Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
December 27, 2005 (Tue) -
December 24, 2006 (Sun)
November 11, 2006 (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
Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
December 27, 2005 (Tue) - December 24, 2006 (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 27, 2005 (Tue) - December 24, 2006 (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 Buddhist Ritual Implements
2nd floor Room 4
October 24, 2006 (Tue) -
December 24, 2006 (Sun)
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Textiles Various Techniques
2nd floor Room 6
October 24, 2006 (Tue) -
November 19, 2006 (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 Buddhist Ritual Implements
2nd floor Room 4
October 24, 2006 (Tue) - December 24, 2006 (Sun)
Sutra Book with marquetry decoration, Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Box with green glass and pearl inlay, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Metalwork
2nd floor Room 5
December 27, 2005 (Tue) - December 24, 2006 (Sun)
Water Holder, Nara period or Tang dynasty, 8th century (National Treasure)
Mirror with design of Sea and Islands, Tang dynasty or Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Calligraphy Sutra
2nd floor Room 6
October 24, 2006 (Tue) - December 24, 2006 (Sun)
Hokekyo (Lotus Sutra) Written in Minute Characters, Tang dynasty, dated 694 (National Treasure)
Sutra Case of the Hokke-kyo, Tang dynasty, 7th - 8th century (National Treasure)
Textiles Various Techniques
2nd floor Room 6
October 24, 2006 (Tue) - November 19, 2006 (Sun)
Two Fragments of a Sash, with beaded decoration, Nara period, 8th century(Important Cultural Property)
Cloth Fragment, with lions and elephants, Asuka - Nara period, 7th - 8th century(Important Cultural Property)