Kyoto National Museum
Opened in 1897 (Meiji 30) in Higashiyama, Kyoto, this museum holds and cares for many Buddhist statues, Buddhist paintings, picture scrolls, and calligraphy passed down in Kyoto's temples and shrines. It owns Sesshu's National Treasure "Ama-no-Hashidate."
- Location
- Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
- Official website
- www.kyohaku.go.jp (opens in a new tab)
- Collection database
- colbase.nich.go.jp (opens in a new tab)
Exhibitions change over time. Check each museum's exhibition information before you visit.
Works in the collection
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