Late Heian period, late 12th century
text only: H. 26.1 x W. 11.3 cm (10 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)
Book page now mounted as an album leaf in "shikishi" (poem-slip) format
12th centuryJapaneseUnmounted ten-line calligraphic fragment; gold and silver inks on dyed paper with designs of birds, butterflies and flowers
12th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper with silver and gold-flecked top and bottom margins
11th-12th centuryJapaneseFirst of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
10th-12th centuryJapaneseHandscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver leaf
12th-14th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper with sunago (gold and silver flakes); gold guide lines
12th-14th centuryJapaneseFramed handscroll fragment; ink and color on paper
12th-14th centuryJapaneseTanzaku (long, slender poem slip) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on indigo-dyed paper with cloud pattern
12th-14th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink, gold and silver pigments on paper
12th-14th centuryJapaneseThree handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
10th-12th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; pale blue and purple clouds on paper; gold and silver frontispiece
12th-14th centuryJapaneseFragment of a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and vermillion marks on paper
12th centuryJapanese