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Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Persian

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

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 (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

A rectangular scroll depicting a tall rock form with a man looking up at it. The scroll has much writing in Chinese at the top.

The Chinese Scholar Mi Fu (1051-1107) Paying Homage to a Fantastic Rock, 1808 - 1893

Hŏ Ryŏn 허련 許鍊 (also known as So-ch'i and Ma-hil)

Nine Japanese people in kimonos and robes hang out on a wooden deck viewing Mt. Fuji in the center background.　

Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakan-ji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) , 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

A large monkey dressed in orange robes with green and gold accents and boots walks forward facing left.　

The Monkey King Sun Wukong (Jp. Songokū), 1786? - 1868

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Gathering of objects including the corner of a Japanese screen on left, open book, and screened container on right.

The Dry-Shallows Shell (Minasegai), from the series The Poetry-Shell Matching Game of the Genroku Era (Genroku kasen kai awase), 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Portrait of a bearded man with a frown and furrowed brow, simple lines define his seated body.　　

Daruma, 1568 - c. 1654

Fūgai Ekun 風外慧薫

Poet Minamoto no Shigeyuki from page 17A of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Minamoto no Shigeyuki from page 17A of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poet Mibu no Tadami from page 18A of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Mibu no Tadami from page 18A of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poet Ariwara no Narihira (825-880) from page 2B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Ariwara no Narihira (825-880) from page 2B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poet ōnakatomi no Yorimoto from page 15B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet ōnakatomi no Yorimoto from page 15B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poet Minamoto no Saneakira from page 17B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Minamoto no Saneakira from page 17B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poet Kiyohara no Motosuke (908-990) from page 16B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Kiyohara no Motosuke (908-990) from page 16B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Poet Nakatsukasa from page 18B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Nakatsukasa from page 18B of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

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