Important cultural property

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13,541 total Important cultural property 47 prefectures
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Short Sword (inscribed Hasebe Kunishige)
Kyoto 南北朝 Important cultural property
Short Sword (inscribed Hasebe Kunishige)

Notes 1000 Characters
Kyoto 鎌倉 Important cultural property
Notes 1000 Characters

The Biographies of Chen Shu, Volume 12
Kyoto 平安 Important cultural property
The Biographies of Chen Shu, Volume 12

Ashihikino (sewn Colored Paper)
Kyoto 平安 Important cultural property
Ashihikino (sewn Colored Paper)

Bronze Bell with a Sagittarius Kesasagi Design / Excavated
Kyoto 弥生 Important cultural property
Bronze Bell with a Sagittarius Kesasagi Design / Excavated

Flying Celadon Vase
Kyoto 南宋~元 Important cultural property
Flying Celadon Vase

Naginata (named Zesuke)
Kyoto 鎌倉 Important cultural property
Naginata (named Zesuke)

Artifacts Excavated from the Grounds of Ninna-Ji Temple
Kyoto 平安 Important cultural property
Artifacts Excavated from the Grounds of Ninna-Ji Temple

Noh Costume <embroidered Leaf Basket-Me Lily Pattern>
Kyoto 桃山 Important cultural property
Noh Costume <embroidered Leaf Basket-Me Lily Pattern>

Collection of the Tablets of the Tripitaka Amoghavajra
Kyoto 平安 Important cultural property
Collection of the Tablets of the Tripitaka Amoghavajra

Bai Clan Collection <Volume 4>
Kyoto 鎌倉 Important cultural property
Bai Clan Collection <Volume 4>

Message Written by Myoe Shonin (to Inoue Nun)
Kyoto 鎌倉 Important cultural property
Message Written by Myoe Shonin (to Inoue Nun)

Bronze Bell with Flowing Water Design
Kyoto 弥生 Important cultural property
Bronze Bell with Flowing Water Design

Bronze Bell with Flowing Water Design
Kyoto 弥生 Important cultural property
Bronze Bell with Flowing Water Design

Painting on the Wall of the Abbot's Chambers by Kano Tan'yu
Kyoto 江戸 Important cultural property
Painting on the Wall of the Abbot's Chambers by Kano Tan'yu

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Tomomatsu Kaihoku in Color on Paper
Kyoto 江戸 Important cultural property
Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Tomomatsu Kaihoku in Color on Paper

Painting on the Sliding Screen of the Hojo (attributed to
Kyoto 桃山 Important cultural property
Painting on the Sliding Screen of the Hojo (attributed to

Fumon-in Temple Hojo Screen Paintings
Kyoto 桃山 Important cultural property
Fumon-in Temple Hojo Screen Paintings

Light Coloured Kannon Painting on Silk (by Chen Xian, with
Kyoto Important cultural property
Light Coloured Kannon Painting on Silk (by Chen Xian, with

Myoho-in Temple Wall Paintings
Kyoto 桃山 Important cultural property
Myoho-in Temple Wall Paintings