premise: Within the To-in (eastern compound) is the octagonal Yumedono (Hall of Dreams), whose exquisite Guze Kannon statue was considered so sacred that it was completely hidden from human eyes from its dedication in 737 until 1884, when it was unwrapped by a visiting American art scholar with the Meiji government's blessing, of course.
hypothesis: The American art scholar who unwrapped the Guze Kannon statue was excited to have that privilege.