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Fragment of the Hoki Edition of Chinese Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Call

手鑑「藻塩草」 古文尚書孔氏伝巻第五断簡(伯耆切)
Fragment of the Hoki Edition of Chinese Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Call (手鑑「藻塩草」 古文尚書孔氏伝巻第五断簡(伯耆切))
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Dimensions
Height28.1cm:Width10.8cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3939

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Fragment of the Hoki Edition of Chinese Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Call 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 of the Hoki Edition of Chinese Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Call(手鑑「藻塩草」 古文尚書孔氏伝巻第五断簡(伯耆切)).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3939. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-hoki-edition-of-chinese-buddhist-writing-from-the-moshiogusa-album-of/ — 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: Height28.1cm:Width10.8cm
  • 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28.1cm:横10.8cm

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