Japán buddhista művészet

The Japanese Buddhist collection of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts consists of approximately 200 items: sculptures, paintings, home shrines and ritual objects. Most of the Buddha images depict Amida Buddha, the central deity of the most popular Jodo school. With the exception of some early Buddhist images, the items of the collection date back to the 17th–19th centuries.

The core of the Museum’s Japanese exhibition is made up by the items bought by the Museum’s founder, Ferenc Hopp during his round-the-world tours from 1881 to 1914. He visited Japan thrice and purchased primarily items of applied arts. In 1907, the material of the Ferenc Hopp Museum was extended with the Japanese items purchased by the count Péter Vay on behalf of the state. The majority of the Buddhist sculptures and paintings published in this book belong to the Vay’s collection.

Catalogue of the exhibition Buddhist Art in Southeast Japan (26 June 1996 – April 1999).  Exhibition organised and catalogue written by: Éva Cseh