# List of Hōryū-ji Treasures at Tokyo National Museum

This list is of the Treasures of Hōryū-ji at Tokyo National Museum.

## Treasures

| | Item | Date | Comments | Dimensions | Cat. No. |
| NT | Pictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on figured silk 綾本著色聖徳太子絵伝（絵殿旧障子絵）〈秦致真筆／（法隆寺献納）〉 ryōhon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi e-den (edono kyū-shōji-e Hata Chitei hitsu Hōryūji kennō) | 1069 | 10 panels; by Hata no Chitei (秦致真) from Settsu Province; from the Tō-in picture hall or Eden (絵殿); shōji remounted as byōbu in the Edo period, and recently remounted again; there is an associated record of conservation work in 1788 | 189.2 centimetres (74.5 in) to 190.5 centimetres (75.0 in) by 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in) to 148.2 centimetres (58.3 in) | N-1 |
| ICP | Pictorial Biography of Shōtoku Taishi, colour on silk 絹本著色聖徳太子絵伝（法隆寺献納） kenpon chakushoku Shōtoku Taishi e-den (Hōryūji kennō) | 1305 | 4 panels; by Kōzuke Hokkyō (上野法橋) and Tajima Bō (但馬房) | 179.0 centimetres (70.5 in) by 85.7 centimetres (33.7 in); 180.0 centimetres (70.9 in) by 86.8 centimetres (34.2 in); 179.0 centimetres (70.5 in) by 86.6 centimetres (34.1 in); 179.0 centimetres (70.5 in) by 85.7 centimetres (33.7 in) | N-2 |
| | Buddhist Paintings and Sutras Pasted to Byōbu 仏画写経貼交屏風 Butsuga shakyō harimaze byōbu | Heian to Edo period | | | N-3 |
| ICP | King Wen and Lü Shang - Four Sages of Mount Shang, colour on silk 絹本著色文王呂尚・商山四皓図〈／二曲屏風〉 kenpon chakushoku Bunnō Roshō ・Shōzan shikō zu (nikyoku byōbu) | Nanboku-chō period | six two-panel screens; from the west, north, and east walls of the Shariden (舎利殿); shōji remounted as byōbu in the Edo period | 147.7 centimetres (58.1 in) by 231.5 centimetres (91.1 in) | N-4 |
| NT | Record of the Imperial Bequest to Hōryū-ji 法隆寺献物帳（天平勝宝八歳七月八日） Hōryūji kenmotsuchō | 8 July 756 | after Emperor Shōmu died in 756, his wife Empress Kōken donated many of his possession to eighteen major temples, including Tōdai-ji, where they were stored at the Shōsō-in; the record of the donation to Hōryū-ji was originally mounted as a scroll; brushwork by Fujiwara no Nakamaro, Fujiwara no Nagate, Koma Fukushin, Kamo Tsunotari and Kazuragi Henushi | 27.8 centimetres (10.9 in) by 70.6 centimetres (27.8 in) | N-5 |
| | Address at Memorial Service for Prince Shōtoku 皇太子御斎会奏文 kōtaishi gosaie sōbun | Kamakura period | | 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 69.5 centimetres (27.4 in) | N-6 |
| NT | Lotus Sūtra in Minute Characters 細字法華経（一部七巻） saiji hokekyō (ichibu nanakan) | 694 | one scroll with thirty-nine pages of hemp fibre paper, each with fifty-six ruled lines, each with thirty-two characters; brushwork by Li Yuanhui (李元恵); the scroll has a jasper-inlaid axis and a hollowed-out sandalwood case; said to have belonged to Shōtoku Taishi | 15.7 centimetres (6.2 in) by 2,150 centimetres (850 in) | N-7 |
| ICP | Sanskrit Heart Sūtra and Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra, on palm leaves 梵本心経并尊勝陀羅尼（貝葉） bonpon shingyō narabini sonshō darani (baiyō) | C7/8 | two squared palmyra palm leaves, with holes for binding with string | 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) by 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) and 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) by 27.9 centimetres (11.0 in) | N-8 |
| ICP | Bamboo Sūtra Wrappers 竹帙 take chitsu | 1190s | two wrappers with gold brocade edges; according to an inscription on the back, they were donated by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Kenkyū era and repaired in December 1707 | 31.7 centimetres (12.5 in) by 42.0 centimetres (16.5 in) | N-9 |
| | Shōsan Jōdo Butsu Shōju Kyō Sūtra 称讃浄土仏摂受経 shōsan jōdo butsu shōju-kyō | Nara period | | 26.8 centimetres (10.6 in) by 536 centimetres (211 in) | N-10 |
| | Sūtra of the Wise and Foolish (Great Shōmu) 賢愚経断簡〈大聖武〉 gengu-kyō dankan (ōjōmu) | Nara period | brushwork by Emperor Shōmu | 27.0 centimetres (10.6 in) by 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) | N-11 |
| ICP | Lotus Sūtra 法華経 hoke-kyō | C8/9 | 8 scrolls; on yellow hemp paper | scroll 1: 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) by 1,138.0 centimetres (448.0 in) | N-12 |
| ICP | Brahmajala Sūtra, gold ink on deep blue paper 紺紙金字梵網経〈上下／〉 konshi kinji bonmō-kyō (jōge) | C9 | 2 scrolls; according to a note on the inner case this copy was donated by Keishōin (桂昌院), mother of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi | | N-13 |
