Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
December 26, 2006 (Tue) -
February 25, 2007 (Sun)
January 18, 2007 (Thu), The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures
The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi and has been furnished with the latest in conservation technology. The reference room on the 2nd floor mezzanine has the "digital archive" which allows visitors to view the entire collection of Horyuji Treasures on computer with explanations provided in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, English, and French. A restaurant is located on the ground floor.
* The Horyuji Treasures consist of over 300 valuable objects, mainly from the 7th - 8th century, which were donated to the Imperial Household by Horyuji Temple in 1878.
1st floor
Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
December 26, 2006 (Tue) - February 25, 2007 (Sun)
Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony), Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Small Ban (Ritual Banners), Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues, Halos, Repousse Buddhist Images
1st floor Room 2
December 26, 2006 (Tue) - February 25, 2007 (Sun)
Seated Bosatsu (Bodhisattva with One Leg Pendant, Asuka period, dated 606 or 666 (Important Cultural Property)
Lady Maya and Three Heavenly Beings, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
2nd floor
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Wooden and Lacquer Works Musical Instruments
2nd floor Room 4
December 26, 2006 (Tue) -
February 25, 2007 (Sun)
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Textiles Shokko-kin (a kind of nishiki brocade)
2nd floor Room 6
December 26, 2006 (Tue) -
February 4, 2007 (Sun)
Wooden and Lacquer Works Incense Woods and Measures
2nd floor Room 4
May 15, 2006 (Mon) - July 8, 2007 (Sun)
Measuring Box for one sho (approx. 1.8liters), Muromachi period, 15th century (Important Cultural Property)
Shaku Ruler, with Bachiru (decorative technique to present a design on ivory stained in red, blue, green, etc. in hairline), Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Wooden and Lacquer Works Musical Instruments
2nd floor Room 4
December 26, 2006 (Tue) - February 25, 2007 (Sun)
Seven-stringed Qin (Chinese Musical Instrument) , Lacquered wood, Tang dynasty, dated 724 (National Treasure)
Oteki (horizontal Flute), Bamboo, Kamakura period, 13th - 14th century (Important Cultural Property)
Metalwork
2nd floor Room 5
December 26, 2006 (Tue) - February 25, 2007 (Sun)
Water Holder, Nara period or Tang dynasty, 8th century (National Treasure)
Mirrr with design of Sea and Islands, Tang dynasty or Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Calligraphy Sutra
2nd floor Room 6
December 26, 2006 (Tue) - February 25, 2007 (Sun)
Hannya-Shingyo (Heart Sutra) and Dharani Mantra, written in Sanskrit, Late Gupta dynasty, 7th - 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Hokekyo (Lotus Sutra), Nara - Heian period, 8th - 9th century (Important Cultural Property)
Textiles Shokko-kin (a kind of nishiki brocade)
2nd floor Room 6
December 26, 2006 (Tue) - February 4, 2007 (Sun)
Shokko-ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner), Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)