List of Hōryū-ji Treasures at Tokyo National Museum

This list is of the Treasures of Hōryū-ji at Tokyo National Museum.[1][2]

Treasures

Item Date Comments Image Dimensions Cat. No. Ref.
NTPictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on figured silk
綾本著色聖徳太子絵伝(絵殿旧障子絵)〈秦致真筆/(法隆寺献納)〉
ryōhon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi e-den (edono kyū-shōji-e Hata Chitei hitsu Hōryūji kennō)
106910 panels; by Hata no Chitei (秦致真) from Settsu Province; from the Tō-in picture hall or Eden (絵殿); shōji remounted as byōbu in the Edo period, and recently remounted again; there is an associated record of conservation work in 1788 189.2 centimetres (74.5 in) to 190.5 centimetres (75.0 in) by 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in) to 148.2 centimetres (58.3 in)N-1
ICPPictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk
絹本著色聖徳太子絵伝(法隆寺献納)
kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi e-den (Hōryūji kennō)
13054 panels; by Kōzuke Hokkyō (上野法橋) and Tajima Bō (但馬房) 179.0 centimetres (70.5 in) by 85.7 centimetres (33.7 in); 180.0 centimetres (70.9 in) by 86.8 centimetres (34.2 in); 179.0 centimetres (70.5 in) by 86.6 centimetres (34.1 in); 179.0 centimetres (70.5 in) by 85.7 centimetres (33.7 in)N-2
Buddhist Paintings and Sutras Pasted to Byōbu
仏画写経貼交屏風
Butsuga shakyō harimaze byōbu
Heian to Edo periodN-3
ICPKing Wen and Lü Shang - Four Sages of Mount Shang, colour on silk
絹本著色文王呂尚・商山四皓図〈/二曲屏風〉
kenpon chakushoku Bunnō Roshō ・Shōzan shikō zu (nikyoku byōbu)
Nanboku-chō periodsix two-panel screens; from the west, north, and east walls of the Shariden (舎利殿); shōji remounted as byōbu in the Edo period 147.7 centimetres (58.1 in) by 231.5 centimetres (91.1 in)N-4
NTRecord of the Imperial Bequest to Hōryū-ji
法隆寺献物帳(天平勝宝八歳七月八日)
Hōryūji kenmotsuchō
8 July 756after Emperor Shōmu died in 756, his wife Empress Kōken donated many of his possession to eighteen major temples, including Tōdai-ji, where they were stored at the Shōsō-in; the record of the donation to Hōryū-ji was originally mounted as a scroll; brushwork by Fujiwara no Nakamaro, Fujiwara no Nagate, Koma Fukushin, Kamo Tsunotari and Kazuragi Henushi27.8 centimetres (10.9 in) by 70.6 centimetres (27.8 in)N-5
Address at Memorial Service for Prince Shōtoku
皇太子御斎会奏文
kōtaishi gosaie sōbun
Kamakura period30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 69.5 centimetres (27.4 in)N-6
NTLotus Sūtra in Minute Characters
細字法華経(一部七巻)
saiji hokekyō (ichibu nanakan)
694one scroll with thirty-nine pages of hemp fibre paper, each with fifty-six ruled lines, each with thirty-two characters; brushwork by Li Yuanhui (李元恵); the scroll has a jasper-inlaid axis and a hollowed-out sandalwood case; said to have belonged to Shōtoku Taishi15.7 centimetres (6.2 in) by 2,150 centimetres (850 in)N-7
ICPSanskrit Heart Sūtra and Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra, on palm leaves
梵本心経并尊勝陀羅尼(貝葉)
bonpon shingyō narabini sonshō darani (baiyō)
C7/8two squared palmyra palm leaves, with holes for binding with string 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) by 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) and 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) by 27.9 centimetres (11.0 in)N-8
ICPBamboo Sūtra Wrappers
竹帙
take chitsu
1190stwo wrappers with gold brocade edges; according to an inscription on the back, they were donated by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Kenkyū era and repaired in December 170731.7 centimetres (12.5 in) by 42.0 centimetres (16.5 in)N-9
Shōsan Jōdo Butsu Shōju Kyō Sūtra
称讃浄土仏摂受経
shōsan jōdo butsu shōju-kyō
Nara period26.8 centimetres (10.6 in) by 536 centimetres (211 in)N-10
Sūtra of the Wise and Foolish (Great Shōmu)
賢愚経断簡〈大聖武
gengu-kyō dankan (ōjōmu)
Nara periodbrushwork by Emperor Shōmu27.0 centimetres (10.6 in) by 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in)N-11
ICPLotus Sūtra
法華経
hoke-kyō
C8/98 scrolls; on yellow hemp paperscroll 1: 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) by 1,138.0 centimetres (448.0 in)N-12
ICPBrahmajala Sūtra, gold ink on deep blue paper
紺紙金字梵網経〈上下/〉
konshi kinji bonmō-kyō (jōge)
C92 scrolls; according to a note on the inner case this copy was donated by Keishōin (桂昌院), mother of Tokugawa TsunayoshiN-13
