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Fragment of the Taima Edition of the Shosan Jodo Butsushojokyo Sutra from the Moshiogusa Album of Ex

手鑑「藻塩草」 称讃浄土仏摂受経断簡（当麻切）
Fragment of the Taima Edition of the Shosan Jodo Butsushojokyo Sutra from the Moshiogusa Album of Ex (手鑑「藻塩草」 称讃浄土仏摂受経断簡（当麻切）)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Creator
Chuujou hime (中将姫)
Dimensions
Height26.2cm:Width5.6cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3918

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Fragment of the Taima Edition of the Shosan Jodo Butsushojokyo Sutra from the Moshiogusa Album of Ex is a calligraphy & book of Nara period (Nara period), 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 Taima Edition of the Shosan Jodo Butsushojokyo Sutra from the Moshiogusa Album of Ex（手鑑「藻塩草」 称讃浄土仏摂受経断簡（当麻切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3918. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-of-the-taima-edition-of-the-shosan-jodo-butsushojokyo-sutra-from-the-moshiogusa/ — 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:Nara period
  • Size: Height26.2cm:Width5.6cm
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:古筆|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:奈良
  • 法量: 縦26.2cm:横5.6cm

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