Inscription with Architectural and Floral Motifs

Ottoman

"The Former Deeds of Bodhisattva Medicine King," Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō)

Japanese

Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)

Japanese

Fragment: Japanese Syllabary in Poetry (Iroha-uta)

Japanese

Calligraphic Scroll of Poems by Kōetsu (Kōetsu waka-maki), 1558 - 1637

Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Zen Buddhist Aphorism (Zenka goroku-shō)

Japanese

Fragment of Nigatsudō Yake-kyō (Burnt Sutra from Nigatsudō, Tōdai-ji, Nara)

Japanese

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Vol. 7, 1053 - 1129

Attributed to Emperor Shirakawa

Lotus Sutra, Jo-Bon no. 1 (small) (Hokke-kyō)

Japanese

Poems of Thirty-six Poets (Sanjūrokunin-shū), 1584 - 1639

Attributed to Shōkadō Shōjō

Seven Songs for Koto Music with its Brief History (Kinkyoku-shō)

Japanese

Fragment of the New Collection of Ancient and Modern Verse (Shin Kokin wakashū), 1558 - 1637

Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poem from Shin-Kokin-shū, attributed to Hon'ami Kōetsu, 1558 - 1637

Attributed to Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), 1648 - 1722

Konoe Motohiro

Letter from Hayashi Razan to Shinjōin (Hayashi Razan no shokan), 1583 - 1657

Hayashi Razan

Record of the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Emperor Go-yōzei (Go-yōzei Tennō gosaimon), 1574 - 1643

Prince Ryōjo

Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō; also known as Yakushiji-kyō), Vol. 499, 8th century

Traditionally attributed to Asano Gyoyō

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 12: Section Describing the Enlightenment of the Dragon King's Daughter

Japanese

Scroll of Ancient Poems (Koshi-kan)

Japanese

Poems of Ancient Times (Rōei utamaki)

Japanese