Restored Tenpyo Treasures - Reproductions of the Shosoin Treasures
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(Copy) Five-stringed Biwa (musical instrument), Design of camel rider in mother-of-pearl inlay, Copied from the original of Nara period, 8th century, in the Shosoin Repository, Nara
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
January 2, 2008 (Wed) - February 24, 2008 (Sun)Features the reproduction project of the 8th-century tresures carried out in the Meiji and Showa periods.
Current exhibit includes:
(Copy) Kin (musical instrument), With gold and silver hyomon (embedding of sheet-metal cutouts), Copied from the original of Nara Period, 8th century, in the Shosoin Repository, Nara
(Copy) Genkan (Chinese stringed musical instrument), Copied from the original of Nara period, 8th century, in the Shosoin Repository, Nara
(Copy) Five-stringed Biwa (musical instrument) , Design of camel rider in mother-of-pearl inlay, Copied from the original of Nara period, 8th century, in the Shosoin Repository, Nara