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Fragment of the Makimono Edition of Chinese Poems from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy

手鑑「藻塩草」 漢詩文断簡（巻物切）
Fragment of the Makimono Edition of Chinese Poems from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy (手鑑「藻塩草」 漢詩文断簡（巻物切）)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Creator
Kokanshiren (虎関師錬、師錬)
Dimensions
Height30.2cm:Width6.1cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3940

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Fragment of the Makimono Edition of Chinese Poems from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy 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 Makimono Edition of Chinese Poems from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy（手鑑「藻塩草」 漢詩文断簡（巻物切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3940. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-makimono-edition-of-chinese-poems-from-the-moshiogusa-album-of-exemplary/ — 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: Height30.2cm:Width6.1cm
  • 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30.2cm:横6.1cm

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