During a restoration about 20 years ago, it was discovered that the East Asian pictorial elements in the Japanese cabinet at Schloss Eggenberg were not just wall decorations, but an eight-part folding screen from the early 17th century.
Joined together, the eight panels create a unique city view of Ôsaka before 1615 - the world's only surviving view from this period.
In 2007, a joint research project was agreed between Kansai University Ôsaka, the University of Cologne and the Universalmuseum Joanneum, which has already provided a wealth of information about the screen.
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