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Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) in Hosshō-ji School Calligraphy

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) in Hosshō-ji School Calligraphy

Japanese

Box for "Pair of Folding Fans with Paintings by Jiang Tingxi and Calligraphy by Wang Youdun"

Box for "Pair of Folding Fans with Paintings by Jiang Tingxi and Calligraphy by Wang Youdun"

Chinese

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

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') XIV

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') XIV

Islamic

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Jazuli

An octopus creature is wrapped around a large white spere floating on the water.

Paper Nautilus

Japanese

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance

Japanese

A variety of large and small seashells rest on sand with a small wave in the background.

Flower Shells (Hanagai), Ark Shells (Akagai) and Squirting Shells (Shiofukigai), from the series A Set of Shells (Kaizukushi), 1780-1850

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Japanese

Two Youths Under a Tree (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from a manuscript

Two Youths Under a Tree (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from a manuscript, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Attributed to Mir `Ali Haravi

A Man and a Lion in a Rocky Landscape (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

A Man and a Lion in a Rocky Landscape (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Persian

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Mughal

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album, active 16th century

Attributed to Mirza ‘Ali

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: mid 229 - mid 231 (recto), Sura 2: 231- begin 233 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: mid 229 - mid 231 (recto), Sura 2: 231- begin 233 (verso)

Arab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 26: 13 - 21 (recto), Sura 26: 21 - end 29 (verso), right hand-side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 26: 13 - 21 (recto), Sura 26: 21 - end 29 (verso), right hand-side of a bifolio

Arab

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, Rayy

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, Rayy, r. 674 - 687 CE

Ubaydullah bin Ziyad

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad (r. 674 - 687), Rayy

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad (r. 674 - 687), Rayy, r. 674 - 687 CE

Ubaydullah bin Ziyad

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 25: 75 - 77 and Sura 26: 1-5 (recto), Sura 26: 5 - 13 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 25: 75 - 77 and Sura 26: 1-5 (recto), Sura 26: 5 - 13 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Persian

Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium

Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium

Japanese

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