Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
April 4, 2017 (Tue) -
April 1, 2018 (Sun)
May 20, 2017 (Sat), 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
Kanjoban, banner with canopy for Kanjo Ceremony (detail), Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
April 4, 2017 (Tue) - April 1, 2018 (Sun)
Including:
Kanjoban, banner with canopy for Kanjo Ceremony, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Amida (Amitabha) Triad and Two Priests, Made by hammering copper plates, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues, Halos, Repousse Buddhist Images
1st floor Room 2
April 3, 2017 (Mon) - April 1, 2018 (Sun)
Including:
Amida (Amitabha) and Two Attendants, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Seated Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) with One Leg Pendent, Asuka period, dated 606 or 666 (Important Cultural Property)
Amida (Amitabha) Triad and Two Priests, Made by hammering copper plates, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
2nd floor
Cabinet, Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Wooden and Lacquer Works
2nd floor Room 4
May 16, 2017 (Tue) - July 9, 2017 (Sun)
Including:
Cabinet, Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Box, Design of flowers, butterflies, and birds in gold and silver paint, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Needle Case, With bachiru, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Incense Burner with Magpie's Tail-shaped Handle, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Metalwork
2nd floor Room 5
April 11, 2017 (Tue) - April 1, 2018 (Sun)
Including:
Incense Burner with Magpie's Tail-shaped Handle, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Pitcher with Dragon Head, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Cloth, With paired birds and bead roundels design on reddish purple ground, Asuka–Nara period, 7th–8th century
Calligraphy: Lotus Sutra Written in Minute Characters (National Treasure) and Old Documents, Textiles: Various Techniques
2nd floor Room 6
May 9, 2017 (Tue) - June 4, 2017 (Sun)
Including:
Calligraphy:
Sutra Case of the Hokke-kyo (Lotus Sutra) Written in Minute Characters, Tang dynasty, 7–8th century, China (National Treasure)
Textiles:
Cloth, With paired birds and bead roundels design on reddish purple ground, Asuka–Nara period, 7th–8th century
Cloth, With flowers in bead roundels design on red ground, Asuka–Nara period, 7th–8th century
Pieces of Cloth, With paired phoenixes and bead roundels design on light brown ground, Asuka–Nara period, 7th–8th century
Fragment of Cloth, With lateral stripes design in assorted colors, Formerly preserved at Horyuji, Nara period, 8th century