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

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

Prefectural Cultural Properties

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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″N 127°43′54″E / 26.247486°N 127.731750°E / 26.247486; 127.731750 (Urasoe Yodore) for all refs see [1]
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″N 127°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″N 124°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″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°44′16″E / 26.256935°N 127.737694°E / 26.256935; 127.737694 (Kakazu, Ginowan)
Tamaudun Stele
玉陵
Tamaudun hi
Naha Naha City   26°13′05″N 127°42′53″E / 26.218172°N 127.714702°E / 26.218172; 127.714702 (Tamaudun)
Wooden Sculpture Fragments from Enkaku-ji
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″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227257°N 127.693856°E / 26.227257; 127.693856 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)

Municipal Cultural Properties

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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″N 127°44′16″E / 26.256935°N 127.737694°E / 26.256935; 127.737694 (Kakazu, Ginowan) for all refs see [2]
Oroku Tomb Stone Lions
小禄墓石彫獅子
Oroku baka sekichō shishi
Ginowan private 26°15′25″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°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″N 127°55′34″E / 26.931827°N 127.926092°E / 26.931827; 127.926092 (Serikyaku, Izena)

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c 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.
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