List of Cultural Properties of Tōdai-ji


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This list is of the Cultural Properties of Tōdai-ji, Nara, Japan.

Structures

ImageNameDateArchitectureOther CommentsDesignation
East corridor
1716-3741x1 bay, single-storey, tiled roofkairōICP
West corridor
1716-3741x1 bay, single-storey, tiled roofkairōICP
Founder's Hall
1200-503x3 bay, single-storey, , tiled roofkaisandōNT
Repository
794-9293x3 bay, azekura, yosemune-zukuri, tiled roof for ICP
Main Hall 17055x5 bay, single-storey with mokoshi, yosemune-zukuri, tiled roof, copper-tiled karahafuNT
Gorintō1185-1274ICP
Sanmaidō 16813x3 bay, twin-storey, yosemune-zukuri, tiled roofICP
Shōrō1207-101x1 bay, single-storey, irimoya-zukuri, tiled roofNT
Sentō#Nara period to Kamakura period14088x5 bay, single-storey, irimoya-zukuri front, kirizuma-zukuri rear, tiled roof, tsumairiBath-houseICP
Mon 17145 bay, three-door rōmon, tiled roofICP
Mon Nara period3 bay, single-door , kirizuma-zukuri, tiled roofNT
Mon 17223 bay, single-door , kirizuma-zukuri, tiled roofICP
Mon 17193 bay, single-door , kirizuma-zukuri, tiled roofICP
Mon 11995 bay, three-door, twin-storey, irimoya-zukuri, tiled-roofNT
Nigatsu-dō166910x7 bay, single-storey, yosemune-zukuri, tiled-roofNT
Nigatsu-dō 1277-12825x4 bay, single-storey, kirizuma-zukuri, tiled-roofFor seclusion and prayerICP
Nigatsu-dō 1185-12745x2 bay, single-storey, kirizuma-zukuri, tiled-roofFor preparation of ritual food offeringsICP
Nigatsu-dō 1275-13323x2 bay, single-storey, kirizuma-zukuri, tiled-roofDouble well for serving BuddhaICP
Nembutsu-Dō 12373x3 bay, single-storey, yosemune-zukuri, tiled-roofICP
Lotus Sutra747, 11995x8 bay, single-storey, irimoya-zukuri front, yosemune-zukuri rear, tiled-roofNT
Lotus Sutra794-9293x3 bay, azekura, yosemune-zukuri, tiled-roofICP
Lotus Sutra13357x4 bay, kirizuma-zukuri, tiled-roofICP
Lotus Sutra1240four-post, kirizuma-zukuri, tiled-roofICP
Repository
710-7933x2 bay, azekura, yosemune-zukuri, tiled-roofNT
Shingon'in kanjōdō
1649 & followingPrefectural
Shingon'in front gate
1649 & followingPrefectural
Shingon'in Jizōdō
1649 & followingPrefectural
Shingon'in kangodono
1649 & followingPrefectural
Shingon'in
1649 & followingPrefectural
Shingon'in shōrō
1649 & followingPrefectural
Shingon'in south gate
1649 & followingPrefectural
Kaidan'in kaidandō
1733Prefectural
Nigatsudō bath house
mid-Edo periodPrefectural

Paintings

ImageNameDateMediumOther CommentsDesignation
Kusha mandala
Heian period mandala of the Kusha schoolNT
Zenzai Dōji's pilgrimage to the fifty-five places described in the Kegon Sutra
twelfth centuryon coloured paper; picture scrollillustrated stories of the boy Sudhana's pilgrimageNT
Portrait of Kōzō Daishi
Kamakura period colours on silkone of the five patriarchs of the Kegon schoolICP
Spiritual Teachers of the Kegon Ocean Assembly
1294colours on silkassembly of those consulted by Zenzai Dōji; painted by Raien for Kōzan-ji; transferred to Tōdai-ji in 1421ICP
Fifty-five places described in the Kegon Sutra
Heian periodcolours on silkten paintings from the twenty that are extant; the others are owned by the Fujita Art Museum, Nezu Museum, and Nara National MuseumICP
Legends of the Daibutsu
1536colours on silkillustrated legends of the daibutsu which, alongside the Legends of Hachiman, were copied and used in fundraising throughout Japan for repairs to the Daibutsuden; by Rinken; three scrollsICP
Portrait of Kashō Daishi
Kamakura period colours on silkJizang, patriarch of the Sanron schoolICP
Portrait of Jōei Daishi
Kamakura period colours on silkHui Yuan, patriarch of the Sanron school, from Dunhuang, known as the "Commentator Priest"ICP
Four Saintly Persons
1256colours on silkkey figures in the history of Tōdai-ji: Emperor Shōmu, Rōben, Bodhisena, and GyōkiICP
Four Saintly Persons
1377colours on silkkey figures in the history of Tōdai-ji: Emperor Shōmu, Rōben, Bodhisena, and Gyōki ; by Hokkyō Kanjō from Mino Province; copy of the 1256 versionICP
Eleven-headed Kannon
Kamakura periodcolours on silkJūichimen KannonICP
Nigatsudō mandala
Muromachi periodmandalaPrefectural
History and legends of Tōdai-ji
Kamakura periodcolours on silktwo itemsPrefectural
Shaka triad with Sixteen Rakan
Kamakura period colours on silkShaka and Sixteen RakanMunicipal

