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Fragment from the Amago Edition of Shui Wakashu (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems)
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Segment of the Amida-in Edition of Chu Dainehangyo (Nirvana Sutra with Commentary) from the Moshiog
手鑑「藻塩草」 注大般涅槃経断簡（阿弥陀院切）
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Nara period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan · Shomu (Emperor).
Fact Sheet
- Designation
- National Treasure (国宝)
- Category
- Calligraphy & Books
- Period
- Nara period
- Creator
- Shomu (Emperor) (聖武天皇)
- Dimensions
- Height27.7cm:Width5.3cm
- Held by
- Kyoto National Museum
- Location
- Higashiyama, Kyoto
- Catalogue ID
- cobas-3726
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Segment of the Amida-in Edition of Chu Dainehangyo (Nirvana Sutra with Commentary) from the Moshiog 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.
Record & Sources
- Designation: National Treasure (国宝), Government of Japan
- Catalogue ID: cobas-3726 (permanent)
- Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-3726
- Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
- Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Cite this page: “Segment of the Amida-in Edition of Chu Dainehangyo (Nirvana Sutra with Commentary) from the Moshiog（手鑑「藻塩草」 注大般涅槃経断簡（阿弥陀院切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3726. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/segment-of-the-amida-in-edition-of-chu-dainehangyo-nirvana-sutra-with-commentary-from-the/ — 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: Height27.7cm:Width5.3cm
- 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
- 時代世紀: 奈良時代 前期
- 法量: 縦27.7cm:横5.3cm
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