early 19th century
Calligraphy in graphic design inspired by Kufic script in the form of a Mihrab, displaying the verses 51-52 of the Qur'an Surah 68 (al-Qalam). Those verses have been used in Muslim traditions as apotropaic to keep the evil eye away.
23.18 x 15.24 cm (9 1/8 x 6 in.)
One side of a folding fan; ink on gold paper
ChineseHanging scroll, ink on paper
21st centuryTwelve manuscript books; thread-bound, ink on paper with covers, gold designs on blue paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseThread-bound book; ink on mica decorated colored paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink on paper
ChineseThe fifty-second 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
ChineseAlbum leaf; ink on paper; with three seals of the artist; written in Shadow Script
21st centuryChineseHandscroll; sumi on decorated paper with suminagashi pattern; color, gold and silver
17th-18th centuryJapaneseThe fifty-first of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapanese18th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseOne of a pair of hanging scrolls now mounted as the ninth and tenth panels of a ten-panel folding screen; ink on medium-brown-tinted paper; with signature of the artist reading "Kyu-jŏng"; with three seals of the artist reading "Sŏ Sŭng Po In", "Kyu Jŏng", and "Chŏng Chŏng"
20th centuryKorean