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Fragment of the Nagaragi Edition of Gyokuyo Wakashu (Collection of Jeweled Leaves of Japanese Poetry

手鑑「藻塩草」 玉葉和歌集巻第四断簡（長柄切）
Fragment of the Nagaragi Edition of Gyokuyo Wakashu (Collection of Jeweled Leaves of Japanese Poetry (手鑑「藻塩草」 玉葉和歌集巻第四断簡（長柄切）)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Dimensions
Height24.3cm:Width15.3cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-4070

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Fragment of the Nagaragi Edition of Gyokuyo Wakashu (Collection of Jeweled Leaves of Japanese Poetry 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 Nagaragi Edition of Gyokuyo Wakashu (Collection of Jeweled Leaves of Japanese Poetry（手鑑「藻塩草」 玉葉和歌集巻第四断簡（長柄切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4070. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-nagaragi-edition-of-gyokuyo-wakashu-collection-of-jeweled-leaves-of/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: National Treasure
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Size: Height24.3cm:Width15.3cm
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Calligraphy (kohitsu)|Calligraphy:Region:Japan|Calligraphy:Period:Japan:Kamakura period
  • 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15.3cm

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