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Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Calligraphy
Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra
Unknown Artist, 11th Century

Ink on paper

Chinese
Poems on Six Views of Atsugi
Calligraphy
Poems on Six Views of Atsugi
Unknown Artist, Edo period, 17th-19th century

Handscroll; ink on paper

17th-19th centuryJapanese
Poem on Fan
Calligraphy
Poem on Fan
Tamao Miyazaki, 19th-20th century

Unmounted fan pasted to cardboard; ink on mica-coated paper

19th-20th centuryJapanese
Poems Compiled by Yoshida Kenkō, 1283-1350 (Kenkō kashū)
Calligraphy
Poems Compiled by Yoshida Kenkō, 1283-1350 (Kenkō kashū)
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 1626

Thread-bound book; ink on decorated paper with mica-printed designs and color

17th centuryJapanese
Haiku, with Illustration of a Cuckoo
Calligraphy
Haiku, with Illustration of a Cuckoo
Miura Chora, 18th century

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

18th centuryJapanese
Fragment of an Ornamented Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō)
Calligraphy
Fragment of an Ornamented Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō)
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period, circa 12th century

Unmounted ten-line calligraphic fragment; gold and silver inks on dyed paper with designs of birds, butterflies and flowers

12th centuryJapanese
Vow of the Nun Shinshō (Bikuni Shinshō gammon)
Calligraphy
Vow of the Nun Shinshō (Bikuni Shinshō gammon)
Yukitada Sesonji, Kamakura period, 1320

Handscroll; ink on decorated paper with gold and silver cloud patterns

14th centuryJapanese
Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Wakan Rōeishu)
Calligraphy
Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Wakan Rōeishu)
Watanabe Sohei, Edo period, 1682

Handscroll; ink on decorated paper

17th centuryJapanese
Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō)
Calligraphy
Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō)
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period,

Handscroll; ink on paper with gold guide lines

Japanese
Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara
Calligraphy
Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara
Unknown Artist, Late Nara period, circa 755

Handscroll; ink on paper

8th centuryJapanese
Six Characters of the Buddha's Name (Rokuji no myōgō no yurai)
Calligraphy
Six Characters of the Buddha's Name (Rokuji no myōgō no yurai)
The Nun En'a (Taimadera Nun), Nambokuchō period, 1345

Handscroll; ink on paper; gold and silver leaf on back and margins

14th centuryJapanese
Section of Love Poems from the Kokinshū Anthology (Kokin-waka-shū: Koi-uta)
Calligraphy
Section of Love Poems from the Kokinshū Anthology (Kokin-waka-shū: Koi-uta)
Prince Munetaka, Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century

Handscroll; ink, gold and silver pigments on paper

12th-14th centuryJapanese
Yakushi Sutra (Yakushi-kyō)
Calligraphy
Yakushi Sutra (Yakushi-kyō)
Unknown Artist, Late Heian period,

Folding book mounted as a handscroll; ink on decorated paper; red punctuation

Japanese

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