Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
April 4, 2017 (Tue) -
April 1, 2018 (Sun)
June 23, 2017 (Fri), 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)
Shoman-gyo (Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala Sutra) (detail), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Calligraphy: Ancient India and Japanese Sutras, Textiles: Banner and Banner legs
2nd floor Room 6
June 6, 2017 (Tue) - July 9, 2017 (Sun)
Includes:
Calligraphy:
Heart Sutra and Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra in Sanskrit, Late Gupta dynasty, 7th–8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Shoman-gyo (Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala Sutra), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Textiles:
Fragments of Ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner): "Banner Legs", With paired dragons and double bead roundels design, Asuka–Nara period, 7th–8th century