This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Prefecture of Yamagata.[1]
As of 1 July 2019, eight properties have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including one *National Treasure), being of national significance.[2] [3] [4]
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Dimensions | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pair of six-panel folding screens, given by Oda Nobunaga to Uesugi Kenshin in 1574; the right screen includes a depiction of the Gion Festival[5] [6] | each screen 3.633m (11.919feet) by 1.594m (05.23feet) | 37.9076°N 140.1067°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10332 | ||||
| Amida Triad, colours on silk kenpon chakushoku Amida sanzon zō | Goryeo Buddhist paintings
| each scroll 148cm (58inches) by 77cm (30inches) | 37.9092°N 140.1041°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2420 | ||||
| Wang Zhaojun, colours on silk, by Hishida Shunsō kenpon chakushoku Ō Shōkun zu (Hishida Shunsō hitsu) | (kept at Chidō Museum) | harem scene with the celebrated Han beauty[8] [9] | 3.7m (12.1feet) by 1.68m (05.51feet) | 38.7727°N 139.767°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2555 | |||
| Bishamonten, colours on silk kenpon chakushoku Bishamonten zō | 1 hanging scroll; the painting once hung in the Bishamon-dō of Kasugayama Castle[10] | 109cm (43inches) by 44.6cm (17.6inches) | 37.9092°N 140.1041°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/876 | ||||
| Oku no Hosomichi, light colours on paper, by Yosa Buson shihon tansai Oku no Hosomichi zu (Yosa Buson hitsu) | six-panel folding screen with the entire text of Matsuo Bashō's haibun[11] | 3.49m (11.45feet) by 1.393m (04.57feet) | 38.2558°N 140.3324°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2014 | ||||
| Ippen, colours on paper shihon chakushoku Yūgyō shōnin e (den-Kanō Sōshū hitsu) | (kept at Nara National Museum) | ten handscrolls traditionally attributed to [12] [13] | 170m (560feet) by 33.6cm (13.2inches) | 34.6836°N 135.8366°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2622 | |||
| Mandala of the Two Realms, gold paint on violet paper shiryō kindei ryōkai mandara zu | pair of hanging scrolls presented to the shrine by the Uesugi clan during the Meiji period; formerly kept at the family temple on Mount Kōya[14] | Diamond Realm Mandala: 108cm (43inches) by 88cm (35inches); Womb Realm Mandala: 107cm (42inches) by 87.8cm (34.6inches) | 37.9092°N 140.1041°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/877 | ||||
| Sacred horse, wooden panel, by Kōnome Sadoshige ita-e chakushoku shinme zu (Kōnome Sadoshige hitsu) | ema formed of five wooden boards[15] | 182.5cm (71.9inches) by 163cm (64inches) | 38.3629°N 140.4189°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2356 | ||||
As of 2 November 2018, seventy-seven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4] [16]
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Dimensions | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellfish-gathering at Shinagawa Gotenyama Distant View of Nori-gathering at Okuyama near Nihon Kaian-ji light colours on silk, by Andō Hiroshige kenpon tansai Gotenyama Shinagawa shiohi gari zu Nihon Kaianji Okuyama nori-tori enbō zu (Andō Hiroshige hitsu) | private | pair of scrolls | 90.4cm (35.6inches) by 30.1cm (11.9inches) | 38.3506°N 140.3173°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1247 | |||
| Tsukuda-jima Sumiyoshi in Tōkyō Arashiyama in Kyōto Beach by the Light of the Rising Moon at Naniwa Sumiyoshi light colours on silk, by Andō Hiroshige kenpon tansai Tō-to Tsukuda-jima Sumiyoshi zu Kyōto Arashiyama zu Naniwa Sumiyoshi tsuki de mi no hama zu (Andō Hiroshige hitsu) | three scrolls | 92cm (36inches) by 28.9cm (11.4inches) | 38.2544°N 140.3379°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1242 | ||||
| Landscape, light colours on silk, by Yo Shakuya kenpon tansai sansui zu Yo Shakuya hitsu | 114cm (45inches) by 35cm (14inches) | 38.9233°N 139.8421°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1245 | |||||
| Aizen Myōō, colours on silk kenpon chakushoku Aizen Myōō zō | 82.9cm (32.6inches) by 48.2cm (19inches) | 38.4108°N 140.2515°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1283 | |||||
