The examples of 'gyobutsu' are the Higashiyama Gomotsu, which was the collection of Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, and also the one called 'Ryuei Gomotsu, which consists of famous Japanese tea utensils (tea things handed down to the Tokugawa clan); however, the word 'Gyobutsu' simply means the belongings of the Imperial Family and is usually referred to as 'gyobutsu.'
「御物」の用例としては、室町幕府8代将軍足利義政の所蔵品を指して東山御物（ひがしやまごもつ）、徳川家伝来の名物茶道具を指して柳営御物（りゅうえいごもつ）などと言う場合があるが、単に「御物」と言えば皇室の私有物を指し、「ぎょぶつ」と読むのが通例である。