Overview
- The 77th Shōsōin Exhibition will display 67 Nara-period artifacts, including six items making their debut.
- Shōsōin’s external facade will be open to visitors from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 under a special viewing program.
- Research by Shūsaku Mitsumoto has identified the deep-blue Ruri-no-tsuki glass vessel as a late Sasanian Persian piece tied to Silk Road exchanges.
- Chemical analysis confirms that the famed Ou-juku-kō (Ranjatai) incense originated in the mountainous regions of Indochina.
- Imperial relics on display include a wood-inlaid sugo-roku game board, a mother-of-pearl inlaid mirror, and the giant brush used in the Tōdai-ji consecration ceremony.