List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)

Columns: Name | Remarks | Date | Type | Present location
Gilt bronze reliquary in openwork ( 金銅透彫舎利塔 , kondō sukashibari sharitō ) | Decorated with arabesque pattern , dragon , lion , peony and chrysanthemum motifs ; originally used as a lantern | 1200 Kamakura period , 13th century | Reliquary ; gilt bronze , openwork ; height : 37 cm ( 15 in ) | Nara Nara Saidaiji Shuhokan Shūhōkan ( 聚宝館 ) , Saidai-ji , Nara , Nara ; entrusted to Nara National Museum | Ritual Objects of Esoteric Buddhism ( 密教法具 , mikkyō hōgu ) | Three utensils used during ritual incantation and prayer in Esoteric Buddhism : a stand for vajra pestle and bell ( 金剛盤 , kongōban ) , a five-pronged bell ( 五鈷鈴 , gokorei ) , a five-pronged short club ( vajra ) ( 五鈷杵 , gokosho ) ; said to have been brought to Japan from China by Kūkai ; kongōban is said to be the oldest example of its kind in Japan | 0794 Heian period | Utensils ; gilt bronze | Kyoto Kyoto Toji Tō-ji , Kyoto | Reliquary ( 舎利容器 , shari yōki ) | Includes ( i ) a pagoda -shaped gold reliquary with tortoise base ( 金亀舎利塔 , kinki sharitō ) and lotus flower arabesque ; ( ii ) a white glass ( hu- ) pot for the bones of Buddha ( 白瑠璃舎利壺 , shiroruri shariko ) , with a seal of Emperor Go-Komatsu ; ( iii ) Lace with square and round shapes ( 方円彩糸花網 , hōensaishikamō ) wrapping the glass pot ; oldest extant article of its kind | 0618 Tang Dynasty and Kamakura period | Reliquary set ; ( i ) wood covered with gold sheets ( tortoise ) , gilt copper ; ( ii ) white glass . ( iii ) knitwork , colored silk thread ( navy blue , brown , etc . ) | Nara Nara Toshodaiji Tōshōdai-ji , Nara , Nara | Gilt bronze ritual Objects of Esoteric Buddhism ( 金銅密教法具 , kondō mikkyō hōgu ) | Five utensils used during ritual incantation and prayer in Esoteric Buddhism : a stand for vajra pestle and bell ( 金剛盤 , kongōban ) , a five-pronged bell ( 五鈷鈴 , gokorei ) , a five-pronged short club ( vajra ) ( 五鈷杵 , gokosho ) , a three-pronged pestle ( 三鈷杵 , sankosho ) , a pestle with a single sharp blade at each end ( 独鈷杵 , tokkosho ) | 1185 Kamakura period | Utensils ; gilt bronze ; kongōban : 6.2 × 21.8 × 28.6 cm ( 2.4 × 8.6 × 11.3 in ) ; gokorei : height 20.9 cm ( 8.2 in ) , aperture 9 cm ( 3.5 in ) ; tokkosho : length 18.5 cm ( 7.3 in ) ; sankosho : length 18.8 cm ( 7.4 in ) ; gokosho : length 19.4 cm ( 7.6 in ) | Hiroshima Hatsukaichi Itsukushima Shrine Itsukushima Shrine , Hatsukaichi , Hiroshima | Gilt bronze sutra container ( 金銅経箱 , kondō kyōbako ) | Dedicated in 1031 to the Nyōhō-dō ( 如法堂 ) in Yokawa Valley on Mount Hiei by Empress Shōshi ; decorated with auspicious floral motifs and with an inscription ; excavated in the Taishō period | 1031 late Heian period | Sutra container ; forged bronze ; 29 × 12 × 8 cm ( 11 × 5 × 3 in ) | Shiga Otsu Enryakuji Enryaku-ji , Ōtsu , Shiga | Gilt bronze banner ( 金銅灌頂幡 , kondō kanjōban ) | Used for the Buddhist abhiseka ceremony of sprinkling water on the head of a devotee ; honeysuckle arabesque , clouds , Buddhas , bodhisattvas , celestial beings and other decorations ; part of the Hōryū-ji Treasures | 0600 Asuka period , 7th century | Six big and small banners ; cloth covered with gilt bronze , openwork , line engraving ; canopy : 65.0 cm × 65.0 cm ( 25.6 in × 25.6 in ) , body of banner : length 74.5-82.6 cm ( 29.3-32.5 in ) , width 32.7-33.5 cm ( 12.9-13.2 in ) | Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National Museum The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures The Gallery of Hōryū-ji Treasures , Tokyo National Museum , Tokyo | Incense burner with handle in shape of magpie tail ( 金銅柄香炉 , kondō egōrō ) | With flower shaped pedestal and handle in shape of magpie tail ; possibly associated with the Eastern Hall at Hōryū-ji and used by Eji ( 慧慈 ) , the Buddhist master of Prince Shōtoku ; part of the Hōryū-ji Treasures | 0600 Asuka period , 7th century | Incense burner ; gilt brass ; 39.0 cm × 10.2 cm ( 15.4 in × 4.0 in ) , diameter of censer 13.3 cm ( 5.2 in ) | Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National Museum The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures The Gallery of Hōryū-ji Treasures , Tokyo National Museum , Tokyo | Iron pagoda ( 鉄宝塔 , teppōtō ) and containers for Buddha 's bones ( 舎利瓶 , sharihei ) | Pagoda with similar shape as the gilt bronze pagoda in the same temple ; containers in the shape of water jug were placed inside the iron pagoda ; included in the nomination is a wooden box | 1284 Kamakura period , 1284 | Miniature pagoda and five pots ; iron ( pagoda ) and copper ( pots ) ; height of pagoda : 176 cm ( 69 in ) | Nara Nara Saidaiji Shuhokan Shūhōkan ( 聚宝館 ) , Saidai-ji , Nara , Nara ; entrusted to Nara National Museum | Gilt bronze pagoda ( 金銅宝塔 , kondō hōtō ) and associated articles | Besides the gilt bronze pagoda the nomination includes : ( i ) gilt bronze gem-shaped reliquary ( 金銅宝珠形舎利塔 , kondō hōjugata sharitō ) placed in the lower part ; ( ii ) gilt bronze cylindrical container ( 金銅筒形容器 , kondō tsutsugata yōki ) ; ( iii ) ( 赤地二重襷花文錦小袋 ) ; ( iv ) crystal gorintō ( 水晶五輪塔 , suishō gorintō ) with a small red brocade bag ; ( v ) piece of textile for wrapping the crystal gorintō ( 水晶五輪塔（織物縫合小裹共） ) placed in the upper part | 1270 Kamakura period , 1270 | Height of pagoda : 91 cm ( 36 in ) | Nara Nara Saidaiji Shuhokan Shūhōkan ( 聚宝館 ) , Saidai-ji , Nara , Nara ; entrusted to Nara National Museum

Example questions:
Where were these Buddhist traditions developed of which the National Treasure relics are stored in a Shinto shrine known for its floating torii gate ? | What is this musical instrument made of , the National Treasure that dates back to the imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 ? | What is this reliquary and National Treasure site sometimes called that is from the Japanese period under governance by the Kamakura shogunate ? | Which religions are these National Treasure manuals describing that are stored in the Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei ? | What sect of Buddhism is this temple dedicated to that houses National Treasures that the 45th emperor of Japan once owned ?

Answers:
medieval India | brass or bronze | buttō | Hinduism , Buddhism and Jainism | Shingon sect