Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara

Two thread-bound books; ink on paper decorated with designs of floral patterns in gold and silver

15th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

Book fragment now mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and pale red ink on paper

Handscroll; ink on paper decorated with gold ink and flecks of gold leaf

Manuscript book; ink on paper ornamented with silver and gold pigment

Two handscrolls; ink on colored silk with woven-pattern including gold

Handscroll; ink on decorated paper with designs in gold

Ink on paper

Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; gold on paper

First of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red

Calligraphic fragments mounted as a handscroll; ink on kumogami (paper decorated with cloud-designs in purple and blue pigments)

Chinese ink on paper