late 19th-early 20th century
each couplet: 119.8 x 26.4 cm (47 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Twelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseFolding book mounted as a handscroll; ink on decorated paper; red punctuation
JapaneseInk on paper
13th centuryJapanese1st of 5 thread-bound books; ink, gold and silver on paper; some colored paper
16th-17th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
13th centuryJapanese37th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseTwo thread-bound books; ink on paper decorated with designs of floral patterns in gold and silver
17th-18th centuryJapanesePainted wood panel with leather trim
19th centuryOttomanAlbum leaf; ink and color on silk
ChineseInk on paper
Chinese4th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseThe nineteenth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapanese