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Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche

如来三尊仏龕
Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche (如来三尊仏龕)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Sculpture · Nara period, 8th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Sculpture
Date
701–800
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-144669

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This is one of more than 30 niched Buddhist images in relief from Baoqingsi Temple. Clad in a delicately thin garment, the seated buddha in the center is rendered in an Indian style.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche（如来三尊仏龕）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-144669. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/buddha-with-two-attendants-in-a-niche-144669/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Sculpture
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Material: Limestone
  • 員数: 1面
  • 分類: 東洋彫刻
  • 品質形状: 石造（石灰岩）
  • 法量: 全高108.2 全張89.5 全奥14.0 像高(中尊)40.0 (左脇侍)49.5 (右脇侍)49.8

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