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Colophon for Calligraphy by the Monks Dahui Zonggao and Caotang Shanqing

跋語
Colophon for Calligraphy by the Monks Dahui Zonggao and Caotang Shanqing (跋語)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1247
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-143563

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This work was originally a colophon that the high monk Chijue Daochong added to the calligraphy of two other monks. Here, Daochong shows his intention to admonish people through a discussion of relationships between family members.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Colophon for Calligraphy by the Monks Dahui Zonggao and Caotang Shanqing（跋語）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-143563. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/colophon-for-calligraphy-by-the-monks-dahui-zonggao-and-caotang-shanqing/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 東洋書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 法量: 本紙縦38.3 横47.3

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