ManuscriptsJapanese
Bakemono-ga
Dimensions
18.4 x 12.3 cm (7 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
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Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 37, The Flute (Yokobue)
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Compilation of Waka Poems and Chinese Verses for Recitation (Shinsen rōeishū) by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (d. circa 1142)
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Instructions on Making Sacred Images
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Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 32, The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)
Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, dated 1516
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Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 10, The Green Branch (Sakaki)
Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, dated 1516
The tenth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
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Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 1519
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Calligraphic Section of "Korean Acrobats Performing on Horseback"
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Horsemanship of the ōtsubo school (ōtsubo-ryū uma no ezu)
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 1627
Accordion-fold book; ink, color and gold on paper
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