CalligraphyJapanese17th-18th century
The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi), Chapter 54 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari), 54th of 54 Volumes
17th-18th century
Dimensions
H. 16.5 x W. 16.3 cm (6 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreCalligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century
Ink on paper
ChineseCalligraphy
Letter (Kōetsu shōsoku)
Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦, Late Momoyama period, circa 1605-1610
Letter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
17th centuryJapaneseCalligraphy
Invocation (Basmala)
Muhammad Qazwini, 1845
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
19th centuryPersianCalligraphy
Excerpt from Thoreau's "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers"
Michael Cherney (also known as Qiu Mai 秋麥), 2021
Chinese ink on paper
21st centuryAmericanCalligraphy
Calligraphy Album Leaf
Unknown Artist
Album leaf; ink on paper
ChineseCalligraphy
One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292
Ink on paper
13th centuryJapaneseCalligraphy
At the Pass (Sekiya), Chapter 16 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari), 16th of 54 Volumes
Unknown Artist, 17th-18th century
16th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper
17th-18th centuryJapaneseCalligraphy
Fragment: Japanese Syllabary in Poetry (Iroha-uta)
Unknown Artist, 17th-18th century
Fragment mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper with gold, silver, other designs
17th-18th centuryJapaneseCalligraphy
Marriage Contract
Unknown Artist, 1835
19th centuryPersian
Calligraphy
Calligraphy of a Poem on Plum Blossoms
Unknown Artist
Handscroll; ink on paper
ChineseCalligraphy
Tang Poem in Clerical Script (Lishu)
Wang Youdun 汪由敦, Kangxi period, first third 18th century
Inscribed side of a folding fan on carved and inscribed wood frame; gold pigment on indigo-blue paper; inscription on frame in gold
18th centuryChineseCalligraphy
Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292
Ink on paper
13th centuryJapanese