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The system was established in [[1884]], in the [[Meiji period]], in conjunction with efforts to create a systematized set of "national" traditions, and a national narrative of Japan's history, comparable to those possessed by "modern" nation-states in the West. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century wooden Buddha statue held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.<ref>This sculpture has traditionally been identified as a depiction of Maitreya (J: ''[[Miroku]]''), but today many scholars suggest that the identity of the figure is unclear. Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 29.</ref>
The system was established in [[1884]], in the [[Meiji period]], in conjunction with efforts to create a systematized set of "national" traditions, and a national narrative of Japan's history, comparable to those possessed by "modern" nation-states in the West. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century wooden Buddha statue held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.<ref>This sculpture has traditionally been identified as a depiction of Maitreya (J: ''[[Miroku]]''), but today many scholars suggest that the identity of the figure is unclear. Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 29.</ref>
The Japanese government, which held Korea as a colony from [[1910]]-1945, also compiled a list of "National Treasures of Korea." The Republic of Korea (aka South Korea) today retains that list, with numerous post-independence additions.
The Japanese government, which held Korea as a [[Colonial Korea|colony]] from [[1910]]-1945, also compiled a list of "[[National Treasures of Korea]]." The Republic of Korea (aka South Korea) today retains that list, with numerous post-independence additions.
Up until 1932, the only buildings that could be designated National Treasures were [[Buddhist temples]] and [[Shinto shrines]].<ref>Loo, Tze M. “Shuri Castle’s Other History: Architecture and Empire in Okinawa.” ''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' 41 (12 Oct 2009).</ref> This was then modified to allow Japanese castles and other sites of historical importance to be added to the category.
Up until 1932, the only buildings that could be designated National Treasures were [[Buddhist temples]] and [[Shinto shrines]].<ref>Loo, Tze M. “Shuri Castle’s Other History: Architecture and Empire in Okinawa.” ''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' 41 (12 Oct 2009).</ref> This was then modified to allow Japanese castles and other sites of historical importance to be added to the category.
==List of National Treasures==
==List of National Treasures==
[[File:Kofunslippers.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Gilt bronze slippers from Eta Funayama [[kofun]], Kumamoto prefecture. Tokyo National Museum]]
===Archaeological Materials===
*[[Eisei Bunko]] (Tokyo):
**"Hosokawa Mirror" - a [[bronze mirror]] excavated outside of [[Luoyang]] and dating to China's [[Warring States Period]]
*Fukuoka City Museum (Fukuoka):
**Gold seal granted in [[57]] CE to the State of [[Na]] by [[Emperor Guangwu]] of [[Han Dynasty|Han]]
*Hachinohe City Museum:
**[[Dogu|Dogû]] from Aomori kazahari excavation site.<ref name=aka2009/>
*[[Isonokami Shrine]] ([[Tenri]], [[Nara prefecture]]):
**[[Seven Branch Sword]], 4th c.
*The Museum, [[Archaeological Institute of Kashihara]], Nara Prefecture:
**Objects excavated from [[Fujinoki kofun]], 6th c., [[Ikaruga]], Nara pref.
*Tokyo National Museum:
**Swords, gilt bronze slippers, and other objects from [[Eta Funayama kofun]], [[Kumamoto prefecture]], 5-6th century
**Ritual objects from consecration of Kôfuku-ji, Nara, 8th century, discovered [[1874]]
===Castles & Residences===
===Castles & Residences===
[[File:Himeji1.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Himeji castle]]]]
[[File:Himeji1.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Himeji castle]]]]
*[[Akasaka Palace]]<ref name=aka2009>Designated in 2009. ''Kokuhô no bi'' 50, Asahi Shinbun shuppan (2010), 22-23.</ref>
*[[Hikone castle]] - main ''tenshu''
*[[Hikone castle]] - main ''tenshu''
*[[Himeji castle]] - various buildings
*[[Himeji castle]] - various buildings
*[[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] - Ninomaru Palace
*[[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] - Ninomaru Palace
===Historical Documents===
*Documents related to the [[Keicho Embassy|Keichô Embassy]], held at Sendai City Museum.<ref>Designated in 2001. ''Kokuhô no bi'' 50, Asahi Shinbun shuppan (2010), 14-21.</ref>
*Documents of the [[Shimazu clan]] (''Shimazu ke monjo'', held at [[Shiryohensanjo|Shiryôhensanjo]], [[University of Tokyo]])<ref>[http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/collection/collection02-j.html 所蔵資料紹介：貴重書], Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo.</ref>
===Other Buildings===
*[[Tamaudun]] ([[Shuri]], [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]])
===Paintings & Calligraphy===
===Paintings & Calligraphy===
[[File:Hikone-zeshin.JPG|right|thumb|320px|"Parody of the Four Accomplishments" (detail), by [[Shibata Zeshin]] (Metropolitan Museum); based on the ''[[Hikone Screen]]'', a National Treasure]]
*''[[Ban Dainagon Ekotoba]]'' ([[Idemitsu Museum]], Tokyo)
*''[[Ban Dainagon Ekotoba]]'' ([[Idemitsu Museum]], Tokyo)
*''[[Choju-jinbutsu-giga|Chôjû-jinbutsu-giga]]'' ([[Kozan-ji|Kôzan-ji]], Kyoto)
*''[[Choju-jinbutsu-giga|Chôjû-jinbutsu-giga]]'' ([[Kozan-ji|Kôzan-ji]], Kyoto)
**Daitoku-ji [[Shinju-an]] - various paintings, works of calligraphy, etc. including works of calligraphy by [[Daito Kokushi|Daitô Kokushi]].