| Farewell to Sonehara Rokei, ink on paper, by Fukuhara Gogaku shihon bokuga Sonehara Rokei jobetsu zu Fukuhara Gogaku hitsu | 75.8cm (29.8inches) by 27.2cm (10.7inches) | 38.9233°N 139.8421°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1224 | |||||
| Twin moons, ink on paper, by Shōkadō Shōjō shihon bokuga taigetsu no zu Shōkadō Shōjō hitsu Kōgestu san | private | seated monk with comments or by ; inscription reads 黒月則隠白月則現江月叟書之 | 111cm (44inches) by 26cm (10inches) | 38.2559°N 140.337°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1274 | |||
| Landscape with people, flowers, and fruit, light colours on paper, six-fold screen, by Ike no Taiga shihon bokuga tansai sansui jinbutsu kaka zu Ike no Taiga hitsu rokkyoku byōbu | private | 351cm (138inches) by 147cm (58inches) | 38.3796°N 140.281°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1255 | ||||
| Daruma, ink on paper shihon bokuga Daruma zu mukan | private | 66cm (26inches) by 29cm (11inches) | 38.4246°N 140.3152°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1236 | ||||
| Swallow in flight, ink on paper, by Kō Saidō shihon bokuga hien zu Kō Saidō hitsu | private | 42.6cm (16.8inches) by 31.2cm (12.3inches) | 38.9182°N 139.8447°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1212 | ||||
| Fuke Zenji, ink on paper, by Seta Kamon shihon bokuga Fuke Zenji zō Seta Kamon hitsu Unkyo Zenji san | private | with comments or by (1582-1659) | 75.7cm (29.8inches) by 21.3cm (08.4inches) | 38.9182°N 139.8447°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1221 | |||
| Grapes and squirrel, ink on paper, by Miyamoto Musashi shihon bokuga budō risu zu Miyamoto Musashiō hitsu | 126.5cm (49.8inches) by 46.5cm (18.3inches) | 38.3496°N 140.3707°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1250 | |||||
| Landscape in the beiten style, ink on paper, by Okada Hankō shihon bokuga beiten sansui zu Okada Hankō hitsu | 134.8cm (53.1inches) by 38.2cm (15inches) | 38.2558°N 140.3324°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1230 | |||||
| Landscape in the beihō style, ink on paper, by Okada Hankō shihon bokuga beihō sansui zu Okada Hankō hitsu | 227cm (89inches) by 46.8cm (18.4inches) | 38.9233°N 139.8421°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1271 | |||||
| Hōnen, ink on paper, by Reizei Tamachika shihon bokuga Hōnen shōnin-zō Reizei Tamachika hitsu | private | 92.3cm (36.3inches) by 29.5cm (11.6inches) | 38.5938°N 140.3727°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1232 | ||||
| Pasturing cattle, ink on paper shihon bokuga bokugyū-zu mukan | private | thought to be of Yuan origin | 50cm (20inches) by 29.5cm (11.6inches) | 38.9063°N 139.8353°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1264 | |||
| Bamboo, ink on paper, by Yanagisawa Kien shihon bokuga bokuchiku-zu Ryūrikō hitsu | private | 111.5cm (43.9inches) by 27cm (11inches) | 38.9061°N 139.8417°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1261 | ||||
| Daruma, ink on paper, by Kaihō Yūshō shihon bokuga menpeki Daruma-zu Kaihō Yūshō hitsu | private (kept at Homma Museum of Art) | 104cm (41inches) by 39cm (15inches) | 38.9233°N 139.8421°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1243 | ||||
| Goose among reeds, ink on paper by Kōnome Sadashige shihon bokuga rogan-zu Kōnome Sadashige hitsu | private | 58.2cm (22.9inches) by 44.5cm (17.5inches) | 38.3949°N 140.3096°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1239 | ||||
| Views of Yamagata City, oil painting by Takahashi Yuichi yusai Yamagata-shi gai-zu (Takahashi Yuichi hitsu) | Yamagata Prefecture (kept at Yamagata Museum of Art) | in 1881 and 1884 Takahashi Yuichi was commissioned by Mishima Michitsune to paint scenes of public works in Yamagata Prefecture; in the centre is the Yamagata Prefecture Office of 1877, on the right a school and the police headquarters, and on the left a museum[17] | 151.1cm (59.5inches) by 104.4cm (41.1inches) | 38.2558°N 140.3324°W | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/cgi-bin/yamagata-takara/?m=detail&id=1280 | |||
Properties designated at a municipal level include: