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Segment of the Takeya Edition of the Yugiri Chapter in the Tale of Genji from the Moshiogusa Album

手鑑「藻塩草」 源氏物語「夕霧」巻断簡(竹屋切)
Segment of the Takeya Edition of the Yugiri Chapter in the Tale of Genji from the Moshiogusa Album (手鑑「藻塩草」 源氏物語「夕霧」巻断簡(竹屋切))
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Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
Nanbokucho period
Creator
Goen'yu (Emperor) (後円融天皇)
Dimensions
Height27.1cm:Width11.9cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3718

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Segment of the Takeya Edition of the Yugiri Chapter in the Tale of Genji from the Moshiogusa Album is a calligraphy & book of Nanbokuchō period (Nanbokucho 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.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Segment of the Takeya Edition of the Yugiri Chapter in the Tale of Genji from the Moshiogusa Album(手鑑「藻塩草」 源氏物語「夕霧」巻断簡(竹屋切)).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3718. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/segment-of-the-takeya-edition-of-the-yugiri-chapter-in-the-tale-of-genji-from-the/ — 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:Nanbokuchō period
  • Size: Height27.1cm:Width11.9cm
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:古筆|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:南北朝
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 法量: 縦27.1cm:横11.9cm

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