Sculptures

ImageNameDateMediumOther CommentsDesignation
Bonten
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Bonten; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Taishakuten
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Taishakuten; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Kongō Rikishi
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Agyō; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Kongō Rikishi
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Ungyō; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Jikoku-ten; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Zōjō-ten; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Kōmoku-ten; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Tamon-ten; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Fukūkensaku Kannon
Nara perioddry lacquerstanding statue of Fukūkensaku Kannon; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Nikkō Bosatsu
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Nikkō Bosatsu; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Gakkō Bosatsu
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Gakkō Bosatsu; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Jikoku-ten; enshrined at the KaidandōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Zōjō-ten; enshrined at the KaidandōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Kōmoku-ten; enshrined at the KaidandōNT
Four Heavenly Kings
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Tamon-ten; enshrined at the KaidandōNT
Shukongōshin
Nara periodclaystanding statue of Shukongōshin; enshrined at the HokkedōNT
Shaka at Birth
Nara periodbronzefor the ceremony on Buddha's BirthdayNT
Vairocana
752bronzedaibutsu; restored; enshrined at the DaibutsudenNT
Kongō Rikishi
1203woodstanding statue of Agyō; located at the Nandaimon; by Unkei, Kaikei, and 13 assistant sculptors.NT
Kongō Rikishi
1203woodstanding statue of Ungyō; located at the Nandaimon; by Jōkaku, Tankei, and 12 assistant sculptorsNT
Chōgen
c. 1206woodseated statue of Chōgen, in charge or rebuilding Tōdai-ji after the 1180 fire; enshrined at the Shunjōdō or Chōgen HallNT
Hachiman in the guise of a monk
1201woodHachiman in the guise of a monk, by Kaikei; enshrined at the Kanjinsho Hachimanden NT
Priest Rōben
Heian period woodseated statue of Rōben, founder of Tōdai-ji; enshrined at the Kaisandō or Founder's HallNT
Shaka Nyorai
1225woodseated statue of Shaka Nyorai; by Zen'enICP
Miroku
Heian periodwoodseated statue of Miroku; said to be the personal devotional of Rōben, but generally dated later on stylistic groundsICP
Amida Nyorai
Heian periodwoodseated statue of Amida Nyorai; enshrined at the KangakuinICP
Amida Nyorai
Kamakura periodwoodstanding statue of Amida Nyorai; enshrined at the ShunjōdōICP
Amida Nyorai
Kamakura periodwoodseated statue of Amida NyoraiICP
Stone Lion
Kamakura periodstoneshishi by Chin Wakei; at the NandaimonICP
Nimbus in the shape of a boat
Nara periodbronzeICP
Jizō bosatsu
Kamakura periodwoodseated statue of Jizō; enshrined at the HokkedōICP
Jizō bosatsu
Kamakura periodwoodseated statue of Jizō; enshrined at the Nembutsudō ICP
Jizō bosatsu
Kamakura periodwoodstanding statue of JizōICP
Jizō bosatsu
Kamakura periodwoodstanding statue of Jizō; by Kaikei; located at the KōkeidōICP
Aizen Myōō
Heian periodwoodseated statue of Aizen Myōō; enshrined at the ShunjōdōICP
Aizen Myōō
Muromachi periodwoodseated statue of Aizen MyōōICP
Benzaiten
Nara periodclaystanding statue of BenzaitenICP
Kisshōten
Nara periodclaystanding statue of KisshōtenICP
Tamonten
1178woodstanding statue of TamontenICP
Senjū Kannon
Heian periodwoodstanding statue of the Thousand-armed Kannon; enshrined at the Sanmaidō ICP
Gokōshii Amida
Muromachi Periodwoodseated statue of Gokōshii Amida; enshrined at the KangakuinICP
Fudō Myōō with two attendants
1373woodenshrined at the HokkedōICP
Kariteimo
Heian periodwoodseated statue of Kariteimo; enshrined at the Shuni-e shukushoICP
Ganjin
1733woodseated statue of GanjinICP
Jikoku-ten
Heian period woodstanding statue of Jikoku-tenICP
Nyoirin Kannon
Heian periodbronzehalf-cross-legged statue of Nyoirin KannonICP
Seimen Kongō
Heian periodwoodstanding statue of Shōmen KongōICP
Twelve Heavenly Generals
Heian periodwoodtwelve standing statues of the Twelve Heavenly GeneralsICP
Four Heavenly Kings
1281woodfour standing statues of the Four Heavenly KingsICP
Shō Kannon
Kamakura periodwoodstanding statue of Shō KannonICP
Jūichimen Kannon
Heian periodwoodstanding statue of Jūichimen KannonICP
Enma-Ō
Kamakura periodwoodseated statue of Enma-ŌICP
Taizan Fukun
Kamakura periodwoodseated statue of Taizan FukunICP
Bosatsu
1190-98woodstanding statue of a bodhisattvaICP
Nyoirin Kannon & Kokūzō Bosatsu
1726-55woodseated statues of Nyoirin Kannon & Kokūzō Bosatsu; enshrined in the Daibutsuden; Kei schoolICP
Images inside a miniature shrine: Senjū Kannon and Four Heavenly Kings
Kamakura periodwoodstanding statues of Thousand-armed Kannon and Four Heavenly Kings; enshrined at the Kaidan'in SenjūdōICP
Lion head
Kamakura periodwoodshishiICP
Kōkei
1706woodICP
Gigaku masks
752for gigaku; wood ; dry lacquer thirty inscribed masksICP
Gigaku masks
1196woodtwo inscribed masksICP
Bugaku masks
Heian and Kamakura periodwoodfor Bugaku; nine masksICP
Gyōdō masks
1086 & 1334woodfor gyōdō; two masksICP
Bosatsu masks
1158woodthree bodhisattva masksICP
Fudō Myōō
Heian periodwoodseated statue of Fudō MyōōPrefectural

