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Illustrated Medical and Divination Texts

Illustrated Medical and Divination Texts

Thai

Illustrated Texts on Various Subjects

Illustrated Texts on Various Subjects

Thai

A painted image of an old man and a boy in a boat floating on grey water. There are black leaves and a landmass to the left. There is Chinese writing to the right.

Old Man Fishing with Little Boy, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

A painted image of a woman in a green and white robe, standing in front of an angular rock and tree. There are small pink flowers in the tree branches and a white green parrot perched on a branch. There is Chinese writing to the left.

Woman and Parrot by a Garden Fence, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

The ink painted image is of an old man sitting on a bench and holding a small grey object close to his face. Behind him is an angular rock and tree. Standing next to him is a young man holding a wrapped package. Behind the young man is an arched opening with greenery.

Su Shi (Su Dongpo) Admiring Ink Stones, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

The painted ink image shows a small boy and an old man standing on a grey, stone platform with two trees next to them. They are facing a grey background with clouds and some green grass. There is Chinese writing to the left.

Old Man and Boy Looking at the Sky, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

The painted ink image is of a woman standing on a wooden branch floating on water. She is dressed in a pink and white dress with a green shawl and she is holding a stick behind her. There is a blue object and a white, spotted deer on the branch as well. There is Chinese writing to the left.

Woman and Deer on a Raft, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

A painted image of a white horse tied to a tree and a man in a blue and white robe sitting on a rock. Behind them is some water and there is Chinese writing to the top-left.

Seated Man and Tethered Horse, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

A painted image of a woman in a blue robe standing in front of a basket, a small tree, a small wooden bridge, and a large, round landform. There is Chinese writing to the left.

Woman with Basket by a Bridge, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript with Illustrations of the Story of Phra Malai

Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript with Illustrations of the Story of Phra Malai

Thai

Lady Leaning Against a Blossoming Plum Tree

Lady Leaning Against a Blossoming Plum Tree

Chinese

Ishiyama-gire Page: Poems of Lady Ise

Ishiyama-gire Page: Poems of Lady Ise, 1088 - 1156?

Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara Sadanobu

Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga), Illustration and Calligraphic Excerpt to Chapter 7 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga), Illustration and Calligraphic Excerpt to Chapter 7 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1539 - 1613

Attributed to Tosa Mitsuyoshi

A painted ink image of a robed man standing in front of a tree looking up at a flying crane with Chinese writing to the right.

Old Man Watching a Flying Crane, 1833 - 1911

Qian Hui'an 錢慧安

Spray of Bamboo

Spray of Bamboo, 1362 - 1416

Wang Fu 王紱

Seated Bodhisattva Vajrapuspâ (Kongōke Bosatsu), from a notebook depicting the Diamond World Mandala (Kongōkai Mandara), from a book once housed at Mount Kōya (Wakayama prefecture) and then later in the temple Ganjō-ji (Kumamoto prefecture)

Seated Bodhisattva Vajrapuspâ (Kongōke Bosatsu), from a notebook depicting the Diamond World Mandala (Kongōkai Mandara), from a book once housed at Mount Kōya (Wakayama prefecture) and then later in the temple Ganjō-ji (Kumamoto prefecture), active circa 1132 - 1174

Attributed to Takuma Tametō

Two Beauties

Two Beauties, 1801 - 1850

Attributed to Fei Danxu 費丹旭

Tale of the Pagoda Made of Sand, Text Fragment from the Illustrated "Tales of Three Jewels" (Sambō-ekotoba) from Tōdai-ji, Nara

Tale of the Pagoda Made of Sand, Text Fragment from the Illustrated "Tales of Three Jewels" (Sambō-ekotoba) from Tōdai-ji, Nara, 1055 - 1129

Traditionally attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori

Brighton Beach, with a Horse Turning a Capstan

Brighton Beach, with a Horse Turning a Capstan, 1776 - 1837

John Constable

Untitled (view of East Sutton Park, Staplehurst, Filmer family seat with painted family crest and motto)

Untitled (view of East Sutton Park, Staplehurst, Filmer family seat with painted family crest and motto), 1838-1903

Mary Georgiana Caroline Cecil Filmer

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