″N 135°49′03″E / 34.470043°N 135.817430°E / 34.470043; 135.817430 (Tachibana-dera)
Mandala of the Two Realms, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色両界曼荼羅図
ita-e chakushoku ryōkai mandara zu
1424KōryōDaifuku-ji (大福寺)pair of paintings34°33′59″N 135°45′08″E / 34.566523°N 135.752301°E / 34.566523; 135.752301 (Daifukuji)
Yoshino Mandala, colour on paper
紙本著色吉野曼荼羅
shihon chakushoku Yoshino mandara
Muromachi periodYoshinoNyoirin-ji (如意輪寺) 34°21′52″N 135°52′04″E / 34.364552°N 135.867866°E / 34.364552; 135.867866 (Nyoirinji)

Municipal Cultural Properties

Properties designated at a municipal level include:

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
Kasuga Deities Departing from Kashima Shrine, colour on silk
絹本著色鹿島立神影図
kenpon chakushoku Kashima dachi shin-ei zu
Nanboku-chō/Muromachi periodNaraKasuga Taisha 107.6 centimetres (42.4 in) by 39.0 centimetres (15.4 in)34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E / 34.681455°N 135.848458°E / 34.681455; 135.848458 (Kasuga Taisha)[164]
Taima Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色当麻曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Taima mandara zu
Kamakura periodNaraRaikō-ji (来迎寺) 166.3 centimetres (65.5 in) by 152.9 centimetres (60.2 in)34°35′36″N 135°56′48″E / 34.593394°N 135.946594°E / 34.593394; 135.946594 (Raikōji)[165]
Tosō Tenjin, colour on silk
絹本著色渡宋天神像
kenpon chakushoku Tosō Tenjin zō
early/mid-C15NaraSugawara Tenmangū (菅原天満宮)
(kept at Nara National Museum)
holding a branch of plum blossoms; with gasan or accompanying text by Gukyoku Reisai (愚極礼才) (1370-1452)[57] 88.6 centimetres (34.9 in) by 33.0 centimetres (13.0 in)34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[166]
Eison (Kōshō Bosatsu), colour on silk
絹本著色興正菩薩
kenpon chakushoku Kōshō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura periodNaraSaidai-ji
(kept at Nara National Museum)
34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[167]
Eison (Kōshō Bosatsu), colour on silk
絹本著色興正菩薩
kenpon chakushoku Kōshō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura periodNaraTōshōdai-ji34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675553°N 135.784836°E / 34.675553; 135.784836 (Tōshōdaiji)[168]
Shinkū, colour on silk
絹本著色慈真和尚
kenpon chakushoku Jishin oshō zō
Kamakura periodNaraHokke-ji34°41′33″N 135°48′15″E / 34.692403°N 135.804201°E / 34.692403; 135.804201 (Hokkeji)[169]
Legends of Yata Jizō, colour on paper
紙本著色矢田地蔵縁起
shihon chakushoku Yata Jizō engi
Muromachi periodNaraprivateone scroll34°42′17″N 135°44′03″E / 34.704726°N 135.734239°E / 34.704726; 135.734239 (Nimyō, Nara)[170]
Kasuga Gongen Genkidai
春日権現験記台
Kasuga Gongen genkidai
Kamakura periodNaraKasuga Taishasix panels34°40′53″N 135°50′48″E / 34.681482°N 135.846548°E / 34.681482; 135.846548 (Kasuga Taisha)[171]
Tsutsui Junkei, colour on silk
絹本著色筒井順慶像
kenpon chakushoku Tsutsui Junkei zō
Momoyama periodNaraDenkō-ji (伝香寺) 110.4 centimetres (43.5 in) by 41.1 centimetres (16.2 in)34°40′50″N 135°49′33″E / 34.680622°N 135.825772°E / 34.680622; 135.825772 (Denkōji)[172]
Town and Country, emaki
絹本著色都鄙図巻
kenpon chakushoku tohizu maki
Edo periodNaraKonbu-in (興福院)
(kept at Nara National Museum)
1 scroll34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[173]
Congratulating Empress Meishō on her 70th Birthday, colour on paper with gold ground, byōbu
紙本金地著色明正院七十賀月次絵屏風
shihon kinji chakushoku Meishō-in nanajū ga getsuji e byōbu
Edo periodNaraEnshō-jipair of six-panel screens 34°38′37″N 135°50′44″E / 34.643730°N 135.845593°E / 34.643730; 135.845593 (Enshōji)[174]
Grazing in Springtime and Autumn Fields, colour on paper, byōbu
