Early Edo period, early 17th century
12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Twelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper with mica-coated floral designs
16th-17th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver sunago, other patterns
17th centuryJapaneseLetter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
17th centuryJapanese24th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on decorated silk with designs in color and gold
17th-18th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on decorated paper with designs in silver and gold
16th-17th centuryJapanese5th of 5 thread-bound books; ink, gold and silver on paper; some colored paper
16th-17th centuryJapanese28th 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 centuryJapanese10th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapanese27th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapanese