Heart Sutra (J: Hannya-shin-gyō; S: Prajnâpâramitâ-hrdaya-sūtra), copied in regular script (kaisho)

4th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

29th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

Handscroll fragment; gold ink on indigo-dyed paper; excavated in 1671 at Kimbusen-ji sutra mound, Mount Yoshino, Nara prefecture

50th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

1st of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

Handscroll; gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Twelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper

Fragment mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper with gold, silver, other designs

37th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

2nd of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

43rd of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper