Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
March 24, 2009 (Tue) -
April 11, 2010 (Sun)
April 30, 2009 (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
March 24, 2009 (Tue) - April 11, 2010 (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
March 24, 2009 (Tue) - October 4, 2009 (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)
Gigaku Masks
1st floor Room 3
April 28, 2009 (Tue) - May 24, 2009 (Sun)
Shishiko, painted camphor wood, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Chido, painted camphor wood, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Suikoo, painted paulownia wood, Asuka - Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
2nd floor
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Textiles Ban(Buddhist ritual banners) with Inscriptions
2nd floor Room 6
April 28, 2009 (Tue) -
May 24, 2009 (Sun)
Wooden and Lacquer Works Incense Woods and Measures
2nd floor Room 4
April 28, 2009 (Tue) - June 28, 2009 (Sun)
Measuring Box for one sho (approx. 1.8liters), Muromachi period, 15th century (Important Cultural Property)
Shaku Ruler, in Bachiru (ivory stained in red, blue, green, etc. decoration), Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Metalwork
2nd floor Room 5
March 24, 2009 (Tue) - April 11, 2010 (Sun)
Dragon-head Pitcher, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Mirror with design of Sea and Islands, Tang dynasty or Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
*Closed on Monday, November 2, 2009 for exhibition preparation.
Calligraphy Old Documents and Records
2nd floor Room 6
April 28, 2009 (Tue) - June 28, 2009 (Sun)
Horyuji Kenmotsucho (Record of the Imperial Bequest to Horyuji ), Nara period, dated 756 (National Treasure)
Kokon Mokuroksho (Record of Horyuji and Biography of Prince Shotoku), By Kenshin, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Jiyo Nikki (Daily Records of Horyuji), Muromachi period, dated 1449
Textiles Ban(Buddhist ritual banners) with Inscriptions
2nd floor Room 6
April 28, 2009 (Tue) - May 24, 2009 (Sun)
Fragment of Kanton-ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner), Nara period, dated 714
Fragment of Ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner), Asuka period, dated 692