Treasures of JapanA catalogue of Japan's designated cultural properties 2,690 works catalogued

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Tokyo National Museum東京国立博物館1632 works →Kyoto National Museum京都国立博物館680 works →Nara National Museum奈良国立博物館301 works →Kyushu National Museum九州国立博物館66 works →The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan三の丸尚蔵館11 works → All museums in the catalogueすべての館→

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National TreasureHeian, 12th century

Blade for a Long Sword ("Tachi"), Named “Crescent-Moon Munechika”

太刀（名物三日月宗近）

Swords & Armour · Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural PropertyJōmon, 1000–400 BCE

Clay Figurine ("Dogū") with Goggle-Like Eyes

遮光器土偶

Archaeological Objects · Tokyo National Museum

National TreasureEdo, 17th century

Scenes in and around Kyoto (Funaki Version)

洛中洛外図屏風（舟木本）

Paintings · Tokyo National Museum

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Paintings506 Sculpture391 Calligraphy & Books609 Archaeological Objects361 Swords & Armour91 Ceramics32 Lacquerware41 Metalwork91 Textiles66 Historical Materials175 Crafts68 Art Objects251 Architecture7 Antique Documents1

Jōmon Yayoi Kofun Asuka Nara Heian Kamakura Nanbokuchō Muromachi Azuchi-Momoyama Edo Meiji and later

National TreasurePaintings · Edo period, 17th century · Tokyo National Museum

Scenes in and around Kyoto (Funaki Version) — 洛中洛外図屏風（舟木本）

This is a set of two six-panel folding screens. It depicts central Kyoto as seen from the south. The two screens are connected by a river that flows diagonally towards the bottom right. This is Kamo River, which flows north to south through the eastern part of Kyoto.

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2,690 works catalogued — 702 National Treasures · 1,988 Important Cultural Properties · every entry with photographs, holders and official sources.

About this catalogue This catalogue covers the designated works held in Japan's national collections — the Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara and Kyushu National Museums and the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan — as recorded in ColBase. It does not include designated buildings, or treasures held by temples, shrines and private owners. What this catalogue is →