Segment from the Nan-in Edition of Shinsenrui Rinsho (Collection of Poems from the Tang Dynasty) 手鑑「藻塩草」 新撰類林抄断簡（南院切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 シンセンルイリンショウダンカン(ナンインギレ)
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This segment originally from volume four of the <i>Xinxuan leilinchao</i> (J., <i>Shinsen ruirinshô</i>)-a collection of forty Chinese poems by renown poets of the Tang dynasty (618-907), such as Wang Wei (706-761), Li Bo (701-762), arranged thematically in a total of 228 lines-was copied in the early Heian period (794-1185) and is attributed to the hand of the priest Kûkai (784-835). As a rare example of a Tang poetry collection written in cursive script (J., <i>sôsho</i>) , it is of great value. Referred to as the Nan'in edition, it is revered as a fragment of ancient brushwork.
Regarding the <i>Xinxuan leilinchao</i> itself, it is unknown how many volumes originally existed, because they were not numbered, and who compiled this poem anthology. From the fact that it contains only Tang poems and from the cursive style of the calligraphy, it is thought to have been compiled during the Tang dynasty.
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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August 24, 2026