Kanjo-ban (Banner for the Kanjo Ceremony)
1st floor Room 1
January 2, 2005 (Sun) -
December 25, 2005 (Sun)
May 8, 2005 (Sun), 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
January 2, 2005 (Sun) - December 25, 2005 (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
January 2, 2005 (Sun) - December 25, 2005 (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)
Gigaku Mask
1st floor Room 3
April 26, 2005 (Tue) - May 29, 2005 (Sun)
Goo, painted camphor wood, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
Gojo, Painted paulownia wood, Asuka - Nara period, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
2nd floor
Wooden and Lacquer Works Insense Woods and Measures
2nd floor Room 4
April 26, 2005 (Tue) - July 3, 2005 (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)
Metalwork
2nd floor Room 5
January 2, 2005 (Sun) - December 25, 2005 (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)
Textiles Large Ban and Textile Techniques
2nd floor Room 6
April 26, 2005 (Tue) - May 29, 2005 (Sun)
Kanton-ban (Buddhist Ritual Banner), red ikat weave silk and plain weave silk, Asuka - Nara period, 7th - 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Fragments of Ban (Buddhist ritual banner), plain weave silk, Asuka - Nara period, 7th - 8th century