ManuscriptsJapanese12th century
Copy of the Book of Medicinal Herbs (Materia Medica) by Ken'i Ajari (active 1072-1145) (Yakushushō)
Late Heian period, mid 12th century
Dimensions
16.8 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm (6 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
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Classy Make-Believe Pictures (Furyu mitate moyo), Vol. 2
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Illuminated frontispiece, left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Folio 317 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari
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Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Unknown Artist, c. 1669-1670
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 186), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 11), from a manuscript of the Ruba‘yyat by ‘Umar Khayyam
Unknown Artist, 1845
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Left half of the double-page illuminated frontispiece (illuminated frontispiece recto; text verso of folio 4), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
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Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 15, A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)
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The fifteenth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
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Folio from an Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman
Unknown Artist, c. 1669-1670
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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One Leaf from "Buddhist Manuscript: Collection of Dharanis" (Folio )
Unknown Artist, 1714
Double-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink, color, and gold on black paper
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