Chi-ukauka-p (what we sewed) Coat, Edo - Meiji period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada)
October 18, 2005 (Tue) - November 27, 2005 (Sun)
Roughly 100 items are repaired every year at Tokyo National Museum. This exhibit features 22 of the objects recently repaired, introducing the procedures and new facts discovered through repair.
Exhibit includes:
Ippen Shonin Den Emaki (narrative picture scroll of the life of the priest Ippen), By En'I, Kamakura period, dated 1299 (National Treasure)
Sixteen Arhats: First Arhat, Nanbokucho period, 14th century