LibGuides: Nara National Museum: Museum Main(博物館）

General Information

Institution:	Nara National Museum
Address:	50 Noboriōji-chō, Nara, Nara 630-8213
Phone:	(NTT Hello Dial) +81-50-5542-8600
FAX:	+81-742-26-7218

Hours

Publications

Bulletin of the Nara National Museum "Rokuon Zasshu"

Summary of Collection(s)

Collection size:

Total: 1,893 (as of March, 2018)

13 National Treasures
113 Important Cultural Properties

Collections on Loan: 1,962

53 National Treasures
304 Important Cultural Properties

Focus:

Buddhism Art, and Ancient Chinese Ritual Bronze

Notable Collection(s):

12th-century Hell Scroll 地獄草紙, the late 11th оr 12th-century mandala Jôdo mandara-zu, the 9th-century seated sculpture оf the Buddha Yakushi

Note: The Guide uses the ALA/LC standard romanization, however, it also reflects a different romanization system used by an individual institution or collection.

Digital Collection(s)

eKokuhou
Also called eMuseum, eKokuhou provides high definition images of national treasures and important cultural properties owned by four national museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum and Kyushu National Museum). In addition, descriptions are available in English, French, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
For the use of images, please click "About eKokuhou." on the upper right corner.
Collection database
Online gallery with image and brief description, introduces masterworks selected from 1,400 items of the Museum’s collection
Image database (Japanese)

Events and Exhibits

New East Wing & New West Wing:

East Wing: Treasures from Imperial Storehouse, Shōsōin 正倉院, and special exhibits

West Wing: Paintings, written materials, decorative arts and archaeological artifacts

Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall and Ritual Bronzes Gallery:

Buddhist Sculptures: The sculptures are from the Asuka period through the Kamakura period. The collection is considered the most complete collection of Buddhist sculptures among all of the national museums.

Sakamoto Collection: Ancient Chinese bronzes

Lower Passageway:

Photo Panel of 49 Descents of Amitabha: Important cultural property, painting of the 49 Descents of Amitabha, colors on silk (Shijūku Kebutsu Amida Raigō-zu), Kōmyō-ji temple, Kyoto.
Photo Panel of Dhrtarastra (J. Jikokuten): Important cultural property, a sculpture of Dhrtarastra (J. Jikokuten), wood, (handed down from Uchiyama Eikyu-ji), Tōdaiji Temple, Nara.
Photo Panel of Tweezer-Shaped Sword (J. Kenukigata Tachi): National treasure, a sculpture of tweezer-shaped sword from the collection of Wakamiya Goryō Koshinpō; Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara.
Photo Panel of Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara (X-rayed and infrared ): the national treasure Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara (J. Jūichimen Kannon-zō), collection of the Nara National Museum.

Access

How to Use the Facility

Visiting the Museum

Admissions

Give Us Your Feedback

For all comments and questions about the Guide, please e-mail us:

MLAGuide@nccjapan.org

Nara National Museum: Museum Main(博物館）