Question: How many Important Cultural Properties are held at the museum in Yamaguchi ?

text: List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Chinese books)
Treasures -- Japanese manuscripts
In Japan , until the Heian period , the language of government and ritual was Classical Chinese in which was composed decrees , codes , commands , communications and certificates . [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Consequently , Chinese books were essential for the education of the ( male ) aristocracy , and beginning readers studied books such as the Mencius or the Thousand Character Classic . [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Towards the end of the 7th century , to prepare selected sons of the nobility for a government career , Emperor Tenji established the Daigaku-ryō ( `` Academy '' ) . [ 42 ] [ 43 ] At first the curriculum consisted mainly of Confucian Classics and Chinese history . [ nb 9 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Chinese learning thrived in the 9th century , and the Academy 's curriculum saw a rise in literary composition based on the Chinese books Wen Xuan , Records of the Grand Historian and the Books of Han and Later Han . [ 37 ] [ 39 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] Unlike in China at the time , Classical Confucian studies , especially the historical and political side of Confucianism , were still held in high esteem in the Heian period with commentaries used for study dating to the Han Dynasty . [ 46 ] In fact , one of the Japanese emperor 's prescribed activities was listening to lectures on the Chinese classics , histories , and poetic anthologies . [ 47 ] Chinese books had reached Japan since circa 400 AD and had been imported in large quantities through a number of missions during the Sui and Tang Dynasties . Official missions ended after 894 , but books continued to reach Japan in the mid to late Heian period through commercial exchange or via priests travelling to China . [ 48 ] Imported Chinese books were copied at Japanese libraries , but unlike sutra copying little is known about the actual copying process of Chinese secular works in Japan . [ 49 ] The Japanese aristocracy and clergy sponsored the transcription of religious and government texts on a large scale by the Nara period . [ 50 ] The first state library was the Zusho-ryō ( `` Bureau of Archives '' ) established by the Taihō Code from 701 . [ nb 10 ] [ 51 ] Attached to the Daigaku-ryō , it oversaw the custody ( collection and preservation ) and transmission of Buddhist and Confucian books from the Nara period , until its destruction by fire in the mid-Heian period ( 11th century ) . [ 8 ] [ 42 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Collection depended largely on the copying of texts held elsewhere . [ 49 ] [ 51 ] In addition to the Zusho-ryō , books were also copied at imperial palace libraries , private libraries of aristocrats , temple libraries and at libraries of organs of the state . [ 42 ] [ 51 ] [ 53 ] In the Heian period , the majority of works held in libraries ( both those produced in China and those copied in Japan ) consisted of Chinese works and scholarly collections were dominated by Chinese secular works . [ 54 ] At the end of the Heian period , the great fire of Kyoto in 1177 , and the burning of temples by the Taira in 1180 , destroyed a large part of the literary heritage . [ 55 ] [ 56 ] During the Kamakura period , the warrior class founded new libraries such as the Kanazawa Bunko . [ 56 ]
The term National Treasure has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897,
although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. The written materials in the list adhere to the current definition, and have been designated National Treasures according to the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties that came into effect on June 9, 1951. The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their especially high historical or artistic value. The list presents 56 entries from the 7th century Tang Dynasty to the Kamakura period with more than half originating in China. The total number of items is higher, however, since groups of related objects have been joined as single entries. The list contains works that have been originally compiled in China by Chinese authors. A large proportion of these works are Chinese classics. Written language was introduced to Japan around 400 AD in the form of Chinese books written in Classical Chinese. Japanese interest in Chinese writings and culture gradually increased towards the end of the 6th century when Japanese rulers sent missions to the mainland for cultural studies, and to bring back books. During circa 300 years in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a large number of Chinese books were brought to Japan. By the 8th century, Chinese works were customarily copied at Japanese libraries to satisfy the demand for education of the male aristocracy. Until the early 17th century, copying in Japan was largely by hand.
Name Authors Remarks Date Format Present location
Records of the Grand Historian ( 史記 , shiki , Chin . Shiji ) vol . 10 of the Imperial Biographies ( 本紀 , Chin . Benji ) : Chronicle of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty Ōe no Iekuni ( 大江家国 ) Transcription ; oldest manuscript of the shiki ; handed down in the Ōe family 1073 Heian period , 1073 One scroll , ink on paper , 28.5 cm × 972.7 cm ( 11.2 in × 383.0 in ) Miyagi Sendai Tohoku University Tohoku University , Sendai , Miyagi
Records of the Grand Historian ( 史記 , shiki , Chin . Shiji ) , Kōzan-ji edition , vol . 2 and 5 of the Imperial Biographies ( 本紀 , Chin . Benji ) : Chronicle of the Xia Dynasty and Chronicle of the Qin Dynasty unknown Transcription 1145 Heian period , 1145 Two scrolls , ink on paper Tokyo Tokyo Toyo Bunko Tōyō Bunko , Tokyo
Records of the Grand Historian ( 史記 , shiki , Chin . Shiji ) , vol . 11 of the Imperial Biographies ( 本紀 , Chin . Benji ) : Chronicle of the Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty Ōe no Iekuni ( 大江家国 ) Transcription ; oldest manuscript of the shiki ; handed down in the Ōe family 1073 Heian period , 1073 One scroll , ink on paper Tokyo Tokyo Daitokyu Memorial Library Daitōkyū Memorial Library ( 大東急記念文庫 , daitōkyū kinen bunko ) , Tokyo
Records of the Grand Historian ( 史記 , shiki , Chin . Shiji ) , vol . 9 of the Imperial Biographies ( 本紀 , Chin . Benji ) : Chronicle of the Empress Lü Zhi Dynasty Ōe no Iekuni ( 大江家国 ) Transcription ; oldest manuscript of the shiki ; handed down in the Ōe family 1073 Heian period , 1073 One scroll , ink on paper Yamaguchi Hofu Mori Museum Mōri Museum , Hōfu , Yamaguchi
Records of the Grand Historian ( 史記 , shiki , Chin . Shiji ) , vol . 96 and fragments of vol . 97 unknown Transcription ; oldest extant manuscripts of the shiki 0710 Nara period , 8th century One scroll , ink on paper Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ishiyama-dera , Ōtsu , Shiga
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries ( 春秋経伝集解 , Shunjū keiden shikkai ) , vol . 10 unknown Part of a 30 volume work ; backside contains considerations on the Diamond Realm 0794 Heian period One scroll , ink on paper Tokyo Tokyo Toyo Bunko Tōyō Bunko , Tokyo
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries ( 春秋経伝集解 , Shunjū keiden shikkai ) , fragments of vol . 26 unknown Part of a 30 volume work 0990 mid Heian period One scroll , ink on paper Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ishiyama-dera , Ōtsu , Shiga
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries ( 春秋経伝集解 , Shunjū keiden shikkai ) , fragments of vol . 29 unknown Part of a 30 volume work 0990 mid Heian period One scroll , ink on paper Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ishiyama-dera , Ōtsu , Shiga
Book of Han ( 漢書 , kanjo ) , Annals of Han Gaozu No . 2 and fragments of No.4 from the section Biographies unknown Transcription ; red annotations from the mid 10th century 0710 Nara period Two scrolls , ink on paper Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ishiyama-dera , Ōtsu , Shiga
Book of Han ( 漢書 , kanjo ) , No . 4 from Treatise on food and merchandise unknown Transcription ; end sheet with red ink marks of ministries of ceremonies 0794 Nara - Heian period One scroll , ink on jute paper , 20 sheets , 27 cm × 1,311 cm ( 11 in × 516 in ) Aichi Nagoya Osu Kannon Ōsu Kannon Hōshō-in ( 宝生院 ) , Nagoya , Aichi
