List of Cultural Properties of Japan - sculptures (Okinawa)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of sculptures (彫刻, chōkoku) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 February 2015, zero Important Cultural Properties have been designated.[2][3][4]

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, eleven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Urasoe Yōdore Stone Zushi
浦添ようどれ石厨子
Urasoe yōdore ishi-zushi		C15UrasoeUrasoe Cityfour stone sarcophagi, of green tuff from Fujian; decoration on the four sides includes Buddhist figures and treasures, shisa, deer, birds, and flowers, while the lids imitate tiled roofs, with dragon and phoenix tile ends[6]26°14′51″N 127°43′54″Efor all refs see
Sōgen-ji Stele with Instructions to Dismount from Horse
崇元寺下馬碑
Sōgenji geba-hi		1527NahaNaha City 26°13′13″N 127°41′26″E
Tōrin-ji Niō
桃林寺仁王像
Tōrinji niō zō		1737IshigakiTōrin-ji (桃林寺)two statues of magnolia compressa (オガタマノキ); after the 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami they were recovered from the coast of Sakieda Bay (崎枝湾)[7] 24°20′38″N 124°09′20″E
Enkaku-ji Wooden Elephant and Ofuda
木彫円覚寺白象並びに趣意書木札
mokuchō Enkakuji byakuzō narabini shui-sho mokusatsu		NahaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)		26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E
Parapet of Yomochi Bridge
世持橋勾欄羽目
Yomochi-bashi kōran hame		NahaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)		26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E
Parapet of the Stone Bridge over Hōjō Pond at Enkaku-ji
円覚寺放生池石橋勾欄
Enkakuji Hōjō-chi ishibashi kōran		NahaOkinawa Prefecture26°13′06″N 127°43′09″E
Tamaudun Stone Lions
玉陵石彫獅子
Tamaudun sekichō shishi		NahaNaha Citypair of lions 26°13′05″N 127°42′53″E
Izena Tamaudun Stone Zushi
伊是名玉御殿内石厨子
Izena Tamaudun nai ishizushi		IzenaIzena Villagetwo miniature shrines26°54′57″N 127°57′06″E
Oroku Tomb Stone Zushi
小禄墓内石厨子
Oroku baka nai ishizushi		Ginowanprivate26°15′25″N 127°44′16″E
Tamaudun Stele
玉陵碑
Tamaudun hi		NahaNaha City26°13′05″N 127°42′53″E
Wooden Sculpture Fragments from Enkaku-ji
旧円覚寺関係木彫資料
kyū-Enkakuji kankei mokuchō shiryō		NahaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)		35 items26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, six properties have been designated at a municipal level.[4][8]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Oroku Tomb Stone Censer
小禄墓石彫香炉
Oroku baka sekichō kōro		Ginowanprivate26°15′25″N 127°44′16″Efor all refs see
Oroku Tomb Stone Lions
小禄墓石彫獅子
Oroku baka sekichō shishi		Ginowanprivate26°15′25″N 127°44′16″E
Teruya Stone Lions
照屋の石彫獅子
Teruya no sekichō shishi		ItomanTeruya District26°07′50″N 127°40′51″E
Buddhist Sculptures by Dana Sōkei
田名宗経謹刻の仏像
Dana Sōkei kinkoku Butsu zō		Itomanprivate
(kept at Renge-in (蓮華院))		26°07′47″N 127°40′19″E
Tōteikun
土帝君(トートク)3体
Tōteikun (tōtoku)		IzenaShomi District3 images26°55′56″N 127°56′56″E
Tōteikun
土帝君(トートク)3体
Tōteikun (tōtoku)		IzenaSerikyaku District3 images26°55′55″N 127°55′34″E

See also

References
  1. "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(彫刻 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. Pearson, Richard (2013). Ancient Ryukyu: an Archaeological Study of Island Communities. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 173–7. ISBN 978-0-8248-3712-9.
  7. 石垣の仁王像“九州出張”　石垣・桃林寺→国立博物館展示 [Niō from Tōrinji, Ishigaki, exhibited at Kyushu National Museum]. Ryūkyū Shimpō (in Japanese). 18 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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