Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century
H. 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.)
Album leaf; ink on paper
ChineseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseFolding fan: ink on gold paper
ChineseHandscroll; ink on mica-coated paper with silver and gold designs
17th centuryJapaneseTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue 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 centuryJapanese12th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseSingle-sheet manuscript; ink on paper
13th centuryJapaneseTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseTwo thread-bound manuscript volumes; ink on color-dyed paper ornamented with silver and gold ink
17th centuryJapaneseUnmounted book fragment; ink and red pigment on paper (one character written in ink at the right side of each red stamped Buddha)
Japanese