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Fragment from the Tsukinowa (or Mimosusogawa) Edition of Miyagawa Utaawase (The Poetic Match at the

手鑑「藻塩草」 宮河歌合断簡（月輪切又は御裳濯川切）
Fragment from the Tsukinowa (or Mimosusogawa) Edition of Miyagawa Utaawase (The Poetic Match at the (手鑑「藻塩草」 宮河歌合断簡（月輪切又は御裳濯川切）)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Creator
Saigyo (西行、円位法師)
Dimensions
Height25.8cm:Width12.6cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3963

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Fragment from the Tsukinowa (or Mimosusogawa) Edition of Miyagawa Utaawase (The Poetic Match at the is a calligraphy & book of Kamakura period (1185), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a National Treasure (国宝) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Fragment from the Tsukinowa (or Mimosusogawa) Edition of Miyagawa Utaawase (The Poetic Match at the（手鑑「藻塩草」 宮河歌合断簡（月輪切又は御裳濯川切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3963. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-from-the-tsukinowa-or-mimosusogawa-edition-of-miyagawa-utaawase-the-poetic-match/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: National Treasure
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Calligraphy (kohitsu)|Calligraphy:Region:Japan|Calligraphy:Period:Japan:Heian period
  • Size: Height25.8cm:Width12.6cm
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:古筆|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:平安
  • 法量: 縦25.8cm:横12.6cm

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