Shosoin Repository Works : Behind the Scenes to Protect and Convey Treasures Chuko Shinsho

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Art and Fine Arts Chuko Shinsho : A Shosoin Repository treasure that began when Empress Komyo dedicated articles left by Emperor Shomu to the Great Buddha of Todai-ji Temple in the Nara period. It has overcome many crises such as lightning strikes, typhoons, fires caused by wars during the Genpei War and the Warring States Period, and calls for the opening of doors by Oda Nobunaga and GHQ. It is rare in the world that it is not excavated from the ground such as ancient tombs but has been preserved by people. It introduces the activities of Shosoin Repository, which has preserved and handed down treasures for 1300 years, divided into preservation, repair, investigation, imitation and public disclosure.