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Fragment of the Bomon Edition of Senzai Wakashu (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years)

手鑑「藻塩草」 千載和歌集巻第九断簡(坊門切)
Fragment of the Bomon Edition of Senzai Wakashu (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years) (手鑑「藻塩草」 千載和歌集巻第九断簡(坊門切))
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Dimensions
Height24.3cm:Width13.7cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-4063

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Fragment of the Bomon Edition of Senzai Wakashu (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years) 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.

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Cite this page: “Fragment of the Bomon Edition of Senzai Wakashu (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years)(手鑑「藻塩草」 千載和歌集巻第九断簡(坊門切)).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4063. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-bomon-edition-of-senzai-wakashu-collection-of-japanese-poems-of-a/ — 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:Kamakura period
  • Size: Height24.3cm:Width13.7cm
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:古筆|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:鎌倉
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 法量: 縦24.3cm:横13.7cm

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