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A painted silk portrait of Kukai or Kobo Daishi (774-835 CE) who was a scholar, poet, and monk who founded Shingon Buddhism in Japan. 14th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

A Jomon stone figurine or gangu. Komukai, Nanbu-cho, Aomori, Japan. Jomon Period, 1000-400 BCE. (Tokyo National Musuem)

Stage, Cerulean Tower Noh Theater, Tokyo, Japan.

An offering vessel of Sue stoneware. From Kanmuriyama Tumulus, Shimoashimori, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan. Kofun Period, 6th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

A bronze dotaku bell, Yayoi Period, 4th-2nd century BCE, Japan. (Tokyo National Museum)

This is a portion of the "Bussetsu zoho ketsugi kyo," which was a sutra copied by hand in ink on paper in 12th-century CE Japan. (Tokyo National Museum)

This Japanese statuette of Buddha dates from the 12th century CE and the Heian Period. It was excavated at Mt. Nachi in Wakayama, Japan, and it is made of gilt bronze. (Tokyo National Museum)

This gilt-bronze horse bit was excavated from Kenzaki Otsuka, which is located in Japan's Gumna prefecture. It dates from the 6th century CE, during the Kofun period. (Tokyo National Museum)

A haniwa (tomb marker) in the form of a warrior wearing Keiko armour. Iizuko-cho, Ota-shi, Gunma, Japan. Kofun Period, 6th century CE. National Treasure. (Tokyo National Museum)

A clay tablet carrying a sutra inscription. From Komachizuka Sutra Mound, Tanga, Uraguchi-cho, Ise-she, Mie, Japan. Heian Period, dated 1174 CE. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum)