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National Treasure
Segment of the Tokiwa Edition of a Letter from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy
手鑑「藻塩草」 書状断簡（常盤切）
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan · Gofukakusa (Emperor).
Fact Sheet
- Designation
- National Treasure (国宝)
- Category
- Calligraphy & Books
- Period
- Kamakura period
- Date
- 1185
- Creator
- Gofukakusa (Emperor) (後深草天皇)
- Dimensions
- Height30.1cm:Width11.2cm
- Held by
- Kyoto National Museum
- Location
- Higashiyama, Kyoto
- Catalogue ID
- cobas-4108
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Segment of the Tokiwa Edition of a Letter from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy is a calligraphy & book of Kamakura period (1185), 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-4108 (permanent)
- Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-4108
- 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 Tokiwa Edition of a Letter from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligraphy（手鑑「藻塩草」 書状断簡（常盤切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4108. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/segment-of-the-tokiwa-edition-of-a-letter-from-the-moshiogusa-album-of-exemplary/ — 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:Kamakura period
- Size: Height30.1cm:Width11.2cm
- 種別: 書跡:分類:古筆|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:鎌倉
- 分類: 書跡
- 法量: 縦30.1cm:横11.2cm
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