Museum prepares Jianzhen exhibit
Relics of Jianzhen, the Tang Dynasty (618-907) monk who took Buddhism to Japan, have been checked by local customs officers after they were shipped to Shanghai.
They will go on display at the Shanghai Museum between December Tuesday and February 16, 2020 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange agreements.
It took 48 hours for these exhibits to be shipped from Japan to Shanghai, a voyage that Jianzhen failed to complete five times, nearly 1,300 years ago.
With only a few days before the exhibition and the exhibits' high requirements on temperature and humidity, customs officers went to the exhibition hall to open the packages and check the items.
Jianzhen is an important figure in history between Japan and China, designing and building Toshodaiji Temple in Tang Dynasty style.
Modern Japanese painter Higashiyama Kaii created a fan showing the room in Toshodaiji Temple where Jianzhen's statue is placed which will also be on display during the exhibition.
Customs officers checks the exhibits packaging.
Customs officers perform on-site checks at Shanghai Museum.
Customs officers examine some calligraphy at the museum.
