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Segment of the Otehan Edition of a Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligra

手鑑「藻塩草」 仏書断簡(御手判切)
Segment of the Otehan Edition of a Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligra (手鑑「藻塩草」 仏書断簡(御手判切))
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1185
Creator
Gosaga (Emperor) (後嵯峨天皇)
Dimensions
Height31.7cm:Width8.2cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-4107

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Segment of the Otehan Edition of a Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligra 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: “Segment of the Otehan Edition of a Buddhist Writing from the Moshiogusa Album of Exemplary Calligra(手鑑「藻塩草」 仏書断簡(御手判切)).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4107. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/segment-of-the-otehan-edition-of-a-buddhist-writing-from-the-moshiogusa-album-of/ — 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: Height31.7cm:Width8.2cm
  • 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31.7cm:横8.2cm

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