List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kyoto) explained

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Urban Prefecture of Kyōto.[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 September 2015, four hundred and eighty-two Important Cultural Properties (including forty-four *National Treasures) have been designated, being of national significance.[2] [3]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
  • Enma-ten, colour on silk

    kenpon chakushoku Enma-ten zō
129.1cm (50.8inches) by 65.5cm (25.8inches) 34.951°N 135.8195°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/136
Shaka Nyorai, colour on silk
The Ten Principle Disciples, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Shaka Nyorai zō ichi
kenpon chakushoku jū dai deshi-zō ni
,
Kyoto (Sakyō-ku)

177.9cm (70inches) by 106.9cm (42.1inches) (Amida) 35.0145°N 135.7953°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1527
Partition paintings from the Oku Shoin and Genkan-no-ma

oku shoin oyobi genkan no ma shōhekiga
Kyoto (Kamigyō-ku) thirty-eight panels 35.031°N 135.7138°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2284
Partition paintings from the Former Enman-in Shinden

kyū-Enman-in shinden shōhekiga
six panels 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011023
Paulownia and bamboo, colour on gold ground
Young pine, colour on gold ground
Podocarpus and crab apple, colour on gold ground

kinji chakushoku kiri ni take zu
kinji chakushoku waka matsu zu
kinji chakushoku maki ni kaidō zu
Kyoto (Sakyō-ku) seven panels (four in the tokonoma and three fusuma), three panels (on the chigaidana wall), and four panels (on fusuma) respectively 35.024°N 135.7975°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1539 https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011030 https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011031
Pine and Plum, colour on gold ground, two-panel byōbu

kinji chakushoku matsu ni ume zu (nikyoku byōbu)
Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku) pair of screens 34.9873°N 135.7764°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1457
Pines, colour on gold ground, attributed to Sōtatsu

kinji chakushoku matsu zu (den-Sōtatsu hitsu)
Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku) twelve panels 34.9878°N 135.7736°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1448
Tai Gong Wang, colour on gold ground, two-panel byōbu, by Ogata Kōrin

kinji chakushoku Tai Kōbō zu (Ogata Kōrin hitsu / nikyoku byōbu)
166.6cm (65.6inches) by 180.2cm (70.9inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1039
Pines on the Strand, colour on gold ground

kinji chakushoku hamamatsu zu
Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku) seventeen panels 35.0073°N 135.7832°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1447
Peonies, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku botan zu
Kyoto (Kita-ku) pair of scrolls 35.0054°N 135.7823°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1351
Peonies, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku botan zu
Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku) 35.0054°N 135.7823°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1415
Amitabha Sutra Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Amida-kyō mandara zu
Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku) 35.0054°N 135.7823°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1410
Willow Kannon, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Yōryū Kannon zō
Kyoto (Sakyō-ku) 164.8cm (64.9inches) by 101.7cm (40inches) 35.0176°N 135.7928°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2571
Sunset along the Floral Embankment, light colour on paper, by Yun Shouping

shihon tansai kao sekiyō zu
24.2cm (09.5inches) by 106.1cm (41.8inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2270
Xuansha Giving a Sermon, ink on silk

kenpon bokuga Gensha setsumotsu rishō zu
103cm (41inches) by 46cm (18inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1378
Vimalakirti, ink on silk

kenpon bokuga Yuima Koji zō
91.5cm (36inches) by 51.3cm (20.2inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/995
Returning Sails off Distant Shore, ink on paper, attributed to Muqi

shihon bokuga enpo kihan zu (den-Mokkei hitsu)
34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1042
Kanō Tan'yū, ink on paper, attributed to Momoda Ryūei

shihon chakushoku Kanō Tanyū zō (den-Momoda Ryūei hitsu)
65.8cm (25.9inches) by 48.2cm (19inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/903
Huang Chuping, ink on paper, by Sesshū, after Liang Kai

shihon bokuga Kō Shohei zu (Sesshū hitsu)
30.2cm (11.9inches) by 30.6cm (12inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2041
Landscape, ink and light colour on paper, by Sessō

shihon bokuga tansai sansui zu (Sessō hitsu)
98.2cm (38.7inches) by 33.2cm (13.1inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2585
Fine Steed, colour on paper

shihon chakushoku shunme zu
65.8cm (25.9inches) by 57.8cm (22.8inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1377
Small Bird on a Sasanqua, colour on paper