Buddha's Names Sūtra
仏名経
Butusumyō-kyō
1141N-14
ICPŚrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra
勝鬘経
Shōman-gyō
C131 scroll30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,185 centimetres (467 in)N-15
Waka Kaishi
和歌懐紙
waka kaishi
C18by Empress Go-Sakuramachi30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 43.3 centimetres (17.0 in)N-16
Old Documents
古文書
komonjo
Muromachi periodN-17
ICPPrivate Recollections of the Life of Shōtoku Taishi, by Kenshin
聖徳太子伝私記(古今目録抄)〈顕真筆/〉
Shōtoku Taishi-den shiki (kokon mokurokushō Kenshin hitsu)
early C132 folding books; also known as Excerpts from Records of Past and Present14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) by 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in)N-18
Copy of Excerpts from Records of Past and Present
古今目録抄写
kokon mokurokushō sha
C163 scrolls; Muromachi-period version, with different ordering and lengths of episodes26.2 centimetres (10.3 in) by 791 centimetres (311 in), 821 centimetres (323 in), 625 centimetres (246 in)N-19
Rōei Yōshū
朗詠要集
Rōei Yōshū
1292musical notation27.1 centimetres (10.7 in) by 1,009 centimetres (397 in)N-20
Records of the Bettō
別当記
bettō-ki
C14/1628.3 centimetres (11.1 in) by 20.0 centimetres (7.9 in)N-21
Records of the Kagen Era
嘉元記
Kagen-ki
C14record of events at Hōryū-ji between 1305 and 136427.9 centimetres (11.0 in) by 20.3 centimetres (8.0 in)N-22
Temple Diary
寺要日記
terayō nikki
144928.6 centimetres (11.3 in) by 22.4 centimetres (8.8 in)N-23
Large Buddhist Ritual Banner
広東大幡
kanton ōhata
Asuka period1,214.5 centimetres (478.1 in) by 55.0 centimetres (21.7 in)N-24
Plaque hung above a Gate
不明門勅額
fumyōmon chokugaku
Nara period106.0 centimetres (41.7 in) by 86.5 centimetres (34.1 in) by 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in)N-57
NTBox with Aloeswood Marquetry
沈香木画箱〈/(法隆寺献納)〉
jinkō mokuga no hako (Hōryūji kennō)
Nara period19.7 centimetres (7.8 in) by 37.6 centimetres (14.8 in)N-71
ICPYue Ware, Four-Eared Celadon Jar
越州窯青磁四耳壺
Esshū-yō seiji shijiko
early Tang dynastyN-121
Giboshi
擬宝珠
giboshi
1605height of 35.5 centimetres (14.0 in), diameter of 20.3 centimetres (8.0 in)N-130
ICPBronze Amida Nyorai with Two Attendants
銅造阿弥陀如来及両脇侍像(法隆寺献納)
dōzō Amida Nyorai oyobi ryōwakiji zō (Hōryūji kennō)
Asuka periodthe back of the pedestal is inscribed "Yamada Hall images" (山田殿像), understood to be a reference to Yamada-deracentral figure: 28.4 centimetres (11.2 in)N-144
ICPBronze Mandorlas
銅造光背(法隆寺献納)
dōzō kōhai
59433 mandorlas 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) to 34.8 centimetres (13.7 in) by 9.3 centimetres (3.7 in) to 19.8 centimetres (7.8 in)N-195
ICPBronze Mandorla
銅造光背(法隆寺献納)
dōzō kōhai
594the inscription on the back includes "wood tiger" (甲寅年)31.0 centimetres (12.2 in) by 17.8 centimetres (7.0 in)N-196
Mandorla
光背
kōhai
C733.5 centimetres (13.2 in) by 22.8 centimetres (9.0 in)N-197
NTGilt Bronze Censer, with a magpie tail-shaped handle
金銅柄香炉〈鵲尾形/(法隆寺献納)〉
hondō egōro (kasasagi ogata Hōryūji kennō)
C7the underside of the rim is inscribed Jōgū (上宮) and that of the handle Eji (慧慈), Shōtoku Taishi's tutor39 centimetres (15 in) by 10.2 centimetres (4.0 in)N-280
Flower Stand
花台
kadai
C18/1959.4 centimetres (23.4 in) by 39.5 centimetres (15.6 in) by 12.2 centimetres (4.8 in)N-294
Banner Fragments
幡残欠
hata zanketsu
95.0 centimetres (37.4 in) by 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in)N-314
Ritual Banner Fragments
広東幡残欠
kanton hata zanketsu
Asuka period150.5 centimetres (59.3 in)N-315
Twill-Weave Banner Fragments
綾幡残欠
aya hata zanketsu
Asuka to Nara periodN-316
Brocade Banner Fragment
錦綾幡残欠
kinryō hata zanketsu
Nara periodN-317
Ritual Banner Fragments with a Twill-Weave Top
広東幡残欠(綾幡頭)
kanton hata zanketsu (aya bantō)
54.0 centimetres (21.3 in) by 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in)N-318
Banner Fragments
幡残欠
hata zanketsu
Nara periodN-319

See also

References

  1. McDermott, Hiroko T. (2006). "The Hōryūji Treasures and Early Meiji Cultural Policy". Monumenta Nipponica. Sophia University. 61 (3): 339–374. JSTOR 25066447.
  2. Tokyo National Museum, ed. (1996). 特別展 法隆寺献納宝物 [Special Exhibition: Treasures from Hōryūji] (in Japanese). Tokyo National Museum.
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