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 September 2015, one hundred and fifty-seven Important Cultural Properties have been designated (including seventeen *National Treasures), being of national significance.[2][3][4]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Dimensions Coordinates Ref.
*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 period Nara Hokke-ji three scrolls 34°41′32″N 135°48′15″E / 34.692359°N 135.804094°E / 34.692359; 135.804094 (Hokkeji)
*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 Song Nara Kintetsu
(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)
*Kusha Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色倶舎曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kusha mandara zu
Heian period Nara Tōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688945°N 135.839918°E / 34.688945; 135.839918 (Tōdaiji)
*Jion Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色慈恩大師像
kenpon chakushoku Jion Daishi zō
Heian period Nara Yakushi-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)
*Jūichimen Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色十一面観音像
kenpon chakushoku jūichimen Kannon zō
Heian period Nara National 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)
*Twelve Devas, colour on silk
絹本著色十二天
kenpon chakushoku jūniten zō
Heian period Nara Saidai-ji twelve 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)
*Wall Paintings of Takamatsuzuka Kofun
高松塚古墳壁画
Takamatsuzuka kofun hekiga
c.700 Asuka MEXT four walls 34°27′44″N 135°48′23″E / 34.462204°N 135.806409°E / 34.462204; 135.806409 (Takamatsuzuka Kofun)
*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 period Nara Kojima-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)
*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 period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
*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 period Nara Tōdai-ji 29.8 centimetres (11.7 in) by 1,287.0 centimetres (42.224 ft) 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688945°N 135.839918°E / 34.688945; 135.839918 (Tōdaiji)
*Shigisan-engi, colour on paper
紙本著色信貴山縁起
shihon chakushoku Shigisan-engi
Heian period Heguri Chōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺) three scrolls 31.5 centimetres (12.4 in) by 827 centimetres (27.13 ft), 31.25 centimetres (12.30 in) by 1,270.3 centimetres (41.68 ft), 31.5 centimetres (12.4 in) by 1,416 centimetres (46.46 ft) 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688945°N 135.839918°E / 34.688945; 135.839918 (Chōgosonshiji)
*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 period Nara Kintetsu
(kept at the Yamato Bunkakan)
26 centimetres (10 in) by 533 centimetres (17.49 ft) 34°41′43″N 135°45′24″E / 34.695385°N 135.756662°E / 34.695385; 135.756662 (Yamato Bunkakan)
*Hell Scroll, colour on paper
紙本著色地獄草紙
shihon chakushoku jigoku sōshi
Kamakura period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
26.5 centimetres (10.4 in) by 454.7 centimetres (14.92 ft) 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)
*Extermination of Evil, colour on paper
紙本著色辟邪絵
shihon chakushoku hekija-e
Kamakura period Nara National 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)
*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)
1445 Nara National 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)
*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 period Uda Murō-ji in the Kondō 34°32′16″N 136°02′26″E / 34.537869°N 136.040545°E / 34.537869; 136.040545 (Murōji)
*Kichijōten, colour on hemp cloth
麻布著色吉祥天像
mafu chakushoku Kichijōten zō
Nara period Nara Yakushi-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)
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
1751 Nara private
(kept at Nara National Museum)
37 panels 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E / 34.68304161; 135.83793278 (Nara National Museum)
Wall Paintings from the Outer Sanctuary of the Kondō
金堂外陣旧壁画(土壁)
kondō gejin kyū-hekiga
Nara period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 12 panels 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Wall Paintings from the Inner Sanctuary of the Kondō
金堂内陣旧壁画(土壁)
kondō naijin kyū-hekiga
Nara period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 20 panels 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
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)
1447 Tenri Tenri Central Library pair 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)
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 period Yamatokōriyama Matsuo-dera (松尾寺) 34°38′03″N 135°43′41″E / 34.634055°N 135.728134°E / 34.634055; 135.728134 (Matsuodera)
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 period Nara Kōfuku-in (興福院) 34°41′42″N 135°49′21″E / 34.694997°N 135.822483°E / 34.694997; 135.822483 (Kōfukuin)
Descent of Amida, colour on silk
絹本著色阿弥陀来迎図
kenpon chakushoku Amida raigō zu
Heian period Sakurai Hase-dera 34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Aizen Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色愛染明王像
kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō zō
Heian period Kyoto Hosomi Art Foundation
(kept at Hosomi Museum (細見美術館))
35°00′50″N 135°46′47″E / 35.013806°N 135.779609°E / 35.013806; 135.779609 (Hosomi Museum)
Aizen Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色愛染明王像
kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō zō
Kamakura period Ikoma Hōzan-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)
Andō En'e, colour on silk
絹本著色安東円恵
kenpon chakushoku Andō Enne zō
1330 Nara National 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)
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 period private
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 period Takatori Minami 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)
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) Nara National 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)
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 period Nara Tōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)
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
1294 Nara Tōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)
Kasagi Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色笠置曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Kasagi mandara zu
Kamakura period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 Song Nara Kintetsu
(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)
Kankyō Jūroku Kansō, colour on silk
絹本著色観経十六観相図
kenpon chakushoku kankyō jūroku kansō zu
Kamakura period Nara Amida-ji (阿弥陀寺) 34°40′40″N 135°49′36″E / 34.677833°N 135.826727°E / 34.677833; 135.826727 (Amidaji)
Yoshino Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色吉野曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Yoshino mandara zu
Kamakura period Nara Saidai-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)
Kokūzō Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色虚空蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku ichiji kenrin mandara zu
Kamakura period (C14) Nara National 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)
Nine Grades Raigō, colour on silk
絹本著色九品来迎図
kenpon chakushoku kubon raigō zu
Kamakura period Shimoichi Ryujō-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)
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 period Nara National 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)
Five-Letter Monju, colour on silk
絹本著色五字文殊像
kenpon chakushoku goji Monju zō
1334 Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
by Shingon priest Monkanbou-Koushin (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)
Five images, colour on silk
絹本著色五尊像
kenpon chakushoku goson zō
Kamakura period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′51″N 135°44′08″E / 34.614072°N 135.735645°E / 34.614072; 135.735645 (Hōryūji)
Five Great Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色五大明王像
kenpon chakushoku go dai Myōō zō
Kamakura period Nara National 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)
Kujaku Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色五尊像
kenpon chakushoku Kujaku Myōō zō
Heian period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′51″N 135°44′08″E / 34.614072°N 135.735645°E / 34.614072; 135.735645 (Hōryūji)
Kōzō Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色香象大師像
kenpon chakushoku Kōzō Daishi zō
Kamakura period Nara Tōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)
Four Saintly Persons, colour on silk
絹本著色四聖御影
kenpon chakushoku shi shō no miei
1256/1377 Nara Tōdai-ji key 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)
Jion Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色慈恩大師像
kenpon chakushoku Jion Daishi zō
Heian period Nara Kōfuku-ji 34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)
Jion Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色慈恩大師像
kenpon chakushoku Jion Daishi zō
Heian period Nara Kōfuku-ji 34°40′58″N 135°49′56″E / 34.682870°N 135.832222°E / 34.682870; 135.832222 (Kōfukuji)
Shaka Triad, colour on silk
絹本著色釈迦三尊像
kenpon chakushoku Shaka sanzon zō
Kamakura period (C14) Nara National 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[14] 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)
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 period Nara Saidai-ji Ninno-e honzon 34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E / 34.693583°N 135.779536°E / 34.693583; 135.779536 (Saidaiji)
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
1320 Yamatokōriyama Matsuo-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)
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 period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with a blue-green landscape setting[15] 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)
Jūichimen Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色十一面観音像
kenpon chakushoku jūichimen Kannon zō
Kamakura period Nara Tōdai-ji 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)
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 dynasty Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
