late 19th-early 20th century
each couplet: H. 119.8 x W. 26.4 cm (47 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Manuscript in thread-bound book form: ink on tinted paper decorated with gold and silver underdrawings
17th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseHandscroll; gold pigment on dark blue paper
13th centuryJapaneseLetter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink and gold on decorated paper
17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper
18th centuryJapaneseOne side of a folding fan; ink on gold paper
ChineseShikishi (poetry paper)mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper; sunago; floral
16th-17th centuryJapaneseInk and gold on paper mounted on cardboard
19th centuryOttomanAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseLetter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
16th-17th centuryJapaneseFirst of two thread-bound manuscript volumes; ink on color-dyed paper ornamented with silver and gold ink
17th centuryJapanese