ManuscriptsJapanese
Book or Album
Dimensions
19.9 x 14.4 cm (7 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
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Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Monk Jien, mid 13th century
Thread-bound manuscript; ink on decorated paper
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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
The thirty-second of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseManuscripts
Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium
Unknown Artist, Nara period, circa 750
Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
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Book of Diseases Caused by the Stars (Shichiyō seishin betsugyō hō)
Monk Kai'e, Kamakura period, circa 1204
Manuscript book; ink and red ink (for stars) on paper
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Secret Use of Spears and Halberd of [the] Muhen School (Muhen-ryū yari naginata densho), 5th of 5 Volumes
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 1678
Five handscrolls; sumi on bordered paper with gold
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Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 13, Akashi
Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, dated 1516
The thirteenth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
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Sutra of the Greater Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol.143
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, dated 1160
Folding book mounted [during the Muromachi period] as a handscroll; ink on ōbaku
12th centuryJapaneseManuscripts
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Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 12, Suma
Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, dated 1516
The twelfth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
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Secret Use of Spears and Halberd of [the] Muhen School (Muhen-ryū yari naginata densho) in 5 Volumes
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 1678
Five handscrolls; sumi on bordered paper with gold
17th centuryJapaneseManuscripts
Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 33, New Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no Uraba)
Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, dated 1516
The thirty-third of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapanese