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Large Album of Exemplary Calligraphy

大手鑑（八十葉）
Large Album of Exemplary Calligraphy (大手鑑（八十葉）)
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At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Heian period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
701–1600
Catalogue ID
cobas-3915

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This album contains seventy fragments written by such luminaries such as the poets Fujiwara no Sadaie (1162–1241) and Nijō Tameuji (1222–1286), calligraphers Sesonji Tsunetomo (1215–1276) and Sesonji Yukiyoshi (born 1179). The fragments include thirteen imperial writings, letters, Buddhist sutras, waka poetry, and other genres.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Large Album of Exemplary Calligraphy（大手鑑（八十葉））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3915. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/large-album-of-exemplary-calligraphy/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Calligraphy:Region:Japan|Calligraphy:Period:Japan:Nara period|Calligraphy:Period:Japan:Muromachi period|Calligraphy:Formats and mountings:Calligraphy albums
  • 員数: 1帖
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 種別: 書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:奈良|書跡:時代:日本:室町|書跡:装丁・形態:手鑑

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