Late Nara period, circa 765
25.5 x 763.3 cm (10 1/16 x 300 1/2 in.)
Two calligraphic works partially mounted as a handscroll (no roller); ink on paper
ChineseLetter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
13th centuryJapaneseTwenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper with silver and gold-flecked top and bottom margins
11th-12th centuryJapaneseThe twenty-fourth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseShikishi (poetry paper) now mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver
17th centuryJapanese14th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseBook page now mounted as an album leaf in "shikishi" (poem-slip) format
12th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
ChineseTwo thread-bound books; ink on paper decorated with designs of floral patterns in gold and silver
17th-18th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
13th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
Chinese