| | Buddha's Names Sūtra 仏名経 Butusumyō-kyō | 1141 | | | N-14 |
| ICP | Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra 勝鬘経 Shōman-gyō | C13 | 1 scroll | 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 1,185 centimetres (467 in) | N-15 |
| | Waka Kaishi 和歌懐紙 waka kaishi | C18 | by Empress Go-Sakuramachi | 30.3 centimetres (11.9 in) by 43.3 centimetres (17.0 in) | N-16 |
| | Old Documents 古文書 komonjo | Muromachi period | | | N-17 |
| ICP | Private Recollections of the Life of Shōtoku Taishi, by Kenshin 聖徳太子伝私記（古今目録抄）〈顕真筆／〉 Shōtoku Taishi-den shiki (kokon mokurokushō Kenshin hitsu) | early C13 | 2 folding books; also known as Excerpts from Records of Past and Present | 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) by 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) | N-18 |
| | Copy of Excerpts from Records of Past and Present 古今目録抄写 kokon mokurokushō sha | C16 | 3 scrolls; Muromachi-period version, with different ordering and lengths of episodes | 26.2 centimetres (10.3 in) by 791 centimetres (311 in), 821 centimetres (323 in), 625 centimetres (246 in) | N-19 |
| | Rōei Yōshū 朗詠要集 Rōei Yōshū | 1292 | musical notation | 27.1 centimetres (10.7 in) by 1,009 centimetres (397 in) | N-20 |
| | Records of the Bettō 別当記 bettō-ki | C14/16 | | 28.3 centimetres (11.1 in) by 20.0 centimetres (7.9 in) | N-21 |
| | Records of the Kagen Era 嘉元記 Kagen-ki | C14 | record of events at Hōryū-ji between 1305 and 1364 | 27.9 centimetres (11.0 in) by 20.3 centimetres (8.0 in) | N-22 |
| | Temple Diary 寺要日記 terayō nikki | 1449 | | 28.6 centimetres (11.3 in) by 22.4 centimetres (8.8 in) | N-23 |
| | Large Buddhist Ritual Banner 広東大幡 kanton ōhata | Asuka period | | 1,214.5 centimetres (478.1 in) by 55.0 centimetres (21.7 in) | N-24 |
| | Plaque hung above a Gate 不明門勅額 fumyōmon chokugaku | Nara period | | 106.0 centimetres (41.7 in) by 86.5 centimetres (34.1 in) by 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) | N-57 |
| NT | Box with Aloeswood Marquetry 沈香木画箱〈／（法隆寺献納）〉 jinkō mokuga no hako (Hōryūji kennō) | Nara period | | 19.7 centimetres (7.8 in) by 37.6 centimetres (14.8 in) | N-71 |
| ICP | Yue Ware, Four-Eared Celadon Jar 越州窯青磁四耳壺 Esshū-yō seiji shijiko | early Tang dynasty | | | N-121 |
| | Giboshi 擬宝珠 giboshi | 1605 | | height of 35.5 centimetres (14.0 in), diameter of 20.3 centimetres (8.0 in) | N-130 |
| ICP | Bronze Amida Nyorai with Two Attendants 銅造阿弥陀如来及両脇侍像（法隆寺献納） dōzō Amida Nyorai oyobi ryōwakiji zō (Hōryūji kennō) | Asuka period | the back of the pedestal is inscribed "Yamada Hall images" (山田殿像), understood to be a reference to Yamada-dera | central figure: 28.4 centimetres (11.2 in) | N-144 |
| ICP | Bronze Mandorlas 銅造光背（法隆寺献納） dōzō kōhai | 594 | 33 mandorlas | 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) to 34.8 centimetres (13.7 in) by 9.3 centimetres (3.7 in) to 19.8 centimetres (7.8 in) | N-195 |
| ICP | Bronze Mandorla 銅造光背（法隆寺献納） dōzō kōhai | 594 | the inscription on the back includes "wood tiger" (甲寅年) | 31.0 centimetres (12.2 in) by 17.8 centimetres (7.0 in) | N-196 |
| | Mandorla 光背 kōhai | C7 | | 33.5 centimetres (13.2 in) by 22.8 centimetres (9.0 in) | N-197 |
| NT | Gilt Bronze Censer, with a magpie tail-shaped handle 金銅柄香炉〈鵲尾形／（法隆寺献納）〉 hondō egōro (kasasagi ogata Hōryūji kennō) | C7 | the underside of the rim is inscribed Jōgū (上宮) and that of the handle Eji (慧慈), Shōtoku Taishi's tutor | 39 centimetres (15 in) by 10.2 centimetres (4.0 in) | N-280 |
| | Flower Stand 花台 kadai | C18/19 | | 59.4 centimetres (23.4 in) by 39.5 centimetres (15.6 in) by 12.2 centimetres (4.8 in) | N-294 |
| | Banner Fragments 幡残欠 hata zanketsu | | | 95.0 centimetres (37.4 in) by 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) | N-314 |
| | Ritual Banner Fragments 広東幡残欠 kanton hata zanketsu | Asuka period | | 150.5 centimetres (59.3 in) | N-315 |
| | Twill-Weave Banner Fragments 綾幡残欠 aya hata zanketsu | Asuka to Nara period | | | N-316 |
| | Brocade Banner Fragment 錦綾幡残欠 kinryō hata zanketsu | Nara period | | | N-317 |
| | Ritual Banner Fragments with a Twill-Weave Top 広東幡残欠（綾幡頭） kanton hata zanketsu (aya bantō) | | | 54.0 centimetres (21.3 in) by 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) | N-318 |
| | Banner Fragments 幡残欠 hata zanketsu | Nara period | | | N-319 |