noun
collection of short pieces; sketchbook
Refers to a published collection of short literary works, essays, or sketches. Not a blank sketchbook for drawing.
この小品集には、著者の初期の短編が収められている。
This collection contains the author's early short pieces.
スケッチブック is a blank sketchbook for drawing; 小品集 is a published collection of literary sketches.
Compound of 小品 (short piece, sketch) + 集 (collection).