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"Azekura" Storehouse at Tōji Temple
東寺校倉
Historical Materials · Meiji and later, 1872TNM
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Important Cultural Property
The Śākyamuni Hall at Seiryōji Temple
清凉寺釈迦堂 壬申検査関係写真
At a glance — Historical Material · Meiji and later period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Yokoyama Matsusaburo.
Fact Sheet
- Designation
- Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
- Category
- Historical Materials
- Period
- Meiji and later period
- Date
- 1872
- Creator
- Yokoyama Matsusaburo (横山松三郎)
- Held by
- Tokyo National Museum
- Location
- Ueno, Tokyo
- Catalogue ID
- cobas-165008
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Seiryōji Temple in Kyoto was founded by the monk Chōnen (938–1016), who traveled to China. He was drawn to images of Buddha Śākyamuni in China, and had a similar sculpture made there to bring back to Japan. The sculpture has been admired for its unique form and origin story.
— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.
Record & Sources
- Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
- Catalogue ID: cobas-165008 (permanent)
- Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-165008
- Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
- Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Cite this page: “The Śākyamuni Hall at Seiryōji Temple（清凉寺釈迦堂 壬申検査関係写真）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-165008. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-kyamuni-hall-at-seiry-ji-temple/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
- Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
- Category: Historical photographs
- Genre: Photography
- Material: Mounted albumen print
- 員数: 1枚
- 種別: 古写真
- 分類: 写真資料
- 品質形状: 鶏卵紙、台紙付写真
- 銘文等: 表:山城嵯峨清涼寺釋迦堂(墨)/裏:＜興福寺＞山城嵯峨清涼寺釈迦堂、⑯(鉛筆)
- 法量: 21.8×28.0（27.7×36.7）
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