ten scrolls; alternatively dated to the Southern Song[16] 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)
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 dynasty Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
three scrolls[17] 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)
Twelve Devas, colour on silk, by Riku Chūen
絹本著色十二天
kenpon chakushoku jūniten zō
Kamakura period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
twelve scrolls; Bonten pictured[18] 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)
Sixteen Arhats, colour on silk
絹本著色十六羅漢像
kenpon chakushoku jūroku rakan zō
Kamakura period Nara Tōshōdai-ji 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)
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 period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji pair of screens 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Kasuga Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色春日曼荼羅図)
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga mandara zu
Kamakura period Sakurai Nōman-in 34°32′12″N 135°54′27″E / 34.536781°N 135.907607°E / 34.536781; 135.907607 (Nōman-in)
Kasuga Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色春日曼荼羅図)
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga mandara zu
Nanboku-chō period Ikoma Hōzan-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)
Pure Land Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色浄土曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku jōdo mandara zu
Kamakura period Sakurai Hase-dera 34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
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) Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
formerly identified known as the Seikai Mandala[19] 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)
Shinran Shōnin, colour on silk
絹本著色親鸞聖人像
kenpon chakushoku Shinran Shōnin zō
Nanboku-chō period Nara National 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[20] 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)
Star Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色星曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku hoshi mandara zu
Heian period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Star Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色星曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku hoshi mandara zu
Heian period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Ikoma Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色生駒曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Ikoma mandara zu
Kamakura period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
depicting seven Buddhas above Ikoma Jinja, an example of the honji suijaku paradigm[21] 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)
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)
1255 Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Descent of the Heavenly Multitude, colour on silk
絹本著色聖衆来迎図
kenpon chakushoku shōjū raigō zu
Kamakura period Kashiba Anichi-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)
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) Ikaruga Hōryū-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)
Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk
絹本著色聖徳太子像
kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi zō
Kamakura period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Senju Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色千手観音像
kenpon chakushoku Senju Kannon zō
Kamakura period (C14) Nara National 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[22] 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)
Senju Sengen Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色千手千眼観音像
kenpon chakushoku Senju Sengen Kannon zō
Kamakura period Yoshino Kimpusen-ji 34°22′07″N 135°51′29″E / 34.368609°N 135.857997°E / 34.368609; 135.857997 (Kimpusenji)
Sonshō Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色尊勝曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku sonshō mandara zu
Kamakura period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Myōō-in (明星院)[23] 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)
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 period Asuka Tachibana-dera (橘寺) eight scrolls 34°28′12″N 135°49′03″E / 34.470043°N 135.817430°E / 34.470043; 135.817430 (Tachibana-dera)
Daiitoku Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色大威徳明王像
kenpon chakushoku Daiitoku Myōō zō
Heian period Sakurai Tanzan Jinja 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)
Daiitoku Myōō, colour on silk
絹本著色大威徳明王像
kenpon chakushoku Daiitoku Myōō zō
Kamakura period Nara Tōshōdai-ji 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)
Daibutchō Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色大仏頂曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Daibutchō mandara zu
Heian period (C12) Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
devotional use of the Daibutchō mandala seems to have begun in the eleventh century[24] 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)
