Sekkobun repeatedly was lost and re-discovered every time a war broke out and, more portions were broken when it was lost and the number of its legible characters was checked every time it was re-discovered and, therefore, the state of its damage due to the wars was indicated in detail.
また、戦乱のたびに亡失と再発見を繰り返し、亡失のたびに破壊されており、再発見のたびに判読できる字数がチェックされ、戦乱による被害状況も克明に表されている。