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Important Cultural Property
Bishamonten (Vaisravana)
十二天面 毘沙門天
At a glance — Sculpture · Heian period, 10th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Fact Sheet
- Designation
- Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
- Category
- Sculpture
- Date
- 901–1000
- Dimensions
- Height30.9cm
- Held by
- Kyoto National Museum
- Location
- Higashiyama, Kyoto
- Catalogue ID
- cobas-3520
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Bishamonten (Vaisravana) is a sculpture of Heian period, 10th century (901–1000), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.
Record & Sources
- Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
- Catalogue ID: cobas-3520 (permanent)
- Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-3520
- Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
- Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Cite this page: “Bishamonten (Vaisravana)（十二天面 毘沙門天）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3520. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bishamonten-vaisravana/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
- Genre: Sculpture
- Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
- Category: Sculpture:Masks:Gyōdō masks|Sculpture:By region:Japan
- Size: Height30.9cm
- 員数: 1面
- 分類: 彫刻
- 種別: 彫刻:仮面:行道面|彫刻:地域別:日本
- 時代世紀: 平安時代 後期 ・10世紀
- 法量: 縦30.9cm
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