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 period Sakurai Hase-dera 34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E / 34.535834°N 135.906823°E / 34.535834; 135.906823 (Hasedera)
Jizō Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色地蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Jizō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura period (C13) Nara National 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[25] 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)
Jizō Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色地蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Jizō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura period (C14) Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with a landscape background; from Chuzō-in (中蔵院) in Tamano, Okayama[26] 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)
Nakamura Kuranosuke, colour on silk
絹本著色中村内蔵助像〈尾形光琳筆/〉
kenpon chakushoku Nakamura Kuranosuke zō (Ogata Kōrin hitsu)
Edo period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 period Katsuragi Taima-dera pair of scrolls 34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)
Daoxuan, colour on silk
絹本著色地蔵菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Dōsen Risshi zō
Kamakura period (C14) Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
wearing a black kesa[27] 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)
White Path between Two Rivers, colour on silk
絹本著色二河白道
kenpon chakushoku niga byakudō zu
Kamakura period (C14) Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
a Pure Land allegory[28] 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)
Two Heavenly Kings, colour on silk
絹本著色二天王像
kenpon chakushoku ni tennō zō
Kamakura period Nara Kōfuku-ji Jikoku-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)
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 period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with the twenty-one enshrined kami, and corresponding honjibutsu and seed syllables above[29] 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)
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 period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
Nyoirin Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色如意輪観音像
kenpon chakushoku Nyoirin Kannon zō
late Kamakura period Nara National 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)[30] 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)
White-Robed Kannon, colour on silk
絹本著色白衣観音図
kenpon chakushoku Byakue Kannon zu
1377 Nara National 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[31][32][33] 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)
Bishamon-ten, colour on silk
絹本著色毘沙門天像
kenpon chakushoku Bishamon-ten zō
Kamakura period Nara Kairyūō-ji (海龍王寺) 34°41′34″N 135°48′20″E / 34.692863°N 135.805537°E / 34.692863; 135.805537 (Kairyūōji)
Bishamon-ten, colour on silk
絹本著色毘沙門天像
kenpon chakushoku Bishamon-ten zō
Kamakura period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
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 period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Shakamon-in (釈迦文院) on Mount Kōya[34] 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)
Fugen Enmei, colour on silk
絹本著色普賢延命
kenpon chakushoku Fugen Enmei zō
Kamakura period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Shōren-in in Kyoto[35] 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)
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 period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
the Rasetsunyō wear jūnihitoe[36] 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)
Fugen Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色普賢菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Fugen Bosatsu zō
Heian period (C12) Nara National 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)[37] 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)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Heian period Uda Sōyū-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)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Heian period Nara Shin-Yakushi-ji 34°40′33″N 135°50′46″E / 34.675834°N 135.846145°E / 34.675834; 135.846145 (ShinYakushiji)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Yuan dynasty Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
by Riku Shinchū (陸信忠); alternatively dated to the Southern Song[38] 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)
Monju Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色文殊菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Monju Bosatsu zō
1302 Nara Saidai-ji 34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E / 34.693583°N 135.779536°E / 34.693583; 135.779536 (Saidaiji)
Hokke Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色法華曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hokke mandara zu
Kamakura period Nara Tōshōdai-ji 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)
