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.)
Handscroll; ink on decorated paper with gold and silver patterns of flower and birds and blue and purple cloud patterns
16th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on decorated paper with designs in silver and gold
16th-17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper decorated with gold ink and flecks of gold leaf
17th centuryJapaneseHanging scroll, ink on paper
21st centuryInk, colors and gold on paper
18th centuryOttomanHandscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on light indigo-dyed paper with gold-leaf foil flakes and gold-ruled lines
11th centuryJapanese4th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseThe thirteenth 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
ChineseTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapanese2nd of 5 thread-bound books; ink, gold and silver on paper; some colored paper
16th-17th centuryJapanese8th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapanese