17th-18th century
H. 23.7 x W. 18 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Handscroll 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.
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12th centuryJapaneseUnmounted handscroll fragment; ink on paper
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17th-18th centuryJapaneseInk on paper mounted on cloth
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JapaneseThread-bound [manuscript] book form; ink on paper
14th centuryJapaneseThe forty-third of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseHanging scroll; ink on paper
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14th centuryJapaneseThe twenty-second of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper
14th-15th centuryChinese