Śākyamuni Preaching on Vulture Peak

釈迦霊鷲山説法図

At a glance — Painting · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Nara National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Dimensions: H 157.8, W 78.2
Held by: Nara National Museum
Location: Nara Park, Nara
Catalogue ID: cobas-16119

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This painting depicts the historical Buddha Shakamuni (Skt. Śākyamuni) at Vulture Peak in India expounding the Dharma to an audience of bodhisattvas and disciples. The lower part of the composition has a rich landscape scene of a bridge over a river running through the mountains, the path to Vulture Peak.

— Museum description: Nara National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-16119 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-16119
Holder's collection: ColBase — Nara National Museum
Photograph: Nara National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Śākyamuni Preaching on Vulture Peak（釈迦霊鷲山説法図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-16119. Nara National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/kyamuni-preaching-on-vulture-peak/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Buddhist paintings
Genre: Paintings
Material: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: H 157.8, W 78.2
員数: １幅
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:仏画
品質形状: 絹本著色掛幅
法量: 縦157.8 横78.2

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