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 .
The Meiji government never gave their blessings for the Guze Kannon statue to be unwrap , and they persecuted the American art scholar who did .