Nara period, late eighth century
calligraphy proper: H. 26.1 x W. 52.1 cm (10 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.) max. with mounting, roller ends and suspension cord: H. 140.5 x W. 83.5 cm (55 5/16 x 32 7/8 in.)
The thirty-third of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseFragment of a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and vermillion marks on paper
12th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
19th centuryOttomanAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseHandscroll; ink on paper with sunago (gold and silver flakes); gold guide lines
12th-14th centuryJapaneseThread-bound [manuscript] book form; ink on paper
14th centuryJapaneseThe thirty-second of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseTanzaku (long, slender poem slip) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on indigo-dyed paper with cloud pattern
12th-14th centuryJapaneseHanging scroll; ink on gold-scattered paper
ChineseInk on paper
Chinese9th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseTwenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapanese