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Fragment from the Amago Edition of Shui Wakashu (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems)

手鑑「藻塩草」 拾遺和歌集抄断簡（尼子切）
Fragment from the Amago Edition of Shui Wakashu (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems) (手鑑「藻塩草」 拾遺和歌集抄断簡（尼子切）)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Dimensions
Height20.5cm:Width15.3cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3647

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Fragment from the Amago Edition of Shui Wakashu (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems) is a calligraphy & book of Heian period (Heian 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.

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Cite this page: “Fragment from the Amago Edition of Shui Wakashu (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems)（手鑑「藻塩草」 拾遺和歌集抄断簡（尼子切））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3647. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-from-the-amago-edition-of-shui-wakashu-collection-of-gleanings-of-japanese-poems/ — 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: Height20.5cm:Width15.3cm
  • 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
  • 時代世紀: 平安時代 後期
  • 法量: 縦20.5cm:横15.3cm

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