Hokke Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色法華曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Hokke mandara zu
Heian period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
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 period Jissai-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)
Myōkū, colour on silk
絹本著色明空法師像
kenpon chakushoku Myōkū hōshi zō
Kamakura period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
from Busshin-ji (仏心寺) in Shiga Prefecture[39] 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)
Miroku Bosatsu, colour on silk
絹本著色弥勒菩薩像
kenpon chakushoku Miroku bosatsu zō
Kamakura period Ikoma Hōzan-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)
Legends of Yata Jizō, colour on silk
絹本著色矢田地蔵縁起
kenpon chakushoku Yata Jizō engi
Kamakura period Yamatokōriyama Kongōsen-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)
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 period Nara National 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[40] 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)
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 period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji from 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)
Shishū Daishi, colour on silk
絹本著色泗州大師像
kenpon chakushoku Shishū Daishi zō
Kamakura period Nara Kōfuku-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)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本著色涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku nehan zu
Heian period Ōji Daruma-ji (達磨寺) 34°35′23″N 135°42′25″E / 34.589682°N 135.706816°E / 34.589682; 135.706816 (Darumaji)
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 Song Nara Kintetsu
(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)
Water Moon Kannon, colour on silk
絹本墨画水月観音像
kenpon chakushoku suigetsu Kannon zō
Nanboku-chō period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
with poetic inscription by Tennan Myōju (天庵妙受)[41] 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)
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 Song Nara Kintetsu
(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)
White-Robed Kannon, ink on silk
絹本墨画白衣観音図
kenpon bokuga Byakue Kannon zu
Kamakura period Nara National 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[42] 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)
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 period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 18 panels on earthen render 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
Defenders of the Law, door paintings
護法善神図絵扉
Gohō zenshin zue tobira
Kamakura period Nara Kōfuku-ji from 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)
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 period Sakurai Tanzan Jinja ten scrolls 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)
Fine Ox, light colour on paper
紙本淡彩駿牛図断簡
shihon tansai sungyū zu dankan
Kamakura period private
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)
1831 Nara Neiraku Museum one album 34°41′10″N 135°50′14″E / 34.68603802°N 135.83713998°E / 34.68603802; 135.83713998 (Neiraku Museum)
Ippen Shōnin, light colour on paper
紙本著色一遍上人絵巻
shihon chakushoku Ippen Shōnin emaki
Kamakura period private four scrolls
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 period Nara Tōdai-ji ten scrolls 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)
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 period Nara National 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[43] 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)
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 period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
one scroll[44] 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)
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 period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 period Katsuragi Oku-no-in pair of screens 34°31′00″N 135°41′37″E / 34.516765°N 135.693704°E / 34.516765; 135.693704 (Oku-no-in)
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 period private Donran and Zendō
Sesson, self-portrait, colour on silk
紙本著色雪村自画像
shihon chakushoku Sesson jigazō
Muromachi period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
Sutra fan, colour on paper
紙本著色扇面古写経
shihon chakushoku senmen koshakyō
Heian period Ikaruga Hōryū-ji 34°36′52″N 135°44′14″E / 34.614495°N 135.737103°E / 34.614495; 135.737103 (Hōryūji)
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 period Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
one scroll[45] 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)
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)
1298 Nara Tōshōdai-ji five handscrolls 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675530°N 135.784807°E / 34.675530; 135.784807 (Tōshōdaiji)
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)
1536 Nara Tōdai-ji three scrolls 34°41′20″N 135°50′24″E / 34.688963°N 135.839928°E / 34.688963; 135.839928 (Tōdaiji)
