Late Heian period, circa 10th-12th century
25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Two handscrolls; ink on colored silk with woven-pattern including gold
17th-18th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper
17th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseInk on paper
13th centuryJapanesePigment and gold on wood
18th centuryOttomanTanzaku (long, slender poem slip) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on indigo-dyed paper with cloud pattern
12th-14th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on decorated paper with designs in gold
17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll converted into an "orihon" (folding book); ink on paper with columnar guidelines in pale ink and punctuation marks in red; Paper covers with pale red printed design and printed label. Dated by inscription.
8th centuryJapanese37th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
ChineseThe forty-seventh of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapanese52nd of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapanese