List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Aomori)

This list is of paintings located within the Prefecture of Aomori, Japan, that have been designated Cultural Properties.^[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 September 2013, zero properties have been designated as being of national significance.^[2][3][4]

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 14 August 2013, six properties have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][5]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
Byōbu with map of the world 世界地図屏風 sekai chizu byōbu	early Edo period	Aomori	private	6 panels			40°49′34″N 140°45′00″E / 40.826150°N 140.749948°E
Shinran and associated figures 親鸞上人連座御影 Shinran shōnin renza miei	Muromachi period	Ajigasawa	Raishō-ji (来生寺)	1 scroll, colours on silk; at the top is Hōnen and, below, Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū school) and his disciples[6]		143.0 centimetres (56.3 in) by 48.0 centimetres (18.9 in)	40°46′57″N 140°12′05″E / 40.782442°N 140.201286°E
Image of Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来像 Amida Nyorai zō	Muromachi period	Ajigasawa	Raishō-ji (来生寺)	1 scroll, colours on silk; the 48 rays of light symbolise Amida's 48 vows[6]		134.0 centimetres (52.8 in) by 38.0 centimetres (15.0 in)	40°46′57″N 140°12′05″E / 40.782442°N 140.201286°E
Taima Mandala, colours on silk 絹本著色当麻曼荼羅図 kenpon chakushoku Taima Mandara-zu	Kamakura period	Hirosaki	Teishō-ji (貞昌寺)	displayed every year at the spring and autumn equinox; affected by flaking[7]			40°35′39″N 140°27′42″E / 40.594265°N 140.461621°E
Byōbu with scenes of cherry- and maple-viewing, colours on paper (by the brush of Arai Seihō) 新井晴峰筆紙本著色観桜観楓図屏風 Arai Seihō-hitsu shihon chakushoku kanō kanpō-zu byōbu	late Edo period	Hirosaki	Hirosaki City (at Hirosaki City Museum (弘前市立博物館))	pair of screens, each with 6 panels[8]			40°36′19″N 140°27′45″E / 40.605262°N 140.462555°E
Image of Shōbō, colours on silk 絹本著色聖宝僧正像 kenpon chakushoku Shōbō sōjō zō	C14 (first half)	Fukaura	Engaku-ji (円覚寺)	1 scroll; brought to Engaku-ji in the Meiji period; during repairs in 2003 two paper slips dating to repairs in 1772 were discovered, documenting that prior to that year the painting was housed in the Jōrokudō at Daigo-ji, founded by Shōbō; there are few mediaeval images of important non-Zen Buddhist figures in Tōhoku			40°38′32″N 139°55′22″E / 40.642256°N 139.922755°E

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Japanese painting
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)

References

1. "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
2. 国宝・重要文化財 [Count of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 September. Retrieved 27 September 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(絵画 青森県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
4. 国・県指定文化財一覧 [Summary of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
5. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Count of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
6. 県重宝 [Prefectural Treasures] (in Japanese). Ajigasawa Town. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
7. 絹本著色当麻曼荼羅図 [Taima Mandala, colours on silk] (in Japanese). Hirosaki City. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
8. 新井晴峰筆　紙本著色観桜観楓図屏風 [Byōbu with scenes of cherry- and maple-viewing, colours on paper (by the brush of Arai Seihō)] (in Japanese). Hirosaki City. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Aomori Prefecture