17th-18th century
H. 16.5 x W. 16.3 cm (6 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
Twenty manuscript books; ink on paper, with cover paintings in gold pigment on indigo-dyed paper
17th centuryJapaneseFragment of a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and vermillion marks on paper
12th centuryJapaneseCircular fan piece mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk decorated with dragons in gold, and with signature reading "Xuanhe dian"
12th centuryChineseThe twenty-third of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseThe forty-ninth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseManuscript in thread-bound book form: ink on tinted paper decorated with gold and silver underdrawings
17th centuryJapaneseThe thirty-sixth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseFragment mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper with gold, silver, other designs
17th-18th centuryJapaneseThird of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
10th-12th centuryJapaneseAlbum leaf; ink 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 centuryJapaneseFramed handscroll fragment; ink and color on paper
12th-14th centuryJapanese