shihon chakushoku sazanka shōkin zu
inscribed by (1392-1473) 86.5cm (34.1inches) by 31.7cm (12.5inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2461
Otokoyama Hachiman Shrine Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Otokoyama Hachiman Miya mandara zu
137.6cm (54.2inches) by 63.6cm (25inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1894
Mounted Warrior, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku kiba musha zō
34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1376
Mokuan Shūyu, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Mokuan Shūyu zō
108.3cm (42.6inches) by 47.5cm (18.7inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2460
Summer and Winter Landscapes, ink and light colour on paper, by Sesson

shihon bokuga tansai natsu fuyu sansui zu (Sesson hitsu)
34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2646
Ususama Myōō, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Ususama Myōō zō
78cm (31inches) by 58cm (23inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2540
Kōfukuji Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Kōfukuji mandara zu
96.8cm (38.1inches) by 38.8cm (15.3inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2144
Grazing Ox, light colour on paper

kenpon chakushoku Kōfukuji mandara zu
66.6cm (26.2inches) by 36.4cm (14.3inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1795
Ancient Temple amid Spring Clouds, ink on paper

shihon bokuga koji haru gumori zu
34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2617
Pine, Plum, and Bamboo in the Snow, ink on paper

shihon bokuga setsuri sanyū zu
131.5cm (51.8inches) by 37.3cm (14.7inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2494
Farewell to a Departing Boat, ink on paper

shihon bokuga shūkō sōbetsu zu
100.9cm (39.7inches) by 29.8cm (11.7inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2576
View of a Lake and Mountains, light colour on paper

shihon tansai kozan hakkei zu (Ehō san)
with calligraphy by 121.1cm (47.7inches) by 34.6cm (13.6inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1643
Lotus Sutra (fragment), colour on paper, emaki

shihon chakushoku Hoke-kyō emaki (zanketsu)
31.8cm (12.5inches) by 129.3cm (50.9inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1728
Aizen Myōō, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō zō
120.9cm (47.6inches) by 77.5cm (30.5inches) 34.951°N 135.8195°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1473
Amida Triad, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Amida sanzon zō
99.3cm (39.1inches) by 43.8cm (17.2inches) 34.951°N 135.8195°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1462
Miroku Bosatsu, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Miroku Bosatsu zō
94.7cm (37.3inches) by 51.4cm (20.2inches) 34.951°N 135.8195°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1468
Jizō Bosatsu, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Jizō Bosatsu zō
Kyoto (Fushimi-ku) 118.5cm (46.7inches) by 54.8cm (21.6inches) 34.951°N 135.8195°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1478
Images of Kami, colour on wooden boards

ita-e chakushoku Shinzō zō
four panels 34.8958°N 135.6788°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1625
Honden Door Paintings, colour on wooden boards

honden tobira-e (ita-e chakushoku)
four panels 34.892°N 135.8114°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2487
Ingen Oshō, colour on paper, by Kita Genki

shihon chakushoku Ingen Oshō zō (Genki hitsu)
34.9143°N 135.806°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1619
Iwashimizu Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Iwashimizu mandara zu
34.8703°N 135.7011°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2217
Nyorai, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Nyorai zō
190cm (80inches) by 87.2cm (34.3inches) 34.8703°N 135.7011°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2489
Hibiscus, ink on paper, attributed to Muqi

shihon bokuga fuyō-zu (den-Mokkei hitsu)
Kyoto (Kita-ku) 35.0439°N 135.746°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1349

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 24 March 2015, fifty-nine properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4] [5]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
Myōonten, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Myōonten zō
Kyoto (Ukyō-ku) 35.031°N 135.7138°W for all refs see http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=200
Sokutai Tenjin, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku sokutai Tenjin zō (konpon mikage)
Kyoto (Kamigyō-ku) referred to as the archetypal view 35.0311°N 135.7353°W
Sokutai Tenjin, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku sokutai Tenjin zō (Yuikyō-in denrai)
Kyoto (Kamigyō-ku) said to be from the Yuikyō-in 35.0311°N 135.7353°W
Partition paintings from the Hōon-ji Hondō, by Bunrin

