List of Cultural Properties of Japan – paintings (Iwate)

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

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 July 2019, one National Treasure has been designated. ^{[2] [3]}

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
*Golden Light Sutra with Gold-Letter Pagodas, colour on indigo paper 紺紙著色金光明最勝王経金字宝塔曼荼羅図 konshi chakushoku konkōmyō saishō ōkyō kinji hōtō mandara zu	Heian period (late C12)	Hiraizumi	Chūson-ji Daichōju-in	10 scrolls			39°00′09″N141°05′59″E / 39.002627°N 141.099622°E / 39.002627; 141.099622 (Chūsonji Daichōju-in)

This list is complete and up to date as of August 2019.

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 2019, nine properties have been designated at a prefectural level. ^{[4] [5]}

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
Temple Founder Mutei Ryōshō, colour on silk 絹本著色開山良韶画像 kenpon chakushoku kaizan Ryōshō gazō	c.1360	Ōshū	Shōbō-ji ( 正法寺 )	with accompanying text or gasan by Ryōshō dating to Enbun 5		72.5 centimetres (28.5 in) by 36.5 centimetres (14.4 in)	39°04′05″N141°13′29″E / 39.068180°N 141.224613°E / 39.068180; 141.224613 (Shōbōji)
Aizen Myōō, colour on silk 絹本著色愛染明王画像 kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō gazō	Muromachi period	Rikuzentakata	Fumon-ji ( 普門寺 )			184 centimetres (72 in) by 98 centimetres (39 in)	39°01′34″N141°39′25″E / 39.026219°N 141.656985°E / 39.026219; 141.656985 (Fumonji)
Tachibana, lacquer painting (large ema) 漆絵立花図（大絵馬） urushi-e rikka zu (dai ema)	c.1716	Ninohe	Tendai-ji ( 天台寺 )	dated by the inscription to Shōtoku 6		181.3 centimetres (71.4 in) by 126.7 centimetres (49.9 in)	40°11′54″N141°11′12″E / 40.198298°N 141.186569°E / 40.198298; 141.186569 (Tendaiji)
Sixteen Arhats, colour on silk 絹本著色十六羅漢像 kenpon chakushoku jūroku rakan zō	Nanboku-chō period	Ōshū	Shōbō-ji ( 正法寺 )	16 scrolls		94.3 centimetres (37.1 in) to 95.5 centimetres (37.6 in) by 45.3 centimetres (17.8 in) to 46.6 centimetres (18.3 in)	39°04′05″N141°13′29″E / 39.068180°N 141.224613°E / 39.068180; 141.224613 (Shōbōji)
Nirvana painting 仏涅槃図 Butsu nehan zu	1420	Tōno	Jōraku-ji (常楽寺)	restored in 1769		180.1 centimetres (70.9 in) by 100.3 centimetres (39.5 in)	39°16′20″N141°25′23″E / 39.272107°N 141.423043°E / 39.272107; 141.423043 (Jōrakuji)
Thirteen Buddhas 十三仏 jūsan Butsu	Muromachi period	Tōno	Jōraku-ji (常楽寺)			109 centimetres (43 in) by 36.4 centimetres (14.3 in)	39°16′20″N141°25′23″E / 39.272107°N 141.423043°E / 39.272107; 141.423043 (Jōrakuji)
Shō Kannon 聖観音菩薩画像 Shō Kannon Bosatsu gazō	1512	Ōshū	Jishō-in (自性院)	ita-e; the wooden board formerly served as the back panel of a miniature shrine		114.5 centimetres (45.1 in) by 44.5 centimetres (17.5 in)	39°10′33″N141°16′52″E / 39.175861°N 141.281208°E / 39.175861; 141.281208 (MIdo, Ōshū)
Tatara-gami, colour on paper 紙本著色たたら神図 shihon chakushoku Tatara-gami zu	C17	Iwaizumi	private	the tatara furnace god		120 centimetres (47 in) by 74 centimetres (29 in)	39°50′35″N141°47′37″E / 39.842970°N 141.793638°E / 39.842970; 141.793638 (Matsuhashi, Iwaizumi)
Kaji-gami, colour on paper 紙本著色鍛冶神図 shihon chakushoku Kaji-gami zu	C17	Morioka	Iwate Prefectural Museum	the blacksmith god; 3 scrolls		104 centimetres (41 in) by 57.4 centimetres (22.6 in)	39°45′20″N141°09′14″E / 39.755430°N 141.153857°E / 39.755430; 141.153857 (Iwate Prefectural Museum)

This list is complete and up to date as of August 2019.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
• Japanese painting
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)
• Iwate Museum of Art

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(絵画 岩手県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
4. 県指定文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture . Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Iwate Prefecture