Treasures of JapanA catalogue of Japan's designated cultural properties 2,690 works catalogued

Home › Browse › Calligraphy & Books › Kamakura period › Fragment from the Kuze Edition of Man'yoshusho (Selected Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) from the

National Treasure

Fragment from the Kuze Edition of Man'yoshusho (Selected Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) from the

手鑑「藻塩草」 万葉集抄断簡(久世切)
Fragment from the Kuze Edition of Man'yoshusho (Selected Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) from the (手鑑「藻塩草」 万葉集抄断簡(久世切))
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Dimensions
Height24.2cm:Width12.4cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3631

Find more

Fragment from the Kuze Edition of Man'yoshusho (Selected Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) from the 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

Cite this page: “Fragment from the Kuze Edition of Man'yoshusho (Selected Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) from the(手鑑「藻塩草」 万葉集抄断簡(久世切)).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3631. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fragment-from-the-kuze-edition-of-manyoshusho-selected-collection-of-ten-thousand-leaves/ — 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: Height24.2cm:Width12.4cm
  • 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24.2cm:横12.4cm

Also at the Kyoto National Museum More →

More calligraphy & books of the Kamakura period More →

Advertisement