Exhibition at Suntory museum called Koyasan 1200th Anniversary,Treasures of the Sacred Mountain.
Koyasan (Mt. Koya) is famous temple known as headquarter of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism located in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka and one of the world heritage. Also they keep many treasures of statues of Buddha also and this time they come to Tokyo for the exhibition.
In the exhibition you can see Figures of the Eight Attendants of Fudo Myo’o(Skt. Acalanatha) which I love very much as the greatest and best sculptures in Japan. They were carved by Unkei and his colleagues and family. Usually we can not see them even visiting the Koysan except special display with limited term.
So if you are in Tokyo , you should go or I would say you must go there to know Japanese art. Also I would say it is one of origin of our Manga and Animation culture.
So if you are in Tokyo , you should go or I would say you must go there to know Japanese art. Also I would say it is one of origin of our Manga and Animation culture.
It is located just in center of the Roppongi , the most famous night entertainment town, so you must visit it before party.
October 11th (Sat.) to December 7th (Sun.), 2014
Address
Suntory museum, Tokyo Midtown Galleria 3rd floor, 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8643, Japan
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Friday and Saturday 10:00-20:00
*Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.
*Open until 20:00 on October 12th (Sun.), November 2nd (Sun.), November 23rd (Sun.)
*Hours subject to change.
Closure: Tuesdays
Admission: Adult ¥1,300, College and High School Student ¥1,000
<http://www.suntory.com/sma/exhibit/2014_5/index.html> ( The exhibition site, English available, there are also photos of sculptures and arts.)
<https://www.koyasan.or.jp/english/index.html> (Koyasan official site)
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