Theater
Theater program: January 1–31, 2020
Theater is closed on January 10, 12, 2020 and every Saturday.
Fujiwara Clan's Sutra Container and Sutra Case: The Prayers and Splendor of the Heian Aristocracy
English audio guide available / about 16 min.
This video delves into the historical and artistic significance of three National Treasure-designated sutra receptacles unearthed from the temple complex at Kinpusen, in Yoshino, Nara prefecture. The gilt bronze sutra container and two gold and silver-decorated bronze sutra boxes--one with paired birds and another with Buddhist flowers--originally held sutras that were buried as votive offerings by Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1028), once the most powerful regent in Japan, during a pilgrimage to the sacred mountain site. Through footage of present day Kinpusen and Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei, as well documentary evidence provided by Michinaga's diary Mido Kanpaku ki, we discover the historical and artistic significance of these National Treasures. Close up views of the inscriptions and the designs inscribed into these vessels give us a sense of the aspirations of their patron as well as the Pure Land adoration that was so prevalent in the culture of the Heian court.
a scene in "Fujiwara Clan's Sutra Container and Sutra Case"
- Showtimes
- Where: Lecture Theater in Heisei Chishinkan Wing
- When : 13:00- / 14:00- / 15:00-
For the play-date, please see the calendar below.
History and Masterworks of the Kyoto National Museum
English audio guide available / about 16 min.
For more than a century, the Kyoto National Museum has been a repository for the artistic legacy of Kyoto, the ancient Japanese capital for a thousand years. This program introduces the collecting, methods of preservation, research, conservation, and other activities of this august institution over its long history.
Kyoto National Museum Main Gate
- Showtimes
- Where: Lecture Theater in Heisei Chishinkan Wing
- When : 13:00- / 14:00- / 15:00-
For the play-date, please see the calendar below.
Calendar
January, 2020
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- green Fujiwara Clan's Sutra Container and Sutra Case: The Prayers and Splendor of the Heian Aristocracy
- pink History and Masterworks of the Kyoto National Museum
- glay Museum or Theater Closed
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