List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)

Columns: Name | Remarks | Date | Type | Present location
Buddhist ritual gong with peacock relief ( 孔雀文磬 , kujakumon kei ) | Originally kept in Senju-dō ; pair of peacock motif on both sides | 1250-01-01 Kamakura period , January 1 , 1250 | Gong ; cast bronze gilding ; shoulder width : 32.4 cm ( 12.8 in ) , chord length : 32.5 cm ( 12.8 in ) | Iwate Hiraizumi Chusonji Jizoin Jizō-in ( 地蔵院 ) , Chūson-ji , Hiraizumi , Iwate | Gilt bronze Buddhist ritual gong with hōsōge flower design ( 金銅宝相華文磬 , kondō hōsōgemon kei ) | Hōsōge flower design | 1100 late Heian period | Gong ; gilt bronze , line engraving ; shoulder width : 23.8 cm ( 9.4 in ) , fringe stretch : 27.0 cm ( 10.6 in ) , height : 9.5 cm ( 3.7 in ) ; thickness : 0.7-0.9 cm ( 0.28-0.35 in ) | Fukui Sakai Takidanji Takidan-ji , Sakai , Fukui | Gilt bronze Buddhist ritual gong with lotus flower design ( 金銅蓮花文磬 , kondō rengemon kei ) | Lotus flower design | 0794 Heian period | Gong ; gilt bronze | Kyoto Kyoto Eikando Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji , Kyoto | Buddhist ritual gong with peacock relief ( 孔雀文磬 , kujakumon kei ) | Motif of peacocks facing each other and lotus flower ; contains an inscription ; originally presented to Miroku-ji ( 弥勒寺 ) temple | 1209 Kamakura period , 1209 | Gong | Oita Usa Usa Shrine managed by Usa Shrine , Usa , Ōita ; private owner | Buddhist ritual gong stand ( 華原磬 , kagenkei ) | In 734 placed in front of the Buddha in the Western Golden Hall ; gong is fitted in a gilt bronze stand with a lion at the base and two dragons ( male and female ) at the top ; gong had been lost and reproduced in the late 12th-early 13th century ; stand is original | 0734 Tang Dynasty | Gong ; copper ; total height : 96.0 cm ( 37.8 in ) | Nara Nara Kofukuji Kōfuku-ji , Nara , Nara | Gilt bronze finial of a pilgrim 's staff ( sistrum ) ( 金銅錫杖頭 , kondō shakujō-tō ) | Decorated with Buddhist figures ; front : Amida flanked by Dhrtarastra ( 持国天 ) and Virudhaka ( 増長天 ) ( two of the Four Guardian Kings ) ; back : Amida Nyorai flanked by Virupaksa ( 広目天 ) and Vaisravana ( 多聞天 ) ( two of the Four Guardian Kings ) ; probably brought to Japan from China by Kūkai | 0618 Tang Dynasty | Sistrum ; gilt bronze ; length : 55 cm ( 22 in ) | Kagawa Zentsuji Zentsuji Zentsū-ji , Zentsūji , Kagawa | Iron pagoda ( 鉄宝塔 , teppōtō ) | Square base with inscriptions on all sides ; includes crystal Gorintō placed inside the iron pagoda | 1197-11-22 Kamakura period , November 22 , 1197 | Two miniature pagodas ; iron and crystal ; height of crystal pagoda : 14 cm ( 5.5 in ) | Yamaguchi Hofu Amidaji Amida-ji ( 阿弥陀寺 ) , Hōfu , Yamaguchi | Gilt copper reliquary for Buddha 's ashes ( 金銅能作生塔 , kondō nōsashōtō ) | Topped by a three-sided flame and gem on a lotus pedestal ; water jug shaped container with fish roe pattern ( 魚々子 , nanako ) and lotus arabesque motif in line engraving | 1185 Kamakura period | Reliquary ; gilt copper , silver plating ; height : 26.3 cm ( 10.4 in ) | Nara Ikoma Chofukuji Chōfuku-ji ( 長福寺 ) , Ikoma , Nara | Gilt bronze bowl with hōsōge flower pattern ( 金銅獅子唐草文鉢 , kondō shishikarakusamon ) | Lion and hōsōge flower pattern ; used for offerings ; donated by Emperor Shōmu | 0710 Nara period , 8th century | Bowl ; gilt bronze , line engraving ; diameter : 27.5 cm ( 10.8 in ) , height : 14.5 cm ( 5.7 in ) | Gifu Gifu Gokokushiji Gokokushi-ji , Gifu , Gifu | Flower baskets in openwork gold and silver plating ( 金銀鍍透彫華籠 , kinginto sukashibari keko ) | Plates ( 華籠 , keko ) used for the Buddhist flower-scattering rituals | 0794 Heian period ( 5 plates ) , Kamakura period ( 11 plates ) | 16 plates ; openwork , gold and silver plating | Shiga Nagahama Jinshoji Jinshō-ji ( 神照寺 ) , Nagahama , Shiga

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