100% Buddhist and Shinto Art!! Introducing everything "Super National Treasure" with 143 illustrations, including 112 National Treasures and 16 Important Cultural Properties. This book introduces all the works exhibited in the special exhibition "Super National Treasure" with color illustrations. With abundant enlarged illustrations, you can thoroughly enjoy the ultimate beauty of Buddhist and Shinto art. This is a must-read book that also includes work commentary, introductions to Nara temples and shrines, a chronological table showing the 130-year history of the Nara National Museum, and essays. [Product Details] Size: A4 variant (297 x 225mm) Number of pages: 372 [Highlights] The Nara National Museum's 130th Anniversary, the First Large-Scale "National Treasure Exhibition" The Nara National Museum (Nara Haku) opened on April 29, 1895 (then the Imperial Nara Museum) and will celebrate its 130th anniversary in 2025. To commemorate this, the first large-scale National Treasure exhibition will be held. The name of the exhibition is "Super National Treasure - The Brilliance of Prayer -". The formative arts related to gods and Buddhas are imbued with the deep thoughts of the ancestors who created and preserved them. Among them, "National Treasures" are widely known as national treasures that represent our history and culture. The words "Super National Treasure" convey the meaning of exceptionally excellent treasures, as well as the idea that the prayers passed down from ancestors across time and the hearts of the people who inherit the culture of this country are also irreplaceable treasures. This special exhibition will introduce numerous masterpieces that Japan is proud of to the world, focusing on National Treasures closely related to the Nara National Museum and the history of Nara, as well as important works that can be called future National Treasures. Approximately 140 Buddhist and Shinto art objects will be on display, including about 110 National Treasures and about 20 Important Cultural Properties. Beyond the 130-year history, beyond the thoughts of the ancestors who created the National Treasures, please witness the new step that the Nara National Museum is taking to connect the light of culture to the next generation. 100% Buddhist and Shinto Art As a museum specializing in Buddhist art, the Nara National Museum has researchers in various fields such as sculpture, painting, calligraphy, crafts, archaeology, information, and preservation, and conducts the preservation, research, and public display of cultural properties. In this exhibition, 100% of Buddhist and Shinto art National Treasures, and related cultural properties selected by researchers in each field, such as Buddhist statues, Shinto statues, Buddhist paintings, sutras, and Buddhist implements, will be exhibited. Numerous unique treasures imbued with the prayers of our ancestors. This National Treasure exhibition, held with the cooperation of temples and shrines deeply connected to Nara and the Nara National Museum, is unique to the Nara National Museum, so please look forward to it.