List of Cultural Properties of Japan – sculptures (Okinawa) explained

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of 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	Ownership	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Urasoe Yōdore Stone Zushi Urasoe yōdore ishi-zushi	Urasoe City	four 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]	26.2475°N 127.7318°W	for all refs see http://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/h26011.pdf
Sōgen-ji Stele with Instructions to Dismount from Horse Sōgenji geba-hi	Naha City		26.2204°N 127.6906°W
Tōrin-ji Niō Tōrinji niō zō		two statues of ; after the 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami they were recovered from the coast of ^[7]	24.3438°N 124.1556°W
Enkaku-ji Wooden Elephant and Ofuda mokuchō Enkakuji byakuzō narabini shui-sho mokusatsu	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)		26.2273°N 127.6939°W
Parapet of Yomochi Bridge Yomochi-bashi kōran hame	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)		26.2273°N 127.6939°W
Parapet of the Stone Bridge over Hōjō Pond at Enkaku-ji Enkakuji Hōjō-chi ishibashi kōran	Okinawa Prefecture		26.2184°N 127.7193°W
Tamaudun Stone Lions Tamaudun sekichō shishi	Naha City	pair of lions	26.2182°N 127.7147°W
Izena Tamaudun Stone Zushi Izena Tamaudun nai ishizushi	Izena Village	two miniature shrines	26.9157°N 127.9516°W
Oroku Tomb Stone Zushi Oroku baka nai ishizushi	private		26.2569°N 127.7377°W
Tamaudun Stele Tamaudun hi	Naha City		26.2182°N 127.7147°W
Wooden Sculpture Fragments from Enkaku-ji kyū-Enkakuji kankei mokuchō shiryō	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)	35 items	26.2273°N 127.6939°W

Municipal Cultural Properties

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

Property	Ownership	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Oroku Tomb Stone Censer Oroku baka sekichō kōro	private		26.2569°N 127.7377°W	for all refs see http://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/h26011.pdf
Oroku Tomb Stone Lions Oroku baka sekichō shishi	private		26.2569°N 127.7377°W
Teruya Stone Lions Teruya no sekichō shishi	Teruya District		26.1306°N 127.6808°W
Buddhist Sculptures by Dana Sōkei Dana Sōkei kinkoku Butsu zō	private (kept at)		26.1298°N 127.6718°W
Tōteikun Tōteikun (tōtoku)	Shomi District	3 images	26.9322°N 127.9488°W
Tōteikun Tōteikun (tōtoku)	Serikyaku District	3 images	26.9318°N 127.9261°W

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Pamphlet on Cultural Properties . . 19 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026091238/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pamphlet_en.html . 26 October 2014 .
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . ja:国宝・重要文化財 . Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 February 2015 . 19 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630172754/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . 30 June 2011 .
Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(彫刻沖縄県) . Japanese . . 19 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204191137/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . 4 December 2015 . dead .
Web site: http://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/h26011.pdf . ja:国・県・市町村指定文化財 . National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 19 February 2015.
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/todoufuken.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 . 19 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053837/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/todoufuken.html . 21 September 2013 .
Book: Ancient Ryukyu: an Archaeological Study of Island Communities . Pearson, Richard . Richard J. Pearson . . 2013 . 978-0-8248-3712-9 . 173–7.
News: http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-153000-storytopic-6.html . ja: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 . Japanese . . 18 November 2009 . 8 January 2015.
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/sichouson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） . Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 19 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514084211/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/sichouson.html . 14 May 2015 .