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●Taking on the challenge of recreating a national treasure Buddha II - The future foretold by Asuka - The Takaoka Copperware Traditional Crafts Promotion Cooperative, as a member of a collaborative team consisting of Takaoka City, Nanto City, Tokyo University of the Arts, and the Inami Carving Cooperative, participated in the "Horyu-ji Temple Shaka Triad Reproduction Project" to completely reproduce the national treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, the Shaka Triad*1, in full scale from 2015 to 2016. Using the casting techniques of our association (casting techniques mainly using wax molds, etc.) and modern technology (utilizing prototypes created from 3D data, etc.), this project involved a full scale, precise reproduction and exhibition of the national treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, the Shaka Triad, which is said to be kept secret.