Article 7 of the Imperial House Economy Act specifies that the materials with historical background being closely associated with the Imperial Family (goyuishobutsu) should not be included as government property, thus historical collections associated with the Imperial Family, such as the three sacred emblems of the Imperial Family, the portraits of successive emperors or the Imperial Family, written materials and swords used for Imperial ceremonies should continue to be called 'gyobutsu' after 1989.
ただし、「三種の神器」をはじめとする、皇室にゆかりの深い品々や、歴代天皇・皇族の肖像、遺筆、儀式に用いる刀剣類などの皇室経済法7条にいう、「皇位とともに伝わるべき由緒ある物（『御由緒物』）」については国庫の帰属から除かれ、1989年以降も「御物」と呼ばれている。