Treasures of JapanA catalogue of Japan's designated cultural properties
2,690 works catalogued

Home › Browse › Calligraphy & Books › Muromachi period › Fragment of the Hosokawa Edition of Kakaisho, Volume 1, from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calli

National Treasure

Fragment of the Hosokawa Edition of Kakaisho, Volume 1, from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calli

手鑑「藻塩草」 河海抄巻第一断簡（細川切）
Fragment of the Hosokawa Edition of Kakaisho, Volume 1, from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calli (手鑑「藻塩草」 河海抄巻第一断簡（細川切）)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Muromachi period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1336
Dimensions
Height27.3cm:Width12.9cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3701

Find more

Fragment of the Hosokawa Edition of Kakaisho, Volume 1, from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calli is a calligraphy & book of Muromachi period (1336), 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 Hosokawa Edition of Kakaisho, Volume 1, from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calli（手鑑「藻塩草」 河海抄巻第一断簡（細川切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3701. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-hosokawa-edition-of-kakaisho-volume-1-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:Muromachi period
  • Size: Height27.3cm:Width12.9cm
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:古筆|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:室町
  • 法量: 縦27.3cm:横12.9cm

Also at the Kyoto National Museum More →

More calligraphy & books of the Muromachi period More →

Important Cultural Property
The Tale of Genji (源氏物語)

The Tale of Genji

源氏物語
Calligraphy & Books · Muromachi, 1201–1600TNM
Advertisement