Crafts

ImageNameDateTypeOther CommentsDesignation
Kondō consecration objects
c.750designated as "archaeological materials"Small gilt silver bowl with a hunting motif, swords, armor, a mirror, a fragment of a lacquer box, a crystal box, crystal objects, amber beads, glass beads and 22 crystal beadsNT
Temple bell
752NT
Octagonal gilt bronze lantern
Nara periodlocated in front of the DaibutsudenNT
Box with flower and bird design
Nara periodNT
Deer hide with grape arabesque pattern
Nara periodNT
Imperial plaque for the Saidaimon
Nara periodICP
Bell
1264at the Shingon'inICP
Sutra chest with cloud and phoenix design
Yuan Dynastyat the Tokyo National Museum; from ChinaICP
Gong with peacock design
Kamakura periodICP
Ewer
1305bronzewith inscription of date and location in the Kaidan'in; two itemsICP
Perfume jars
Kamakura periodbronzefour itemsICP
Lock
Kamakura periodironICP
Small bell
1285ICP
Bell
1308located inside the NigatsudōICP
Waniguchi
Kamakura periodICP
Lacquer bowls
1427three itemsICP
Lacquer trays
1298inscribed; from the Nigatsudō; with cedar box; eleven itemsICP
Vessel
1330wooden core, black lacquer, oil; two itemsICP
Lacquer drum body
Nara periodblack lacquer; two itemsICP
Painted drum body
Kamakura periodICP
Painted drum body
1232ICP
Black lacquer table with mother-of-pearl inserts
Heian periodradenICP
Five-lion nyoi
Heian periodritual implement decorated with five lionsICP
Tortoiseshell nyoi
Heian periodICP
Bathtub
Kamakura periodironat the Ōyuya ICP
Iron lanterns
Kamakura periodirontwo "fishing" lanterns; at the HokkedōICP
Stone lantern
1254stonetōrōICP
Kane
1134kane ICP
Kane
1198kane ICP
Gilt bronze base
Nara periodICP
Bronze pot
Nara periodICP
Gilt bronze pots
Nara periodtwo itemsICP
Gilt bronze hōtō
1411Prefectural

