Shoso-in Treasure Repository (formerly, the storehouse affiliated to Todai-ji Temple) is literally the treasury of the eighth century's art - this art is mainly occupied with the articles treasured by the late Emperor Shomu - so Shoso-in owns many goods from Tang-dynasty China as well as Japanese goods.
東大寺の倉庫であった正倉院の宝物は聖武天皇の遺愛品を中心とする8世紀美術の宝庫で、日本製品とともに唐からの舶載品を数多く所蔵する。