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

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

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 July 2019, thirteen Important Cultural Properties (including one *National Treasure) have been designated, being of national significance.[2] [3] [4]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
  • Landscapes of the four seasons, ink and light colour on paper, by Sesshū

    shihon bokuga tansai shiki sansui zu Sesshū hitsu

(kept at the Mōri Museum)
also known as Sesshū's [5] [6] [7] 15.9m (52.2feet) by 37cm (15inches) 34.0635°N 131.5883°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/29
Vimalakirti, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Yuima Koji zō
156cm (61inches) by 105cm (41inches) 34.188°N 131.4712°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1862
Twelve Deva Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku jūni ten mandara zu
traditionally identified by the temple as the Anchin Mandala 172.7cm (68inches) by 130.3cm (51.3inches) 33.9571°N 130.9401°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1863
Spring and Winter Landscapes, colour on silk, by Tai Bunshin

kenpon chakushoku shuntō sansui zu (Tai Bunshin hitsu)
pair of scrolls 144.5cm (56.9inches) by 79.1cm (31.1inches) 34.4128°N 131.3937°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2074
Sutra of the Benevolent Kings Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku ninno-kyō mandara zu

(kept at Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum)
the painting is thought to be a copy[8] 148cm (58inches) by 118.3cm (46.6inches) 34.1825°N 131.4728°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2513
Sue Hiromori, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Sue Hiromori zō
attributed to Sesshū[9] 80.5cm (31.7inches) by 38.2cm (15inches) 34.1395°N 131.8051°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2439
Mōri Motonari, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Mōri Motonari zō
97cm (38inches) by 49.8cm (19.6inches) 34.1887°N 131.4809°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2370
Mōri Motonari, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Mōri Motonari zō
91cm (36inches) by 44cm (17inches) 34.0635°N 131.5883°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1866
Oxherd after Li Tang, light colour on paper, by Sesshū

shihon tansai hōgyū zu (Sesshū hitsu)
31.5cm (12.4inches) by 33.5cm (13.2inches) 34.1795°N 131.4745°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1121
Oxherd after Li Tang, light colour on paper, by Sesshū

shihon tansai hōgyū zu (Sesshū hitsu)
31.5cm (12.4inches) by 33.5cm (13.2inches) 34.1795°N 131.4745°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1120
Matsuzaki Tenjin Engi, colour on paper

shihon chakushoku Matsuzaki Tenjin engi
six scrolls; designation includes storage cases 33.6cm (13.2inches) by 8.6m (28.2feet) to 14.3m (46.9feet) 34.0633°N 131.5741°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1867
Landscape, ink on paper, by Sesshū

shihon tansai hōgyū zu (Sesshū hitsu)
23.2cm (09.1inches) by 157.3cm (61.9inches) 34.1795°N 131.4745°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1109
Tenjin, ink on paper

shihon bokuga Tenjin zu
108cm (43inches) by 37.5cm (14.8inches) 34.1787°N 131.4886°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2418
Three Friends of Winter with a Pair of Cranes, colour on silk, by Tanomura Chikuden

kenpon chakushoku saikan sanyū sōkaku zu (Tanomura Chikuden hitsu)
private 150cm (60inches) by 57cm (22inches) 33.9516°N 131.2465°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2292
Boating on the Inagawa River, colour on silk, by Tanomura Chikuden

kenpon chakushoku Inagawa funaasobi-zu (Tanomura Chikuden hitsu)
private 133cm (52inches) by 47cm (19inches) 33.9516°N 131.2465°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2272

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2019, twenty-nine properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4] [10]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageDimensionsCoordinatesRef.
Diagram of the Star Mansion

seishuku zu (tera-den Shumi-sen zu)
48.1cm (18.9inches) 34.0406°N 131.8924°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=80027&pid=bl
Seated Willow Kannon, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Yōryū Kannon zazō
146.9cm (57.8inches) by 85.8cm (33.8inches) 33.9955°N 130.9823°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110034&pid=bl
Occidental Landscape and Nagasaki Harbour, glass painting

garasu-e taisei fūkei zu・Nagasaki-kō zu
51.3cm (20.2inches) by 61.9cm (24.4inches) and 50.2cm (19.8inches) by 62cm (24inches) 34.1643°N 131.7001°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110012&pid=bl
Sesshū Tōyō, ink and light colour on silk, by Unkoku Tōeki

kenpon bokuga tansai Sesshū Tōyō zō
104.9cm (41.3inches) by 34.2cm (13.5inches) 34.198°N 131.4898°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110046&pid=bl
Zengan Tōjūn Oshō, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Zengan Tōjūn oshō zō

(kept at Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum)
82.5cm (32.5inches) by 36.8cm (14.5inches) 34.1825°N 131.4727°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=40024&pid=bl
Lakeside Pavilion Spring View, ink and light colour on paper

shihon bokuga tansai kotei shunbō zu
84cm (33inches) by 36cm (14inches) 34.1706°N 132.1775°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110036&pid=bl
Shaka Triad, colour on silk

shihon bokuga tansai kotei shunbō zu
three scrolls 97cm (38inches) by 47.2cm (18.6inches) 34.413°N 131.4258°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=80028&pid=bl
Kumano Honchi Butsu Mandala, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Kumano honchi butsu mandara zu tsuketari osame-bako
designation includes storage case 139.5cm (54.9inches) by 70cm (30inches) 34.0626°N 131.5797°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110073&pid=bl
Buddha's Parinirvana, colour on silk

kenpon chakushoku Butsu nehan zu
148.2cm (58.3inches) by 90.2cm (35.5inches) 34.0626°N 131.5797°W http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110145&pid=bl

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 22 August 2019.
  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 July 2019 . 22 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(絵画 山口県) . Japanese . . 22 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630231514/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.html . 30 June 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/list.html . ja:指定文化財の検索 . Cultural Property Search . . 22 August 2019.
  5. Web site: http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=40001&pid=bl . ja:紙本墨画淡彩四季山水図 雪舟筆 . Landscapes of the Four Seasons by Sesshu . Japanese . . 22 August 2015.
  6. Web site: http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/gyosei/kanko/brand/hokori/sesshu.html . ja:紙本墨画淡彩四季山水図 雪舟筆 . Landscapes of the Four Seasons by Sesshu . Japanese . . 22 August 2015.
  7. Web site: http://www.c-able.ne.jp/~mouri-m/ha_gaiyou/index.html . ja:博物館概要 . Overview of the Museum . Japanese . Mori Museum . 22 August 2015.
  8. Web site: http://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/bunkazai/bunkazai-data-202020410.html . ja:広島県の文化財 - 絹本著色仁王経曼荼羅 . Cultural Properties of Hiroshima Prefecture - Sutra of the Benevolent Kings Mandala . Japanese . . 22 August 2015.
  9. Web site: http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=40011&pid=bl . ja:絹本著色陶弘護像 . Sue Hiromori, colour on silk . . 22 August 2015.
  10. 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 2019 . 20 August 2019.