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Instructions on Making Sacred Images
Manuscripts
Instructions on Making Sacred Images
Unknown Artist, 7th-8th century

Handscroll; ink on paper

7th-8th centuryJapanese
Treatise on Meditation (S: Yogâcâra-bhumi; J: Yugashiji-ron) Vol. 9
Manuscripts
Treatise on Meditation (S: Yogâcâra-bhumi; J: Yugashiji-ron) Vol. 9
Unknown Artist, Late Nara period, dated 779

Handscroll remounted as a folding book; ink on paper with temple name stamped in black ink; from Ishiyama-dera, Otsu City

8th centuryJapanese
Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium
Manuscripts
Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium
Unknown Artist, Nara period, circa 750

Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper

8th centuryJapanese
Fragment of Ta-pan-jo-po-lo-mi-to-ching (Mahâprajnâpâramitâ-sûtra)
Manuscripts
Fragment of Ta-pan-jo-po-lo-mi-to-ching (Mahâprajnâpâramitâ-sûtra)
Unknown Artist, 7th-10th century

Portion of a handscroll; ink on saffron paper

7th-10th centuryChinese
Sanskrit Prayer Formula printed over a Hakubyō Narrative Drawing (fragment of Bonji Darani-kyō)
Manuscripts
Sanskrit Prayer Formula printed over a Hakubyō Narrative Drawing (fragment of Bonji Darani-kyō)
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, circa 1250-1300

Handscroll fragment; ink on paper

13th centuryJapanese
Copy of the Book of Medicinal Herbs (Materia Medica) by Ken'i Ajari (active 1072-1145) (Yakushushō)
Manuscripts
Copy of the Book of Medicinal Herbs (Materia Medica) by Ken'i Ajari (active 1072-1145) (Yakushushō)
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, mid 12th century

Manuscript book; ink (and red ink for collator's marks) on paper

12th centuryJapanese
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance
Manuscripts
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, circa 1175

Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and silver on paper

12th centuryJapanese
Process of Buddhist Festivals and Funeral Address (Raun kōshiki)
Manuscripts
Process of Buddhist Festivals and Funeral Address (Raun kōshiki)
Prince Son'en, c. 1340

Handscroll; ink on cloud-patterned, blue-and-purple-colored paper (gold guide-lines)

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Daihannya-kyō Vol. 314 (Tōdai-ji Hachimangū-kyō)
Manuscripts
Daihannya-kyō Vol. 314 (Tōdai-ji Hachimangū-kyō)
Unknown Artist, 12th-14th century

Handscroll; ink on paper

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Dedicatory Address to Arhats for Their Ritual Memorial Service (Rakan gusai-mon)
Manuscripts
Dedicatory Address to Arhats for Their Ritual Memorial Service (Rakan gusai-mon)
Unknown Artist, 12th-14th century

Handscroll; ink on paper (silver and gold foil on reverse shows through)

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Prayer to go to Amitabha's Paradise (ōjōkōshiki ganmon)
Manuscripts
Prayer to go to Amitabha's Paradise (ōjōkōshiki ganmon)
Retired Emperor Fushimi, 12th-14th century

Handscroll; ink on paper with cloud-pattern in blue and purple for margins

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Account of the Goddess Kichijōten (Srî-laksmî), from section 16 of the Golden Light Sutra
Manuscripts
Account of the Goddess Kichijōten (Srî-laksmî), from section 16 of the Golden Light Sutra
Monk Kenjin, Kamakura period, dated 1260

Handscroll; ink on paper

13th centuryJapanese
Book of Diseases Caused by the Stars (Shichiyō seishin betsugyō hō)
Manuscripts
Book of Diseases Caused by the Stars (Shichiyō seishin betsugyō hō)
Monk Kai'e, Kamakura period, circa 1204

Manuscript book; ink and red ink (for stars) on paper

13th centuryJapanese
Illustrated Scroll of the Fujiwara Family's Secret Strategy (Kohyō-hō shokan)
Manuscripts
Illustrated Scroll of the Fujiwara Family's Secret Strategy (Kohyō-hō shokan)
Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 1519

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

16th centuryJapanese
Various Diseases of Horses and Their Treatments (Ba-isho), in 2 Volumes
Manuscripts
Various Diseases of Horses and Their Treatments (Ba-isho), in 2 Volumes
Unknown Artist, 14th-16th century

Two books; ink and light color on paper

14th-16th centuryJapanese
Various Diseases of Horses and Their Treatments (Ba-isho), 1st of 2 Volumes
Manuscripts
Various Diseases of Horses and Their Treatments (Ba-isho), 1st of 2 Volumes
Unknown Artist, 14th-16th century

Two books; ink and light color on paper

14th-16th centuryJapanese
Various Diseases of Horses and Their Treatments (Ba-isho), 2nd of 2 Volumes
Manuscripts
Various Diseases of Horses and Their Treatments (Ba-isho), 2nd of 2 Volumes
Unknown Artist, 14th-16th century

Two books; ink and light color on paper

14th-16th centuryJapanese
Subscription for Keiden-ji at the Time of the Temple's Foundation (Keiden-ji kanjin-jō)
Manuscripts
Subscription for Keiden-ji at the Time of the Temple's Foundation (Keiden-ji kanjin-jō)
Sesonji Koretada, Muromachi period, dated 1487

Handscroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver cut-leaf and sunago

15th centuryJapanese
Writing of Secret Principles of Medical Treatments (Imondenju Kirigami)
Manuscripts
Writing of Secret Principles of Medical Treatments (Imondenju Kirigami)
Manase Dōsan, Momoyama period, 1589

Four pieces of paper mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper; red punctuation

16th centuryJapanese
New Style of Linked Verse (Renga shinshiki)
Manuscripts
New Style of Linked Verse (Renga shinshiki)
Dōchō, Momoyama Period, 1568-1615

Manuscript book; ink on paper (bound with indigo colored paper with designs in gold and silver)

16th-17th centuryJapanese
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