Late Heian period, circa 11th-12th century
H. 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.) with roller ends: H. 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Album leaf; ink on paper; with artist signature reading Ming Chip shu (i.e. Mingqiu shu); with four seals of the artist; written in Time Script
21st centuryChineseTwenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapaneseOne side of a folding fan; ink and color on paper
ChineseThe second of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseThread-bound [manuscript] book form; ink on paper
14th centuryJapaneseThe twenty-second 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
ChineseFolding fan: ink on gold paper
ChineseHandscroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver sunago, other patterns
17th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapanese