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The treasures of the whole mountain; Unkei's eight youthful attendants are unmatched as wrathful figures in boyish form.
About this place
Kōyasan Reihōkan (高野山 霊宝館; lit. "Kōyasan Museum of Sacred Treasures") is an art museum on Kōya-san, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, preserving and displaying Buddhist art owned by temples on Kōya-san. The collection is centered around articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods and includes paintings, calligraphy, sutras, sculpture and Buddhist ritual objects. Among these are a set of the complete Buddhist canon (issaikyō), writings of Kūkai and Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura Shogunate, mandalas and portraits of priests. The most valuable objects have been designated as National Treasure or Important Cultural Property.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1921 Highlights / collection：National Treasure Death of the Buddha painting, National Treasure Eight Great Child Attendants (Unkei), 21 National Treasures Genre：Sculpture, Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Antique art and Buddhist art
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