Legends of Taima-dera, colour on paper
紙本著色当麻寺縁起
shihon chakushoku Taima-dera engi
1629 private three scrolls
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〉
1531 Katsuragi Taima-dera with poetic text in the hand of Emperor Go-Nara among others 34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)
Portrait of a Lady, colour on silk
紙本著色婦人像
shihon chakushoku fujin zō
Momoyama period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 period Katsuragi Oku-no-in forty-eight scrolls 34°31′00″N 135°41′37″E / 34.516765°N 135.693704°E / 34.516765; 135.693704 (Oku-no-in)
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 period Tawaramoto Anraku-ji (安楽寺) 34°32′37″N 135°46′51″E / 34.543658°N 135.780932°E / 34.543658; 135.780932 (Anrakuji)
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 period private
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 period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 period Sakurai Hase-dera six 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)
Iconographic Drawings of Kannon, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描諸観音図像
shihon hakubyō sho Kannon zuzō
Heian period Nara National 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)[46] 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,064.3 centimetres (34.92 ft) 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
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
C12 Nara National 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[47] 28.9 centimetres (11.4 in) by 1,114.0 centimetres (36.549 ft) 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
Iconographic Drawings of Fudō Myōō, monochrome ink on paper
紙本白描不動明王図像
shihon hakubyō Fudō Myōō zuzō
1245 Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
includes images of Fudō Myōō, his acolytes, and his avatars[48] 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) by 1,232.6 centimetres (40.44 ft) 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
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)
1457 Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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)
C16 Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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 period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
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
1194 Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
pair of scrolls by Zenkaku (禅覚)[49] 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,409.7 centimetres (46.25 ft), 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,333.0 centimetres (43.734 ft) 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
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)
1394 Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
attributed to Kichizan Minchō (吉山明兆)[50] 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)
Bamboo with a Sparrow, ink on paper
紙本墨画竹雀図
shihon bokuga chikujaku zu
Nanboku-chō period Nara Kintetsu
(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)
Lü Dongbin, ink on paper, six-fold byōbu, by Sesson
紙本墨画呂洞賓図〈雪村筆/〉
shihon bokuga Ryo Dōhin zō (Sesson hitsu)
C16 Nara Kintetsu
(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)
Jūichimen Kannon
十一面向観音像(三十三身)
jūichimen muki kannon-zō (sanjūsan-shin)
Kamakura period Sakurai Nōman-in 34°32′12″N 135°54′27″E / 34.536781°N 135.907607°E / 34.536781; 135.907607 (Nōman-in)
Kasuga Shrine Mandala
春日宮曼荼羅図
Kasuga Miya mandara zu
Kamakura period
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 period Katsuragi Taima-dera 34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)
Chikō Mandala, colour on wooden boards
著色智光曼荼羅図〈/(板絵)〉
chakushoku Chikō mandara zu (ita-e)
Kamakura period Nara Gangō-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)
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 period Gojō Eizan-ji (栄山寺) 34°21′21″N 135°43′14″E / 34.355898°N 135.720669°E / 34.355898; 135.720669 (Eizanji)
Boats reaching port, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色廻船入港図額
ita-e chakushoku kaisen nyūkō zu gaku
1661 Yoshino Kimpusen-ji 34°22′07″N 135°51′29″E / 34.368609°N 135.857997°E / 34.368609; 135.857997 (Kimpusenji)
Shoson Mandala, colour on wooden boards
板絵著色諸尊曼荼羅図
ita-e chakushoku shoson mandara zu
Heian period Katsuragi Taima-dera two panels 34°30′58″N 135°41′40″E / 34.516017°N 135.694357°E / 34.516017; 135.694357 (Taima-dera)
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
1295 Nara Yakushi-ji six panels 34°40′06″N 135°47′04″E / 34.668379°N 135.784332°E / 34.668379; 135.784332 (Yakushiji)
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) Nara National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Nara National Museum)
found inside a 53 cm high wooden statue of Kannon[51] 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)

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 April 2015, forty-one properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][52][53]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Dimensions Coordinates Ref.
