List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Niigata)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of paintings (絵画 kaiga) for the Prefecture of Niigata.^[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 February 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.^[2][3][4]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
Fudō Myōō with Two Attendants, colour on silk 絹本著色不動明王二童子像 kenpon chakushoku Fudō Myōō ni dōji zō	Kamakura period	Niigata	Hōkō-in (法光院)				37°55′19″N 139°04′19″E / 37.921832°N 139.071980°E
Plum and Snow, ink on silk, by Gotaiso 絹本墨画雪梅図〈呉太素筆／〉 kenpon bokuga setsubai zu (Gotaiso hitsu)	Yuan dynasty	Kashiwazaki	Teika-en Preservation Society (貞観園保存会)			42 centimetres (1.38 ft) by 72 centimetres (2.36 ft)	37°13′38″N 138°38′16″E / 37.227168°N 138.637837°E

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, sixteen properties have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][5]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
Landscape byōbu, by Kushiron Unzen 山水図 釧雲泉筆六曲屛風 sansui-zu Kushiro Unzen hitsu rokkyoku byōbu	1808	Tōkamachi	private	pair of six-panel screens			37°07′21″N 138°45′16″E / 37.122532°N 138.754385°E	for all refs see
Willows at Weicheng, by Ike no Taiga 渭城柳色 大雅筆 附 大雅書「渭城柳色」 Ijō ryūshoku Taiga hitsu tsuketari Taiga sho "ijō ryūshoku"	1744	Niigata	Tsurui Collection (kept at Tsurui Museum of Art (敦井美術館)				37°54′52″N 139°03′35″E / 37.914443°N 139.059684°E
Works by Kikuchi Yōsai 菊池容斎作品 Kikuchi Yōsai sakuhin"	late Edo period	Kashiwazaki	Teika-en Preservation Society (貞観園保存会)	49 items, comprising 18 hanging scrolls, 12 fusuma, 1 fan, 6 letters, 2 pairs of byōbu, 8 ranma paintings, and 2 folding books			37°13′38″N 138°38′16″E / 37.227168°N 138.637837°E
Landscape with Snow by Okada Hanko 岡田半江、雪景山水図 Okada Hankō, sekkei sansui zu"	1817	Kashiwazaki	Teika-en Preservation Society (貞観園保存会)				37°13′38″N 138°38′16″E / 37.227168°N 138.637837°E
Dharma Body of Expedient Means 方便法身尊像 hōben hosshin sonzō	early Muromachi period	Agano	Muishin-ji (無為信寺)				37°50′16″N 139°13′19″E / 37.837767°N 139.222033°E
Cranes, colour on gold ground, by Ganku 金地著彩群鶴図(板貼付)岸駒筆 konji chakusai gunkaku zu (itahari tsuke) Ganku hitsu	late Edo period	Tsubame	Gannōkaku (願王閣)				37°37′29″N 138°50′29″E / 37.624684°N 138.841406°E
Uesugi Kenshin with Two Retainers, colour on paper 紙本著色上杉謙信並二臣像 shihon chakushoku Uesugi Kenshin narabini ni shin zō	late Muromachi period	Nagaoka	Jōan-ji (常安寺) (kept at Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (新潟県立近代美術館))			150 centimetres (4.9 ft) by 54.5 centimetres (1.79 ft)	37°27′52″N 138°49′56″E / 37.464435°N 138.832340°E
Three Thousand Buddhas, colour on silk 絹本著色三千仏図 kenpon chakushoku sanzen Butsu zu	1466	Niigata	Hōkō-in (法光院)	3 hanging scrolls			37°55′19″N 139°04′19″E / 37.921832°N 139.071980°E
Legends of Oppō-ji, colour on paper, emaki 紙本著色乙宝寺縁起絵巻 shihon chakushoku Oppōji engi emaki	1810	Tainai	Oppō-ji (乙宝寺)			14.54 metres (47.7 ft) by 42.2 centimetres (1.38 ft)	38°07′07″N 139°24′10″E / 38.118664°N 139.402750°E
Myōsenin, colour on silk 絹本著色妙泉院像 kenpon chakushoku Myōsenin zō	1639	Nagaoka	Shōkaku-ji (正覚寺)			150 centimetres (4.9 ft) by 54.5 centimetres (1.79 ft)	37°27′30″N 138°51′25″E / 37.458380°N 138.856845°E
Jion Daishi 慈恩大師像 Jion Daishi zō	late Kamakura period	Niigata	Hōkō-in (法光院)			104.3 centimetres (3.42 ft) by 40.3 centimetres (1.32 ft)	37°55′19″N 139°04′19″E / 37.921832°N 139.071980°E
Illustrated Biography of Hōnen Shōnin, colour on silk 絹本著色法然上人絵伝 kenpon chakushoku Hōnen shōnin e-den	Muromachi period	Jōetsu	Jōkō-ji (浄興寺)	6 hanging scrolls		156.3 centimetres (5.13 ft) by 82.3 centimetres (2.70 ft)	37°06′45″N 138°14′14″E / 37.112368°N 138.237298°E
Shōkō Oshō, colour on silk 絹本著色少康和尚像 kenpon chakushoku Shōkō oshō zō	early Muromachi period	Jōetsu	Jōkō-ji (浄興寺)	designation includes a copy of the same subject		87.2 centimetres (2.86 ft) by 36.3 centimetres (1.19 ft)	37°06′45″N 138°14′14″E / 37.112368°N 138.237298°E
Scenes in and around the Capital, colour on paper with gold ground, byōbu 紙本金地著色洛中洛外図 六曲屛風 shihon kinji chakushoku rakuchū rakugai zu rokkyoku byōbu	early Edo period	Sado	Myōhō-ji (妙法寺)	pair of six-panel screens		153 centimetres (5.02 ft) by 370 centimetres (12.1 ft)	38°04′49″N 138°26′09″E / 38.080173°N 138.435953°E
Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry 三十六歌仙絵扁額 sanjūrokkasen e-hengaku	early Edo period	Sado	Matsumae Jinja (松前神社) (kept at Sado Museum (佐渡博物館))	35 plaques; Kishi Joō pictured		45 centimetres (1.48 ft) by 32 centimetres (1.05 ft)	37°59′09″N 138°20′41″E / 37.985906°N 138.344843°E
Okina and Sanbasō, Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry 翁・三番叟絵扁額 三十六歌仙絵扁額 Okina・Sanbasō e-hengaku sanjūrokkasen e-hengaku	early Edo period	Sado	Jissō-ji (実相寺) (kept at Sado Museum (佐渡博物館))	pair of plaques and 18 plaques		42 centimetres (1.38 ft) by 29 centimetres (0.95 ft)	37°59′09″N 138°20′41″E / 37.985906°N 138.344843°E

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
• Japanese painting

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(絵画 新潟県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. 新潟県の文化財一覧 [List of Cultural Properties of Niigata Prefecture - Paintings] (in Japanese). Niigata Prefecture. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Niigata Prefecture