Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
April 2, 2018 (Mon) -
March 31, 2019 (Sun)
February 20, 2019 (Wed), 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 2, 2018 (Mon) - March 31, 2019 (Sun)
Including:
Kanjoban, banner with canopy for Kanjo Ceremony, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Seated Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) with One Leg Pendent, Asuka period, dated 606 or 666 (Important Cultural Property)
Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues, Halos, Repousse Buddhist Images
1st floor Room 2
April 2, 2018 (Mon) - March 31, 2019 (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)
Gigaku Mask Shishiko, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Gigaku Masks
1st floor Room 3
April 2, 2018 (Mon) - March 31, 2019 (Sun)
This room is open on Fridays and Saturdays.
Including:
Gigaku Mask Shishiko, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Gigaku Mask Chido, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Gigaku Mask Suiko, Asuka–Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
2nd floor
Sutra Box, With marquetry decoration, Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Wooden and Lacquer Works: Buddhist Ritual Implements
2nd floor Room 4
February 19, 2019 (Tue) - April 21, 2019 (Sun)
Including:
Sutra Box, With marquetry decoration, Nara period, 8th century (National Treasure)
Sutra Desk, Decorated with tortoiseshell, Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Pitcher with Dragon Head, Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Metalwork
2nd floor Room 5
April 2, 2018 (Mon) - March 31, 2019 (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)
Horyu-ji Kenmotsucho (Record of the Imperial Bequest to Horyu-ji) (detail), Nara period, dated 756 (National Treasure)
Calligraphy: Record of the Imperial Bequest to Horyuji and Other Ancient Records, Textiles: Ban (Buddhist ritual banners) with Inscriptions
2nd floor Room 6
January 29, 2019 (Tue) - March 3, 2019 (Sun)
Includes:
Calligraphy:
Horyu-ji Kenmotsucho (Record of the Imperial Bequest to Horyu-ji), Nara period, dated 756 (National Treasure)
Kokon Mokurokusho (Record of Horyu-ji and Biography of Prince Shotoku), By Kenshin, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Textiles:
Fragment of Ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner), Nara period, dated 721
Fragment of Ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner), Nara period, dated 719