Shōsōin

Shōsō-in

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It is the oldest museum structure in the world.^[2]

History

The earliest objects in the Shōsō-in were put there by Empress Kōmyō (701–760). The collection includes artifacts from the arts and crafts of the Tempyō era.

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Shōsōin Media

Dedicatory records of Tōdai-ji temple, 756
Azekura style of architecture on another store house at the Tōdai-ji
正倉院 (Shosoin)

References

↑ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 正倉院ホームページ; retrieved 2012-6-17.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-672.

Other websites

Media related to Shōsōin at Wikimedia Commons

Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Imperial Household Agency page for Shōsōin (in Japanese)
University of California, Irvine, Shosoin Imperial Repository. Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 34°41′31″N 135°50′19″E / 34.69194°N 135.83861°E / 34.69194; 135.83861

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[1] Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 正倉院ホームページ; retrieved 2012-6-17.

[nussbaum671-2] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-672.

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