Momoyama period, circa 1600
37.7 x 50.9 cm (14 13/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on light indigo-dyed paper with gold-leaf foil flakes and gold-ruled lines
11th centuryJapaneseTwo thread-bound books; ink on paper decorated with designs of floral patterns in gold and silver
17th-18th centuryJapaneseInk, gold and silver on paper
19th centuryPersianHandscroll; ink on paper with silver and gold-flecked top and bottom margins
11th-12th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
ChineseHandscroll; ink on decorated paper with gold and silver patterns of flower and birds and blue and purple cloud patterns
16th centuryJapanese29th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseHandscroll converted into an "orihon" (folding book); ink on paper with columnar guidelines in pale ink and punctuation marks in red; Paper covers with pale red printed design and printed label. Dated by inscription.
8th centuryJapaneseTwenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink and color on silk
ChineseInk on paper
13th centuryJapanese2nd of 5 thread-bound books; ink, gold and silver on paper; some colored paper
16th-17th centuryJapanese