**Daitoku-ji [[Shinju-an]] - various paintings, works of calligraphy, etc. including works of calligraphy by [[Daito Kokushi|Daitô Kokushi]].
*Eingakyô illustrated [[sutra]] scroll ([[Jobonrendaiji|Jôbonrendaiji]], Kyoto)
*Eingakyô illustrated [[sutra]] scroll ([[Jobonrendaiji|Jôbonrendaiji]], Kyoto)
*"[[Hikone Screen]]s," ([[Hikone castle]])
*[[Jingo-ji]], Kyoto:
*[[Jingo-ji]], Kyoto:
**Portrait of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], attr. [[Fujiwara no Takanobu]]
**Portrait of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], attr. [[Fujiwara no Takanobu]]
*[[Tawaraya Sotatsu|Tawaraya Sôtatsu]] - Fûjin/Raijin screens ([[Kennin-ji]], Kyoto)
*[[Tawaraya Sotatsu|Tawaraya Sôtatsu]] - Fûjin/Raijin screens ([[Kennin-ji]], Kyoto)
*[[Tokyo National Museum]]:
*[[Tokyo National Museum]]:
**Imaginary Tour through [[Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang|Xiaoxiang]], Southern Song Dynasty (12th c.)
**"Pine Grove" by [[Hasegawa Tohaku|Hasegawa Tôhaku]], c. 1590s
**Sixteen Arhats set of hanging scrolls, 11th century
**Sixteen Arhats set of hanging scrolls, 11th century
**[[Yintuoluo]] - hanging scroll of [[Hanshan]] and [[Shide]]<ref name=lacma>Exhibition checklist, "[http://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/CPJC%20ROTATIONS%201%20AND%202_online.pdf Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections]," LACMA, May 10 2014.</ref>
*[[Yosa Buson]] - ''Yashoku rôdai zu'' ("Snow Falling on Ten Thousand Homes", private collection)<ref name=aka2009/>
*''Yamagoe [[Amida]] zu'' (painting of Amida crossing the mountains, [[Zenrin-ji]], Kyoto)
*''Yamagoe [[Amida]] zu'' (painting of Amida crossing the mountains, [[Zenrin-ji]], Kyoto)
*[[Kamakura Daibutsu]] ([[Koto-in|Kôtô-in]], [[Kamakura]]) - constructed 1252
*[[Kamakura Daibutsu]] ([[Koto-in|Kôtô-in]], [[Kamakura]]) - constructed 1252
*Kôryû-ji (Kyoto) - 7th century Buddhist sculpture in Korean style (possibly made in Korea); wood, 92 cm tall - first object to be designated a National Treasure
*Kôryû-ji (Kyoto) - 7th century Buddhist sculpture in Korean style (possibly made in Korea); wood, 92 cm tall - first object to be designated a National Treasure
*[[Sanjusangendo|Sanjûsangendô]] (Kyoto):
**1001 statues of [[Kannon]]
**Large central statue of Senju Kannon, by the sculptor [[Tankei]]
**Statues of [[Fujin|Fûjin]] and [[Raijin]]
**Statues of 28 attendants
*[[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]] (Nara):
*[[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]] (Nara):
**[[Bonten]] and [[Taishakuten]], dry lacquer, 8th c.
**[[Bonten]] and [[Taishakuten]], dry lacquer, 8th c.
**[[Yumedono]]
**[[Yumedono]]
*[[Kiyomizu-dera]] (Kyoto) Main Hall
*[[Kiyomizu-dera]] (Kyoto) Main Hall
*Kôfuku-ji (Nara):
*Kôfuku-ji (Nara):
**Three-storied pagoda
**Three-storied pagoda
**Eastern Golden Hall
**Eastern Golden Hall
**Northern Octagonal Hall
**Northern Octagonal Hall
*[[Myoo-in|Myôô-in]] ([[Fukuyama]], [[Hiroshima prefecture]]) - main hall (''hondô'') and pagoda
*[[Myotsu-ji|Myôtsû-ji]] ([[Obama]], [[Fukui prefecture]]) - ''hondô'' and three-story pagoda
*[[Nanzen-ji]] - Large and Small ''hôjô''
*[[Nanzen-ji]] - Large and Small ''hôjô''
*[[Negoro-dera]] - ''[[Tahoto|Tahôtô]]''
*[[Negoro-dera]] - ''[[Tahoto|Tahôtô]]''
*[[Nishi Honganji]] ''karamon'' gate
*[[Nishi Honganji]] ''karamon'' gate
*[[Sanjusangendo|Sanjûsangendô]] main hall
*[[Sanjusangendo|Sanjûsangendô]] main hall
*Tōdai-ji (Nara):
*Tôdai-ji (Nara):
**Bell tower
**Bell tower
**Daibutsuden - largest wooden building in the world
**Daibutsuden - largest wooden building in the world
**Sutra House
**Sutra House
**Tegaimon gate
**Tegaimon gate
*[[Tofuku-ji|Tôfuku-ji]] (Kyoto) - main gate
*[[To-ji|Tô-ji]] (Kyoto) pagoda - tallest wooden pagoda in Japan
*[[To-ji|Tô-ji]] (Kyoto) pagoda - tallest wooden pagoda in Japan
*[[Zuigan-ji]] ([[Matushima]], [[Miyagi prefecture]]) - Main Hall and ''Kuri''
===Temple Bells===
===Temple Bells===
===Textiles & Garments===
===Textiles & Garments===
*Several ''[[bingata]]'' garments previously owned by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal family, Naha City Museum of History
*Numerous [[Noh]] masks and robes, held by various institutions.<ref>[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Japanese Civilization'', Second Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 57.</ref>
*[[Ryukyu investiture crown]], Naha City Museum of History
*[[Ryukyu investiture crown]], Naha City Museum of History
===Other===
===Other===
*[[Eisei Bunko]] (Tokyo):
**''Shigure raden kura'' - Kamakura period lacquerware saddle decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay
*Engaku-ji (Kamakura) - Buddhist relics
*Engaku-ji (Kamakura) - Buddhist relics
*Nikkô Tôshôgû:
*Naha City Museum of History:
**Black lacquered ''uchigatana'' mounting commissioned by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu[[ for a ''tachi'' blade by Sukezane.
**"[[Ryukyu Royal Sho Family Documents|Ryûkyû Royal Shô Family Documents]]" (''Ryûkyû kokuô Shô-ke kankei shiryô'') - includes 1,207 historical documents and 85 art treasures associated with the former [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] [[Sho Dynasty|royal family]]. The art treasures include numerous ''[[bingata]]'', ''[[kasuri]]'', and other garments, as well as works of [[Ryukyuan lacquerware]], [[Ryukyuan pottery|pottery]], and metalwork, along with three swords (incl. [[Chiyoganemaru]]) and the sole surviving [[Ryukyu investiture crown]].<ref>You can see all the objects on the museum's [http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/item1 Digital Museum page].</ref>
*Zenrin-ji - gilt bronze lotus-shaped gong, [[Tang Dynasty]]
*Zenrin-ji - gilt bronze lotus-shaped gong, [[Tang Dynasty]]
*[[Naminoue Shrine]] temple bell - cast [[956]], named National Treasure [[1907]]; destroyed 1945.
*[[Naminoue Shrine]] temple bell - cast [[956]], named National Treasure [[1907]]; destroyed 1945.
*[[Oki Shrine]] - named a National Treasure in 1935; destroyed 1945.
*[[Oki Shrine]] - named a National Treasure in 1935; destroyed 1945.
*Shureimon at Shuri castle - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed 1945.
*[[Shuri castle]] - named a National Treasure c. 1925; destroyed 1945.
*[[Shuri castle]] - named a National Treasure c. 1925; destroyed 1945.
*[[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed 1945.
*[[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed 1945.
*Main hall of [[Sueyoshi Shrine]] - named a National Treasure in 1936; destroyed 1945.
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