紙本著色春郊放牧・田園秋色図屏風
shihon chakushoku shunkō hōboku denen shūshoku zu byōbu
Edo periodNaraEnshō-jipair of six-panel screens34°38′37″N 135°50′44″E / 34.643730°N 135.845593°E / 34.643730; 135.845593 (Enshōji)[175]
Tamaya Partition Paintings
霊屋障壁画
Tamaya shōhekiga
mid-Edo periodKyotoKonbu-in (興福院)
(kept at Kyoto National Museum)
20 panels by Watanabe Shikō (渡辺始興) 34°59′24″N 135°46′23″E / 34.989925°N 135.773163°E / 34.989925; 135.773163 (Kyoto National Museum)[176]
Former Fukuju-in Partition Paintings, by Nagasawa Rosetsu
旧福寿院障壁画 長沢芦雪筆
kyū Fukuju-in shōhekiga Nagasawa Rosetsu hitsu
late-C18NaraYakushi-ji
(kept at Nara National Museum)
29 panels 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)[177]
Ema with Storage Box
絵馬板附収納箱
ema-ban tsuketari shūnōbako
Muromachi periodNaraKasuga Taisha5 ema34°40′50″N 135°50′37″E / 34.680423°N 135.843662°E / 34.680423; 135.843662 (Kasuga Taisha)[178]
Toyotomi Hidenaga
豊臣秀長画像
Toyotomi Hidenaga gazō
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaShungakuin (春岳院) 118 centimetres (46 in) by 55 centimetres (22 in)34°39′03″N 135°47′03″E / 34.650764°N 135.784171°E / 34.650764; 135.784171 (Shungakuin)[179]
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
柳澤吉保画像
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu gazō
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaprivate[180]
Rikugi-en, emaki
六義園絵巻
Rikugi-en, emaki
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaYanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)3 scrolls34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)[181]
View of Kōriyama Castle
郡山城の図(享保9年)
Kōriyama-jō no zu (Kyōhō 9-nen)
1724YamatokōriyamaYanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)[182]
View of Kōriyama Castle
郡山城の図(安政年間)
Kōriyama-jō no zu (Ansei nenkan)
1854-60YamatokōriyamaYanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)[183]
Maps of the Town Divisions
町割図
machi wari zu
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaYanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)29 items34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)[184]
Map of Residences with Roads and Names
御家中屋敷小路割名前図
Gokachū Nakayashiki kōji wari namae-zu
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaYanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)[185]
Old View of Kōriyama Castle
郡山城古図
Kōriyama-jō kozu
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaHatsushi-in (発志院)34°38′50″N 135°45′39″E / 34.647238°N 135.760766°E / 34.647238; 135.760766 (Hatsushi-in)[186]
Kasuga Akadōji, colour on silk
絹本著色春日赤童子画像
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga Akadōji gazō
1488YamatokōriyamaUetsuki Jinja (植槻神社) 73.9 centimetres (29.1 in) by 31.5 centimetres (12.4 in)34°39′14″N 135°46′54″E / 34.653977°N 135.781596°E / 34.653977; 135.781596 (Uetsuki Jinja)[187]
Occurrences of Kasuga Festival
春日御祭之次第(上下巻)
Kasuga omatsuri no shidai (jōgekan)
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaYanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)two scrolls34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)[188]
Illustrated Legends of Uetsuki Dōjō, emaki
植槻道場縁起絵巻
Uetsuki dōjō engi emaki
Edo periodYamatokōriyamaUetsuki Jinja (植槻神社)1 scroll34°39′14″N 135°46′54″E / 34.653977°N 135.781596°E / 34.653977; 135.781596 (Uetsuki Jinja)[189]
Chinese Lions, fusuma
唐獅子図戸襖絵
karajishi zu to fusuma-e
1761YamatokōriyamaYakuon Hachiman Jinja (薬園八幡神社)8 panels 180 centimetres (71 in) by 97 centimetres (38 in)34°38′48″N 135°47′13″E / 34.646554°N 135.786992°E / 34.646554; 135.786992 (Yakuon Hachiman Jinja)[190]

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