"Biwa" lute among national treasure house hoard to be displayed

A Japanese "biwa" lute is among important cultural artifacts from the Shoso-in Repository in the city of Nara, western Japan, displayed to the press on Oct. 23, 2015, the day before the start of the 67th annual exhibition of items from the national treasure house built in the eighth century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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