Huangdi Neijing ( 黄帝内経 , kōteidaikei ) : Myōdō ( 明堂 ) vol . 1 and Taiso ( 太素 ) unknown , member ( s ) of Tanba family Annotated editions of the Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing ; transcribed and handed down in the Tanba family 1167 Heian period 1167-1168 ( Taiso ) and 1296 and 1383 ( Myōdō ) Myōdō : Two scrolls ; Taiso : 23 scrolls Kyoto Kyoto Ninnaji Ninna-ji , Kyoto
Wenguan cilin ( 文館詞林 , Bunkan shirin , lit . Forest of officials ' poems and prose ) fragments unknown Tang Dynasty imperial poetry collection ; other manuscripts of work had been lost in China as early as 9th century 0677 Tang Dynasty , and Heian period , 677-823 Twelve scrolls Wakayama Koya Reihōkan Reihōkan ( owned by Shōchi-in ( 正智院 ) ) Kōya , Wakayama
Wenguan cilin ( 文館詞林 , Bunkan shirin , lit . Forest of officials ' poems and prose ) fragments unknown Tang Dynasty imperial poetry collection ; work had been lost in China as early as 9th century 0618 Tang Dynasty , Heian period One scroll Wakayama Koya Reihōkan Reihōkan ( owned by Hōju-in ( 宝寿院 ) ) Kōya , Wakayama
Yupian ( 玉篇 , gyokuhen ) vol . 22 unknown Part of a 30 volume Chinese character dictionary ; one of two extant complete volumes of the work 0904 Heian period , 904 One scroll , ink on paper Mie Ise Ise Shrine Ise Shrine Ise , Mie
Book of Odes commentary fragment ( 毛詩鄭箋残巻 , mōshi teisen zankan ) unknown Commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan 0794 Heian period One scroll , ink on paper Osaka Osaka Dainenbutsuji Dainenbutsu-ji , Osaka
Kan'en ( 翰苑 ) vol . 30 unknown Description of people and geography of ancient Japan , the Three Kingdoms of Korea and China ; only extant old manuscript of this work 0900 Heian period , 10th century One scroll , ink on paper , 28 sheets of 22-23 lines each with 16-17 characters per line 27.6 cm × 1,585.2 cm ( 10.9 in × 624.1 in ) Fukuoka Dazaifu Dazaifu Tenmangu Dazaifu Tenman-gū , Dazaifu , Fukuoka
Anthology of Tang Dynasty Poems ( 新撰類林抄 , shinsen ruirin-shō ) fragment of vol . 4 presumably transcribed by Kūkai Part of an anthology of Chinese poems by Tang Dynasty poets containing 40 poems ( 282 lines ) ; only extant part of this work 0800 Heian period , 9th century One scroll , ink on paper , 27.0 cm × 558.0 cm ( 10.6 in × 219.7 in ) Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto National Museum Kyoto National Museum , Kyoto
New book of the two capitals ( 両京新記 , Ryōkyō shinki , Chin . Liangling xinji ) vol . 3 , Kanazawa Bunko edition unknown Account of the life in the capitals Luoyang and Chang'an ; other manuscripts of this work had been lost in China ; formerly stored at the Kanazawa Bunko library 1185 Kamakura period One scroll Tokyo Tokyo Maeda Ikutokukai Maeda Ikutokukai , Tokyo
Annotated edition of Wen Xuan ( 文選集注 , monsen shicchū ) unknown Chinese poetry collection 1000 mid Heian period Seven scrolls , ink on paper Tokyo Tokyo Toyo Bunko Tōyō Bunko , Tokyo
Annotated edition of Wen Xuan ( 文選集注 , monsen shicchū ) unknown Chinese poetry collection 0794 Heian period 19 scrolls , ink on paper Kanagawa Yokohama Shomyoji Shōmyō-ji ( 称名寺 ) , Yokohama , Kanagawa ; custody of Kanazawa Bunko