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Letter of Entreaty

申文
Letter of Entreaty (申文)
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At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Fujiwara Sadaie.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1202
Creator
Fujiwara Sadaie (藤原定家、権中納言定家)
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-57440

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Letter of Entreaty is a calligraphy & book of Kamakura period (1202), 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

Cite this page: “Letter of Entreaty（申文）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-57440. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/letter-of-entreaty/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Historical records
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:古文書
  • 法量: 本紙 縦29.9 横97.2

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