Hōonji hondō shōhekiga Bunrin hitsu
forty-four panels 35.4468°N 135.4197°W
West Lake, ink on paper

shihon bokuga seiko zu
35.3617°N 135.0882°W
Shōji Shōketsu, colour on paper

shihon chakushoku Shōji Shōketsu zō

(kept at Kyoto National Museum)
71.3cm (28.1inches) by 33.3cm (13.1inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W
Shinran Shōnin, colour on paper

kenpon chakushoku Shinran Shōnin zō
Kyoto (Shimogyō-ku) 135cm (53inches) by 78.7cm (31inches) 34.9929°N 135.7546°W
Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Miroku geshōkyō hensō zu
Kyoto (Sakyō-ku) Goryeo Buddhist painting
inscribed 画文翰待詔李晟、至元三十一年甲午
227cm (89inches) by 129cm (51inches) 35.0675°N 135.7745°W
Kidō Chigu, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Kidō Chigu zō
Kyoto (Kita-ku) 35.0421°N 135.7453°W
Hōnen Shōnin, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Hōnen Shōnin zō
Kyoto (Sakyō-ku) 35.0196°N 135.788°W
Tenan Myōju, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Tenan Myōju zō
three scrolls 35.3409°N 135.3071°W
Matsui Yasuyuki, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Matsui Yasuyuki zō
75.2cm (29.6inches) by 35.6cm (14inches) 35.602°N 134.8865°W
Matsui Yohachirō, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Matsui Yohachirō zō
89.9cm (35.4inches) by 36.7cm (14.4inches) 35.6437°N 134.9049°W
Taima Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Taima mandara zu
35.6018°N 134.9023°W

Municipal Cultural Properties

Properties designated at a municipal level include:

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
Partition paintings in the Hōjō, Keitoku-in

Keitoku-in hōjō shōhekiga
forty-four panels; by 35.5881°N 135.0356°W https://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/kyoiku/bunka/shiryokan/digitalmuseum/data/f18.html
Ten Kings of Hell, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku jūō zu
35.6594°N 135.0692°W https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122124/http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/service/digitalmuseum/siteibunkazai/zyuuouzu.html
Gushōshin, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Gushōshin zō
35.6594°N 135.0692°W https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122817/http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/service/digitalmuseum/siteibunkazai/gusyousinzou.html
Nyoirin Kannon, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Nyoirin Kannon zō
84.3cm (33.2inches) by 38.8cm (15.3inches) 35.6594°N 135.0692°W https://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/kyoiku/bunka/shiryokan/digitalmuseum/data/c16.html
Shaka and the Sixteen Benevolent Deities, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Shaka jūroku zenjin zō
105.2cm (41.4inches) by 78.1cm (30.7inches) 35.5563°N 135.0976°W https://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/kyoiku/bunka/shiryokan/digitalmuseum/data/f14.html
Jizō Bosatsu, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Jizō Bosatsu zō
116.7cm (45.9inches) by 43.9cm (17.3inches) 35.5563°N 135.0976°W https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120529/http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/service/digitalmuseum/siteibunkazai/iwayazikenponchakusyokuzizoubosatyuzou.html
Five Great Wisdom Kings, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku godaison zō
120.4cm (47.4inches) by 70.5cm (27.8inches) 35.5563°N 135.0976°W https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122850/http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/service/digitalmuseum/siteibunkazai/wayazigodaisonzou.html
Bishamonten, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Bishamonten zō
118.1cm (46.5inches) by 57.8cm (22.8inches) 35.5563°N 135.0976°W https://web.archive.org/web/20150925123230/http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/service/digitalmuseum/siteibunkazai/iwayazibishamontenzou.html
Legends of the Itsuki-no-Miya Daimyōjin, colour on paper

shihon chakushoku Itsuki-no-Miya daimyōjin engi

(kept at Kyoto National Museum)
30.4cm (12inches) by 931.4cm (366.7inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://web.archive.org/web/20150925121419/http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/service/digitalmuseum/siteibunkazai/itsukinomiyamyouzinengi.html
Legends of Tōraku-ji, colour on paper

shihon chakushoku Tōrakuji engi

(kept at Kyoto National Museum)
32cm (13inches) by 516cm (203inches) 34.99°N 135.7735°W https://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/kyoiku/bunka/shiryokan/digitalmuseum/data/f20.html

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pamphlet on Cultural Properties . . 24 September 2015.
  2. Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:国宝・重要文化財 . Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 September 2015 . 24 September 2015.
  3. Web site: http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . ja:国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(絵画 京都府) . Database of National Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204191137/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . 4 December 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?action=common_download_main&upload_id=674 . ja:京都府内文化財件数一覧(PDFファイル). Number of Cultural Properties in Kyoto Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2013 . 21 August 2015.
  5. Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja: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 . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 21 August 2015.