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- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) abstract "In the mid-6th century, the introduction of Buddhism from Korea (Baekje) to Japan resulted in a revival of Japanese sculpture. Buddhist monks, artisans and scholars settled around the capital in Yamato Province (present day Nara Prefecture) and passed their techniques to native craftsmen. Consequently, early Japanese sculptures from the Asuka and Hakuhō periods show strong influences of continental art, which initially were characterized by almond-shaped eyes, upward-turned crescent-shaped lips and symmetrically arranged folds in the clothing. The workshop of the Japanese sculptor Tori Busshi, who was strongly influenced by the Northern Wei style, produced works which exemplify such characteristics. The Shakyamuni triad and the Guze Kannon at Hōryū-ji are prime examples. By the late 7th century, wood replaced bronze and copper. By the early Tang Dynasty, greater realism was expressed by fuller forms, long narrow slit eyes, softer facial features, flowing garments and embellishments with ornaments such as bracelets and jewels. Two prominent examples of sculptures of this period are the Shō Kannon at Yakushi-ji and the Yumechigai Kannon at Hōryū-ji.During the Nara period, from 710 to 794, the government established and supported workshops called zōbussho, the most prominent of which was located in the capital Nara at Tōdai-ji, which produced Buddhist statuary. Clay, lacquer and wood, in addition to bronze, were used. Stylistically, the sculptures were influenced by the high Tang style, showing fuller body modelling, more natural drapery and a greater sense of movement. Representative examples of Nara period sculpture include the Great Buddha and the Four Heavenly Kings at Tōdai-ji, or the Eight Legions at Kōfuku-ji.Early Heian period works before the mid-10th century appear heavy compared to Nara period statues, carved from single blocks of wood, and characterised by draperies carved with alternating round and sharply cut folds. Stylistically, they followed high to later Tang style. In the Heian period the zōbussho were replaced with temple-run and independent workshops; wood became the primary medium; and a specific Japanese style emerged. By the mid-10th century, the style was refined presenting a more calm and gentle appearance, with attenuated proportions. Jōchō was the most important sculptor of this time, and he used the yosegi technique, in which several pieces of wood are joined to sculpt a single figure. He was the ancestor of three important schools of Japanese Buddhist statuary: the Enpa, Inpa and Keiha school. The Amida Nyorai at Byōdō-in is the only extant work by Jōchō.Japanese sculpture experienced a renaissance during the Kamakura period, led by the Kei school. Partially influenced by Song Dynasty China, their sculpture is characterised by realism featuring elaborate top knots, jewelry, and wavy drapery. Although predominantly wooden, bronze was also used as a material for the statues. As a novelty, portrait sculptures of prominent monks were created adjacent to the depiction of Buddhist deities.The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897.The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. These sculptures adhere to the current definition, and have been designated national treasures since the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties came into force on June 9, 1951. The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value". This list presents 130 entries of sculptures, including those from Classical and early Feudal Japan of the 7th-century Asuka period to the 13th-century Kamakura period, although the number of sculptures is higher, because, groups of related sculptures have sometimes been joined to form single entries. The sculptures listed depict Buddhist and Shintō deities or priests venerated as founders of temples. Some of the most ancient sculptures were imported directly from China.".
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- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Abe_Monju-in.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Acala.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Akasagarbha.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Amida_Nyorai.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Amitābha.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Asanga.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Asuka,_Nara.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Asuka_period.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Asura_(Buddhism).
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Avalokiteśvara.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Azuchi–Momoyama_period.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Baekje.
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- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Bonten.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Bosatsu.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Buddhism.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Buttō.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Byōdō-in.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Candraprabha.
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- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Shinto.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Cercidiphyllum.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Chamaecyparis_obtusa.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Chinju_Hachimangu.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Chōgen_(monk).
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Chūgū-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Chūson-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Cinnamomum_camphora.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Cultural_Properties_of_Japan.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Cultural_Property_(Japan).
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Daigo-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Dainichi_Nyorai.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Dainichi_Nyorai_(Enjō-ji).
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Dōjō-ji_(temple).
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Dōmyō-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Dōsen.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink East_Asian_Yogācāra.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Edo_period.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Eight_Attendants_of_Fudō_Myōō.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Eji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Empress_Jingū.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Enchin.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Enjō-ji.
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- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink File:Shaka_at_birth_basin.JPG.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Five_Wisdom_Kings.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Four_Heavenly_Kings.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Fudō_Myōō.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Fujii-dera.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Fujiidera,_Osaka.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Fukushima_Prefecture.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Fukū_Kensaku_Kannon.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Furuna.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Fūjin.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gakkō_Bosatsu.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gandharva.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gangō-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Ganjin.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Ganjōju-in.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gantoku-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Garuda.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gautama_Buddha.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gien_(priest).
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gilding.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gobujō.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Guan_Yin.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Guanyin.
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- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gupta_period.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Gyōshin.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hachiman.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hakuhō_period.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Heian_period.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hibakara.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hidakagawa,_Wakayama.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hinoki.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hiraizumi,_Iwate.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hokke-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hon-dō.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hosshō-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hossō.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hyeja.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hyōgo_Prefecture.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hōkai-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Hōryū-ji.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Ikaruga,_Nara.
- List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures) wikiPageWikiLink Independent_Administrative_Institution_National_Museum.