EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

The special exhibition, “Treasures from Dunhuang, China,” organized by the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in 1985 was a groundbreaking endeavor. It displayed the superb artwork created over two millennia by Buddhist artists in Dunhuang, a rich oasis strategically located at the crossroads of the ancient Southern Silk Road, to an audience outside of China for the first time ever. It also exhibited ancient writings and manuscripts of the Lotus Sutra discovered in Dunhuang to the public for the first time in the world. The exhibition, which also featured reproductions of the Magao Caves frescos, was made possible with the full cooperation and support of the government of the People’s Republic of China, the Dunhuang Academy and Dunhuang Museum.