List of Cultural Properties of Japan – sculptures (Okinawa)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of sculptures (彫刻, chōkoku) for the Prefecture of Okinawa . ^[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 February 2015, zero Important Cultural Properties have been designated. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Prefectural Cultural Properties

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

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Urasoe Yōdore Stone Zushi 浦添ようどれ石厨子 Urasoe yōdore ishi-zushi	C15	Urasoe	Urasoe City	four stone sarcophagi, of green tuff from Fujian; decoration on the four sides includes Buddhist figures and treasures, shisa, deer, birds, and flowers, while the lids imitate tiled roofs, with dragon and phoenix tile ends [6]		26°14′51″N127°43′54″E / 26.247486°N 127.731750°E / 26.247486; 127.731750 (Urasoe Yodore)	for all refs see
Sōgen-ji Stele with Instructions to Dismount from Horse 崇元寺下馬碑 Sōgenji geba-hi	1527	Naha	Naha City			26°13′13″N127°41′26″E / 26.220371°N 127.690594°E / 26.220371; 127.690594 (Sōgenji)
Tōrin-ji Niō 桃林寺仁王像 Tōrinji niō zō	1737	Ishigaki	Tōrin-ji ( 桃林寺 )	two statues of Magnolia compressa wood ( オガタマノキ ); after the 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami they were recovered from the coast of Sakieda Bay (崎枝湾) [7]		24°20′38″N124°09′20″E / 24.343812°N 124.155625°E / 24.343812; 124.155625 (Tōrinji)
Enkaku-ji Wooden Elephant and Ofuda 木彫円覚寺白象並びに趣意書木札 mokuchō Enkakuji byakuzō narabini shui-sho mokusatsu		Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)			26°13′38″N127°41′38″E / 26.227257°N 127.693856°E / 26.227257; 127.693856 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
Parapet of Yomochi Bridge 世持橋勾欄羽目 Yomochi-bashi kōran hame		Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)			26°13′38″N127°41′38″E / 26.227257°N 127.693856°E / 26.227257; 127.693856 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
Parapet of the Stone Bridge over Hōjō Pond at Enkaku-ji 円覚寺放生池石橋勾欄 Enkakuji Hōjō-chi ishibashi kōran		Naha	Okinawa Prefecture			26°13′06″N127°43′09″E / 26.218439°N 127.719259°E / 26.218439; 127.719259 (Enkakuji)
Tamaudun Stone Lions 玉陵石彫獅子 Tamaudun sekichō shishi		Naha	Naha City	pair of lions		26°13′05″N127°42′53″E / 26.218172°N 127.714702°E / 26.218172; 127.714702 (Tamaudun)
Izena Tamaudun Stone Zushi 伊是名玉御殿内石厨子 Izena Tamaudun nai ishizushi		Izena	Izena Village	two miniature shrines		26°54′57″N127°57′06″E / 26.915713°N 127.951552°E / 26.915713; 127.951552 (Izena Tamaudun)
Oroku Tomb Stone Zushi 小禄墓内石厨子 Oroku baka nai ishizushi		Ginowan	private			26°15′25″N127°44′16″E / 26.256935°N 127.737694°E / 26.256935; 127.737694 (Kakazu, Ginowan)
Tamaudun Stele 玉陵碑 Tamaudun hi		Naha	Naha City			26°13′05″N127°42′53″E / 26.218172°N 127.714702°E / 26.218172; 127.714702 (Tamaudun)
Wooden Sculpture Fragments from Enkaku-ji 旧円覚寺関係木彫資料 kyū-Enkakuji kankei mokuchō shiryō		Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)	35 items		26°13′38″N127°41′38″E / 26.227257°N 127.693856°E / 26.227257; 127.693856 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2015.

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, six properties have been designated at a municipal level. ^{[4] [8]}

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Oroku Tomb Stone Censer 小禄墓石彫香炉 Oroku baka sekichō kōro		Ginowan	private			26°15′25″N127°44′16″E / 26.256935°N 127.737694°E / 26.256935; 127.737694 (Kakazu, Ginowan)	for all refs see
Oroku Tomb Stone Lions 小禄墓石彫獅子 Oroku baka sekichō shishi		Ginowan	private			26°15′25″N127°44′16″E / 26.256935°N 127.737694°E / 26.256935; 127.737694 (Kakazu, Ginowan)
Teruya Stone Lions 照屋の石彫獅子 Teruya no sekichō shishi		Itoman	Teruya District			26°07′50″N127°40′51″E / 26.130570°N 127.680831°E / 26.130570; 127.680831 (Teruya, Itoman)
Buddhist Sculptures by Dana Sōkei 田名宗経謹刻の仏像 Dana Sōkei kinkoku Butsu zō		Itoman	private (kept at Renge-in (蓮華院))			26°07′47″N127°40′19″E / 26.129771°N 127.671840°E / 26.129771; 127.671840 (Renge-in)
Tōteikun 土帝君(トートク)3体 Tōteikun (tōtoku)		Izena	Shomi District	3 images		26°55′56″N127°56′56″E / 26.932171°N 127.948751°E / 26.932171; 127.948751 (Shomi, Izena)
Tōteikun 土帝君(トートク)3体 Tōteikun (tōtoku)		Izena	Serikyaku District	3 images		26°55′55″N127°55′34″E / 26.931827°N 127.926092°E / 26.931827; 127.926092 (Serikyaku, Izena)

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2015.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa)

References

1. "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 19 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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(彫刻 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
4. 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties](PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 19 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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
6. Pearson, Richard (2013). Ancient Ryukyu: an Archaeological Study of Island Communities. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 173–7. ISBN   978-0-8248-3712-9.
7. 石垣の仁王像“九州出張” 石垣・桃林寺→国立博物館展示 [Niō from Tōrinji, Ishigaki, exhibited at Kyushu National Museum]. Ryūkyū Shimpō (in Japanese). 18 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
8. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
• (in Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture