Late Heian period, circa 12th century
H. 24.8 x W. 17.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.)
Handscroll; ink on paper with silver and gold-flecked top and bottom margins
11th-12th centuryJapaneseHandscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver leaf
12th-14th centuryJapaneseBook page now mounted as an album leaf in "shikishi" (poem-slip) format
12th centuryJapaneseTanzaku (long, slender poem slip) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on indigo-dyed paper with cloud pattern
12th-14th centuryJapaneseFirst of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
10th-12th centuryJapaneseFramed handscroll fragment; ink and color on paper
12th-14th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; pale blue and purple clouds on paper; gold and silver frontispiece
12th-14th centuryJapaneseTwo book pages mounted as an album leaf; ink on mica-coated paper
12th centuryJapaneseThree handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
10th-12th centuryJapaneseThird of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
10th-12th centuryJapaneseFragment of a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and vermillion marks on paper
12th centuryJapaneseHandscroll; ink on paper with gold and silver flakes and cut-gold guidelines
12th centuryJapanese