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 period Nara Gangō-ji 34°40′40″N 135°49′53″E / 34.677759°N 135.831318°E / 34.677759; 135.831318 (Gangōji) for all refs see
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 period Nara Saidai-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 period Nara Saidai-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 period Nara Tōshōdai-ji 34°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 period Nara Tōdai-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 period Nara Tōdai-ji pair of scrolls 34°41′21″N 135°50′39″E / 34.689263°N 135.844252°E / 34.689263; 135.844252 (Tōdaiji)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Kamakura period Nara Shōryaku-ji (正暦寺) 34°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 period Nara Yakushi-ji 34°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 period Nara Kōfuku-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 period Nara Kōfuku-ji 116.0 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 period Nara Kasuga Taisha 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
C18 Nara Nara 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)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本著色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
Kamakura period Nara Kairyūō-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 period Nara Oribe 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)
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 period Nara Shōryaku-ji (正暦寺) 34°38′41″N 135°52′06″E / 34.644654°N 135.868436°E / 34.644654; 135.868436 (Shōryakuji)
Six Paths, colour on paper
紙本著色六道絵
shihon chakushoku rokudō-e
Momoyama period Tenri Chōgaku-ji (長岳寺) 34°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 period Tenri Kaminyūta 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 period Sakurai Tanzan Jinja four scrolls 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 period Sakurai Hase-dera 34°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 period Sakurai Hase-dera 34°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 period Sakurai Hase-dera 34°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 period Sakurai Hase-dera six handscrolls 34°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 period Sakurai Hase-dera pair of handscrolls 34°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 period Sakurai Nōman-in 34°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 period Sakurai Nōman-in 34°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
1546 Nara Nōman-in
(kept at Nara National Museum)
99.4 centimetres (39.1 in) by 39.4 centimetres (1.29 ft) 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
Legends of Tōnomine, colour on silk
絹本著色多武峯縁起 附 藤花蒔絵軸箱
kenpon chakushoku Tōnomine engi tsuketari tōka makie jiku bako
Muromachi period Sakurai Tanzan Jinja four handscrolls; designation includes storage cases with wisteria in maki-e 48.2 centimetres (19.0 in) by 384.3 centimetres (12.61 ft) to 562.3 centimetres (18.45 ft) 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.465911°N 135.861705°E / 34.465911; 135.861705 (Tanzan Jinja)
Fujiwara no Muchimaro, colour on silk
絹本著色藤原武智麿像
kenpon chakushoku Fujiwara no Muchimaro zō
Muromachi period Gojō Eizan-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 period Gojō Kissho-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
絹本著色藤原武智麿像
kenpon chakushoku Ikoma mandara
1456 Ikoma Ikoma Jinja 34°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
1226 Ikoma Hōzan-ji ten handscrolls; a copy of the late-Heian Esoteric Buddhist iconography[54] 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
1674 Katsuragi Oku-no-in 34°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 period Katsuragi Nakanobō 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 period Nara Ōkura-ji (大蔵寺)
(kept at Nara National Museum)
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 period Nara Ōkura-ji (大蔵寺)
(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)
Eight Patriarchs of Shingon, colour on silk
絹本著色真言八祖像
kenpon chakushoku Shingon hasso zō
Kamakura period Uda Murō-ji eight scrolls 34°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 period Tawaramoto Rakuden-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 period Takatori Minami Hokke-ji (南法華寺) pair of scrolls 34°26′40″N 135°47′50″E / 34.444331°N 135.797279°E / 34.444331; 135.797279 (Minami Hokkeji)
Nirvana painting, colour on silk
絹本着色仏涅槃図
kenpon chakushoku butsu nehan zu
1380 Asuka Tachibana-dera (橘寺) 280.5 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
1424 Kōryō Daifuku-ji (大福寺) pair of paintings 34°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 period Yoshino Nyoirin-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

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Dimensions Coordinates Ref.
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
1383 Nara Kasuga Taisha designation includes 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)