Documents

ImageNameDateTypeOther CommentsDesignation
Documents of Tōdai-ji
Heian to Muromachi perioddesignated as "ancient documents"100 scrolls with 979 mounted documents; 8,516 single-sheet documentsNT
Sutra of the Wise and Foolish
Nara periodone scroll NT
Kenkō-kyō
Nara periodone scrollICP
Daibibasharon
740Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra; one scroll ICP
Annals of Tōdai-ji
Kamakura periodten volumesICP
Annals of Tōdai-ji continued
Muromachi periodnine volumesICP
Daiitoku Darani-kyō
740ten scrollsICP
Daihōtō daishū bosatsu nenmbutsu sanmai-kyō
Nara periodten scrollsICP
Nirvana Sutra
Nara periodNirvana Sutra; forty scrollsICP
Discourse on the Stages of Yogic Practice
740Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra; four scrolls ICP
Flower Garland Sutra
798Kegon Sutra; six scrolls ICP
Kokūzō-kyō
Tang Dynastyfrom China; eight scrollsICP
Saijikonkōmyōsaishōō-kyō
Heian periodone scrollICP
Soku Kegon ryakukyō sokanteiki
Nara periodfive scrollsICP
Hokketōryaku
Heian periodone scrollICP
Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom Sutra
844Prajnaparamita sutra; first scrollICP
Hyakubōkenyūshō
Tang Dynasty from China; first scrollICP
Kōsōdenrokushu
Kamakura periodnine scrollsICP
Account of the deeds of Enshō
1302deeds of Enshō, with brushwork by Gyōnen; three scrollsICP
Konma
Nara periodtwo scrollsICP
Precepts for Monks and Nuns
Nara periodone scrollICP
Flower Garland Sutra
Kamakura periodsilver ink on dark blue papereighty scrollsICP
Ganmonshū
Kamakura periodone scrollICP
Tōdaiji sōshō hitsu shōkyō narabini-shō
Kamakura period99 scrolls, 347 sheetsICP
Tōdaiji Gyōnen senjutsu shōsorui
Kamakura period146 scrollsICP
Flower Garland Sutra
Joseon Dynastyfrom Korea; forty scrollsICP
Konkōmyō-saishōō-kyō chūshaku
Heian periodtwo scrolls ICP
Tōdai-ji daikanjinsōgyō yūjihitsu shojō
Kamakura periodone volumeICP
Inventory of objects for Amida Keka service
767designated as "ancient documents"one scrollICP
Solicitation for funds by Chōgen
1205ancient documentsone scrollICP
Register of slaves in Tōdai-ji
751/6ancient documentsone scrollICP
Record of Tōdai-ji estate in Echizen Province
756, 757ancient documentsearly shōen in Echizen Province; two scrolls ICP
Eisai jihitsu tōboku hitsukenjōjō
1270ancient documentsone volumeICP
Sōbō Gekishu ganmonan
1198ancient documentsone scrollICP
Document concerning Amida-ji estate in Suō Province
1200ancient documentsrelating to fundraising for reconstruction; one scrollICP
Flower Garland Sutra
Nara periodancient documentssilver ink on dark blue paper; damaged in the 1667 fire during the Omizutori that destroyed the Nigatsudō; twenty scrolls, eighteen of which were once pasted onto screensICP
Document from Dajōkan
808ancient documentsfrom Dajōkan; one scrollICP
Records of the Nigatsudō Shuni-e
Heian to Shōwa periodsancient documentsrelating to the Shuni-e; 293 volumes, 2107 sheetsICP
Records of the Tōdai-ji Kaidan'in
Muromachi to Momoyama periodsdesignated as "historic materials"one collectionICP
Matsubara collection
Edo to Shōwa periods1090 documentsRegistered

Monuments

ImageNameDateTypeOther CommentsDesignation
Old precincts of Tōdai-ji
N/AHistoric SiteNational
Old precincts of Tōdai-ji Tōnan'in
N/AHistoric SiteNational
Kagami-ike habitat for fish
N/ANatural Monumentlit. "mirror pond"; the species is endemic to JapanPrefectural