Artworks associated with Nara return home; Nara National Museum to open "Nanto Buddhist Painting Exhibition" in July
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Buddhist paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, return to Japan for the "Nanto Buddhist Painting Exhibition" at the Nara National Museum in July.Summary
The Nara National Museum has announced a special exhibition, "Nanto Buddhist Painting: Reviving the Beauty of Nara Tempyo," starting July 18. The exhibition features a "homecoming" of Buddhist artworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, including the "Shaka Ryojusen Seppo-zu," which was kept at Todai-ji Temple until the Meiji era. These works will be displayed alongside 18 National Treasures and 67 Important Cultural Properties from within Japan. The event also aims to reunite pieces from the now-defunct Uchiyama Eikyu-ji Temple and showcase significant works like the Horyu-ji Temple wall painting reproductions, providing a rare opportunity to view these scattered masterpieces together.
(Source：朝日新聞)