Nara period, dated 734
each page (approx.): H. 23.8 x W. 8.1 cm (9 1/2 x 3 3/16 in.) original handscroll: H. 23.8 x W. 730.1 cm (9 1/2 x 287 7/16 in.) book (with cover): H. 24.3 x W. 8.5 cm (9 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
First of two thread-bound manuscript volumes; ink on color-dyed paper ornamented with silver and gold ink
17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on mica-coated paper with silver and gold designs
17th centuryJapaneseThe seventeenth 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
ChineseHandscroll; gold on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseTwenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapanese31st of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseInk, color and gold on paper
18th centuryOttomanCircular fan piece mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk decorated with dragons in gold, and with signature reading "Xuanhe dian"
12th centuryChineseTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
13th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on decorated paper with designs in silver and gold
16th-17th centuryJapanese