The Tokyo National Museum (Tokyo Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM is an art
museum in Ueno Park in the Taito ward of Tokyo, Japan.
It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural
Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum in Japan, is the largest
art museum in Japan, and is one of the largest art museums in the world.
The museum collects, preserves, and displays a comprehensive collection of
artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval
Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large
collection of Greco-Buddhist art.
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Entrance to Tokyo National Museum.
The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest national museum in Japan. It
considers its origin to have been the Yushima Seido or Shoheizaka
Exhibition, a public exhibition of imperial artwork and scientific
specimens held by the Ministry of Education's Museum Department from 10
March to 30 April 1872 during the 5th year of the Meiji Era.
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From October 18, 2022 to December 11, the Tokyo National Museum
celebrated its 150 year anniversary by displaying all of its 89
national treasures in a single exhibition for the first time.
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Kannon bronze statue.
This bronze statue of Kannon Bodhisattva (imitation) is modeled after
the statue enshrined in the Toindo of Yakushi-ji Temple.
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From the Asuka period to the Nara period (7th to 8th centuries).
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Rankei Michitaka statue from Kencho-ji Temple.
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The Five Wisdom Kings.
The five Wisdom Kings (Vidyaraja, Myoo) of Shingon Buddhism: Acala
(Fudo, center), Trailokyavijaya (Gozanze, lower right), Amrtakundalin
(Gundari, lower left), Yamantaka (Daiitoku, upper left), and Vajrayaksa
(Kongoyasha, upper right)
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In Chinese and Japanese (Shingon and Tendai) esoteric Buddhism, the
Five Great Wisdom Kings (Jp. Godai Myoo; Ch. Wu Da Mingwang), also
known as the Five Guardian Kings, are a group of vidyarajas who are
considered to be both the fierce emanations of the Five Wisdom Buddhas
and the guardians of Buddhist doctrine.
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See more at
The Five Wisdom Kings - Wikipedia.
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Acala (Fudo-Myoo) Thangka.
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Thousand-armed Kannon sitting statue and Four Heavenly Kings.
This statues of the Four Heavenly Kings are commonly known as the "Great
Buddha Hall Four Heavenly Kings Statues" (Daibutsuden-sama Shitennozo)
and are said to be made to resemble the statues of the Great Buddha Hall
of Todai-ji Temple.
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