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Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 1
Calligraphy
Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 1
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, circa 10th-12th century

First of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red

10th-12th centuryJapanese
Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 2
Calligraphy
Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 2
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, circa 10th-12th century

Second of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red

10th-12th centuryJapanese
Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 3
Calligraphy
Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 3
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, circa 10th-12th century

Third of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red

10th-12th centuryJapanese
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Vol. 7
Calligraphy
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Vol. 7
Emperor Shirakawa, Late Heian period, circa 11th-12th century

Handscroll; ink on paper with silver and gold-flecked top and bottom margins

11th-12th centuryJapanese
Poem Written on Tanzaku
Calligraphy
Poem Written on Tanzaku
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century

Tanzaku (long, slender poem slip) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on indigo-dyed paper with cloud pattern

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Prayer Charms with printed Buddha
Calligraphy
Prayer Charms with printed Buddha
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century

Unmounted handscroll fragment; ink on paper

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Two Poems on the Subject of the Moon, Man'yōshū, Book 7
Calligraphy
Two Poems on the Subject of the Moon, Man'yōshū, Book 7
Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, Kamakura period, circa 1250

Book fragment now mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and pale red ink on paper

13th centuryJapanese
Poetry Competition of 1232 (Jōei gannen uta-awase) in Hosshō-ji style
Calligraphy
Poetry Competition of 1232 (Jōei gannen uta-awase) in Hosshō-ji style
Fujiwara Tameie, Kamakura period, circa 1250-1300

Handscroll; ink on paper

13th centuryJapanese
Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō) Vol. 5
Calligraphy
Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō) Vol. 5
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, circa 1210

Handscroll; gold pigment on dark blue paper

13th centuryJapanese
Selected Forty-Six Winter Poems (Itsumei shisen-shū fragment)
Calligraphy
Selected Forty-Six Winter Poems (Itsumei shisen-shū fragment)
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century

Handscroll; pale blue and purple clouds on paper; gold and silver frontispiece

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Three Waka Poems from the Tale of Genji
Calligraphy
Three Waka Poems from the Tale of Genji
Fujiwara Tameie, c. 1250-1300

Small sheet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on shikishi paper; Hosshō-ji style

13th centuryJapanese
Hannya-shin-gyō (Prajñâpâramitâ-hrdaya-sūtra) 1 vol.
Calligraphy
Hannya-shin-gyō (Prajñâpâramitâ-hrdaya-sūtra) 1 vol.
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century

Handscroll; ink on paper with sunago (gold and silver flakes); gold guide lines

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Imperial Treatise on Poetry (Yakumo mishō) originally compiled by Emperor Juntoku (1197-1242)
Calligraphy
Imperial Treatise on Poetry (Yakumo mishō) originally compiled by Emperor Juntoku (1197-1242)
Retired Emperor Go-Nijō, Kamakura period, early 14th century

Book form; ink on paper with designs in gold and silver pigment with marks (gatten) in vermilion

14th centuryJapanese
Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokin wakashū)
Calligraphy
Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokin wakashū)
Emperor Go-Kōgon, Nambokuchō period, dated 1327

Thread-bound [manuscript] book form; ink on paper

14th centuryJapanese
List of Privately Owned Buddhist Texts (Guyō-shō mokuroku)
Calligraphy
List of Privately Owned Buddhist Texts (Guyō-shō mokuroku)
Prince Son'en, Kamakura period, dated 1331

Handscroll; ink on paper

14th centuryJapanese
Butterflies (Kochō), Calligraphy to Chapter 24 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
Calligraphy
Butterflies (Kochō), Calligraphy to Chapter 24 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
Emperor Gonijō, Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century

Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver leaf

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Chinese Preface to the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokin wakashū)
Calligraphy
Chinese Preface to the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokin wakashū)
Prince Son'en, Nambokuchō period, circa 1350

Handscroll; ink on decorated paper (blue and purple design)

14th centuryJapanese
Model Calligraphy Text from the "Anthology of Chinese and Japanese Poems for Recitation" (Wakan rōeishū)
Calligraphy
Model Calligraphy Text from the "Anthology of Chinese and Japanese Poems for Recitation" (Wakan rōeishū)
Prince Sondō, late 14th century

Handscroll; ink on paper decorated with designs in gold and silver

14th centuryJapanese
Model Calligraphy Scroll: Letters (Koōrai)
Calligraphy
Model Calligraphy Scroll: Letters (Koōrai)
Prince Son'en, Nambokuchō period, mid 14th century

Calligraphic fragments mounted as a handscroll; ink on kumogami (paper decorated with cloud-designs in purple and blue pigments)

14th centuryJapanese
The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
Calligraphy
The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
Seigan Shōtetsu, Muromachi period, circa 1450

Manuscript book; ink on paper with annotations in vermillion

15th centuryJapanese
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