Kokon Mokurokusho (Record of Horyu-ji and Biography of Prince Shotoku)

古今目録抄（聖徳太子伝私記）

At a glance — Art Object · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Kenshin.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Art Objects
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Creator: Kenshin (顕真、権僧正顕真)
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-117679

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Kokon Mokurokusho (Record of Horyu-ji and Biography of Prince Shotoku) is a art object of Kamakura period, 13th century (1201–1300), held by the Tokyo National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-117679 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-117679
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Kokon Mokurokusho (Record of Horyu-ji and Biography of Prince Shotoku)（古今目録抄（聖徳太子伝私記））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117679. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/kokon-mokurokusho-record-of-horyu-ji-and-biography-of-prince-shotoku/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
Material: 2 books, ink on paper
員数: 2帖
品質形状: 紙本墨書
分類: 法隆寺宝物
法量: 各縦14.0 各横14.5

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