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

Home › Browse › Calligraphy & Books › Kamakura period › Fragment of the Maruyama Edition of Shinkokin Wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient

National Treasure

Fragment of the Maruyama Edition of Shinkokin Wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient

手鑑「藻塩草」 新古今和歌集巻第十四断簡(丸山切)
Fragment of the Maruyama Edition of Shinkokin Wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient (手鑑「藻塩草」 新古今和歌集巻第十四断簡(丸山切))
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan · Jien.

Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Creator
Jien (慈円、前大僧正慈鎮、慈鎮大僧正)
Dimensions
Height19.2cm:Width18cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3620

Find more

Same creator
Jien →

Fragment of the Maruyama Edition of Shinkokin Wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient 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 Maruyama Edition of Shinkokin Wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient(手鑑「藻塩草」 新古今和歌集巻第十四断簡(丸山切)).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3620. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-maruyama-edition-of-shinkokin-wakashu-new-collection-of-japanese-poems/ — 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: Height19.2cm:Width18cm
  • 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19.2cm:横18cm

Also at the Kyoto National Museum More →

More calligraphy & books of the Kamakura period More →

More by Jien More →

Important Cultural Property
Words of Prayer (願文)

Words of Prayer

願文
Calligraphy & Books · Kamakura, 1224TNM
Important Cultural Property
Words of Prayer (願文)

Words of Prayer

願文
Calligraphy & Books · Kamakura, 1224TNM
Advertisement