Treasures of Daikakuji

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Treasures of Daikakuji
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Kanô Sanraku, Sliding door with peonies, Kyôto, Daikaku-ji, Around 1620.
Treasures of Daikakuji: From Imperial Villa to Buddhist Temple
Opening date: Jan 21, 2025
Closing date: Mar 16, 2025
Schedule: Daily 9.30 am - 5 pm
Tickets: 2100 ¥
Location: Tokyo National Museum
Address: 13-9 Uenokoen, Taito City

Frequented by court aristocrats and the Japanese imperial family since ancient times, Sagano in Northwestern Kyoto has long been admired for its stunning natural scenery and appreciated as a popular tourist attraction. In the early Heian period (794 - 1192), Emperor Saga (786 - 842) founded an imperial villa in Sagano called Saga'in and, at the recommendation of the Buddhist monk Kūkai (774 - 835), also erected sculptures of the Five Great Wisdom Kings on its grounds. Years later, in 876, Princess Seishi (810 - 879) converted the villa into a Buddhist temple, founding Daikakuji Temple. To celebrate the 1150th anniversary of the founding of Daikakuji in 2026, the Tokyo National Museum is exhibiting the temple's precious artifacts. Among them will be masterpieces by the famous painter Kanō Sanraku (1559 - 1635), which occupy several walls of one of the temple's most important buildings, formerly used as a dormitory for Empress Tōfukumon'in. In addition to more than a hundred large-scale paintings, this exhibition features numerous calligraphy works by various emperors that trace the history of the development of Buddhism, as well as sculptures of the Five Great Wisdom Kings and other precious works of esoteric Buddhist art.

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