Theater

Theater program: February 2–March 7, 2021

Calendar

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March, 2021
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Theater is closed on February 7, 26, 28, 2021 and every Saturday and Museum's closed day.

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.

Fujiwara Clan's Sutra Container and Sutra Case
a scene in "Fujiwara Clan's Sutra Container and Sutra Case"

Film Schedule
Where: Heisei Chishinkan Lecture Theater (B1)
When : 13:00- / 14:00- / 15:00-
For the play-date, please see the above calendar.

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
Kyoto National Museum Main Gate

Film Schedule
Where: Heisei Chishinkan Lecture Theater (B1)
When : 13:00- / 14:00- / 15:00-
For the play-date, please see the above calendar.

Requests to Visitors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Infection

A Message to Museum Visitors

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