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Part of Volume 19 of the Collection of Japanese Poems Ancient and Modern (One of the Mount Kōya Fragments)

古今和歌集巻十九断簡（高野切）
Part of Volume 19 of the Collection of Japanese Poems Ancient and Modern (One of the Mount Kōya Fragments) (古今和歌集巻十九断簡（高野切）)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Heian period, 11th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Kino Tsurayuki.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1001–1100
Creator
Kino Tsurayuki (紀貫之)
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-57768

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This handscroll is the oldest extant transcription of the [Kokin waka shu] poetry anthology. The characters were written spontaneously at will.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Part of Volume 19 of the Collection of Japanese Poems Ancient and Modern (One of the Mount Kōya Fragments)（古今和歌集巻十九断簡（高野切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-57768. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/part-of-volume-19-of-the-collection-of-japanese-poems-ancient-and-modern-one-of-the-mount/ — 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
  • 員数: 1巻
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 法量: 縦26.3 全長59.0

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