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Fragment of the Shosoku Edition of a Letter from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy

手鑑「藻塩草」 書状断簡（消息切）
Fragment of the Shosoku Edition of a Letter from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy (手鑑「藻塩草」 書状断簡（消息切）)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Creator
Nichiren (日蓮)
Dimensions
Height33cm:Width20.5cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3953

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Fragment of the Shosoku Edition of a Letter 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 Shosoku Edition of a Letter from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy（手鑑「藻塩草」 書状断簡（消息切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3953. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-shosoku-edition-of-a-letter-from-the-moshiogusa-album-of-exemplary-3953/ — 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: Height33cm:Width20.5cm
  • 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33cm:横20.5cm

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