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 period Nara Kasuga 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)
Taima Mandala, colour on silk
絹本著色当麻曼荼羅図
kenpon chakushoku Taima mandara zu
Kamakura period Nara Raikō-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)
Tosō Tenjin, colour on silk
絹本著色渡宋天神像
kenpon chakushoku Tosō Tenjin zō
early/mid-C15 Nara Sugawara 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)[55] 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)
Eison (Kōshō Bosatsu), colour on silk
絹本著色興正菩薩
kenpon chakushoku Kōshō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura period Nara Saidai-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)
Eison (Kōshō Bosatsu), colour on silk
絹本著色興正菩薩
kenpon chakushoku Kōshō Bosatsu zō
Kamakura period Nara Tōshōdai-ji 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E / 34.675553°N 135.784836°E / 34.675553; 135.784836 (Tōshōdaiji)
Shinkū, colour on silk
絹本著色慈真和尚
kenpon chakushoku Jishin oshō zō
Kamakura period Nara Hokke-ji 34°41′33″N 135°48′15″E / 34.692403°N 135.804201°E / 34.692403; 135.804201 (Hokkeji)
Legends of Yata Jizō, colour on paper
紙本著色矢田地蔵縁起
shihon chakushoku Yata Jizō engi
Muromachi period Nara private one scroll 34°42′17″N 135°44′03″E / 34.704726°N 135.734239°E / 34.704726; 135.734239 (Nimyō, Nara)
Kasuga Gongen Genkidai
春日権現験記台
Kasuga Gongen genkidai
Kamakura period Nara Kasuga Taisha six panels 34°40′53″N 135°50′48″E / 34.681482°N 135.846548°E / 34.681482; 135.846548 (Kasuga Taisha)
Tsutsui Junkei, colour on silk
絹本著色筒井順慶像
kenpon chakushoku Tsutsui Junkei zō
Momoyama period Nara Denkō-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)
Town and Country, emaki
絹本著色都鄙図巻
kenpon chakushoku tohizu maki
Edo period Nara Konbu-in (興福院)
(kept at Nara National Museum)
1 scroll 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E / 34.68304159°N 135.83793274°E / 34.68304159; 135.83793274 (Nara National Museum)
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 period Nara Enshō-ji pair of six-panel screens 34°38′37″N 135°50′44″E / 34.643730°N 135.845593°E / 34.643730; 135.845593 (Enshōji)
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 period Nara Enshō-ji pair of six-panel screens 34°38′37″N 135°50′44″E / 34.643730°N 135.845593°E / 34.643730; 135.845593 (Enshōji)
Tamaya Partition Paintings
霊屋障壁画
Tamaya shōhekiga
mid-Edo period Kyoto Konbu-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)
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-C18 Nara Yakushi-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)
Ema with Storage Box
絵馬板附収納箱
ema-ban tsuketari shūnōbako
Muromachi period Nara Kasuga Taisha 5 ema 34°40′50″N 135°50′37″E / 34.680423°N 135.843662°E / 34.680423; 135.843662 (Kasuga Taisha)
Toyotomi Hidenaga
豊臣秀長画像
Toyotomi Hidenaga gazō
Edo period Yamatokōriyama Shungakuin (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)
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
柳澤吉保画像
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu gazō
Edo period Yamatokōriyama private
Rikugi-en, emaki
六義園絵巻
Rikugi-en, emaki
Edo period Yamatokōriyama Yanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫) 3 scrolls 34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)
View of Kōriyama Castle
郡山城の図(享保9年)
Kōriyama-jō no zu (Kyōhō 9-nen)
1724 Yamatokōriyama Yanagisawa 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)
View of Kōriyama Castle
郡山城の図(安政年間)
Kōriyama-jō no zu (Ansei nenkan)
1854-60 Yamatokōriyama Yanagisawa 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)
Maps of the Town Divisions
町割図
machi wari zu
Edo period Yamatokōriyama Yanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫) 29 items 34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)
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 period Yamatokōriyama Yanagisawa 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)
Old View of Kōriyama Castle
郡山城古図
Kōriyama-jō kozu
Edo period Yamatokōriyama Hatsushi-in (発志院) 34°38′50″N 135°45′39″E / 34.647238°N 135.760766°E / 34.647238; 135.760766 (Hatsushi-in)
Kasuga Akadōji, colour on silk
絹本著色春日赤童子画像
kenpon chakushoku Kasuga Akadōji gazō
1488 Yamatokōriyama Uetsuki 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)
Occurrences of Kasuga Festival
春日御祭之次第(上下巻)
Kasuga omatsuri no shidai (jōgekan)
Edo period Yamatokōriyama Yanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫) two scrolls 34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E / 34.650985°N 135.780394°E / 34.650985; 135.780394 (Yanagisawa Bunko)
Illustrated Legends of Uetsuki Dōjō, emaki
植槻道場縁起絵巻
Uetsuki dōjō engi emaki
Edo period Yamatokōriyama Uetsuki Jinja (植槻神社) 1 scroll 34°39′14″N 135°46′54″E / 34.653977°N 135.781596°E / 34.653977; 135.781596 (Uetsuki Jinja)
Chinese Lions, fusuma
唐獅子図戸襖絵
karajishi zu to fusuma-e
1761 Yamatokōriyama Yakuon 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)

See also

References

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