Late Nara period, circa 755
H. 23.9 x W. 38.8 cm (9 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.) including roller ends: H. 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Twenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapaneseThe second of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseThe seventeenth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseHandscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on light indigo-dyed paper with gold-leaf foil flakes and gold-ruled lines
11th centuryJapaneseOne of three hanging scrolls; ink on paper
19th centuryJapaneseThe sixth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseHandscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver leaf
12th-14th centuryJapaneseSingle-sheet manuscript; ink on paper
13th centuryJapanese50th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper with gold guide lines
JapaneseHandscroll; ink on decorated silk with patterns in gold
16th-17th centuryJapanese