Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
April 4, 2017 (Tue) -
April 1, 2018 (Sun)
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 Room 1
April 4, 2017 (Tue) - April 1, 2018 (Sun)
Including:
Kanjoban, banner with canopy for Kanjo Ceremony, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
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 Room 4
July 11, 2017 (Tue) - September 3, 2017 (Sun)
Including:
Arrow with Kabura (Sound-making Device), Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Quiver, With painted decoration, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
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)
2nd floor Room 6
July 11, 2017 (Tue) - August 6, 2017 (Sun)
Includes:
Calligraphy:
Shoman-gyo (Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala Sutra), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Textiles:
Pendent Ornament of Canopy, With painted white tiger and snake design on light brown ground, Asuka period, 7th century
Cloth, With flowering plants and birds design in block printing on brown ground, Nara period, 8th century
Fragment of Kanton, Asuka-Nara period, 7th–8th century