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Printed book of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Printed book of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

Circular Eaves-End Rooftile with Design of Sanskrit Syllable for Buddha Amitabha (Amida)

Circular Eaves-End Rooftile with Design of Sanskrit Syllable for Buddha Amitabha (Amida)

Japanese

Seated Bodhisattva of Wisdom with Five Tufts of Hair (Gokei Monju)

Seated Bodhisattva of Wisdom with Five Tufts of Hair (Gokei Monju)

Japanese

Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1155 - 1225

Style of Monk Jien

A Compendium of Seals on Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings (Wakan shoga inshū)

A Compendium of Seals on Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings (Wakan shoga inshū)

Japanese

An ink and opaque watercolor painting of a woman sitting on a large chair and holding a flat instrument. She is surrounded by a landscape with trees, rocks, and a building behind her. She wears a long, draped garment with a floating cloth around her.

Woman Playing a Zither (drawing, recto) after a European source; calligraphy (verso) by an unknown artist

Attributed to Govardhan

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

Sanskrit Diamond World Mandala (Shuji Kongōkai mandara)

Sanskrit Diamond World Mandala (Shuji Kongōkai mandara)

Japanese

Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)

Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)

Japanese

Circular Eaves-End Rooftile with Design of Pagoda (Gorinto) and Sanskrit Syllable for Buddha Vairochana (Dainichi), from Shōtō-ji (subtemple of Hōshō-ji), Kyoto

Circular Eaves-End Rooftile with Design of Pagoda (Gorinto) and Sanskrit Syllable for Buddha Vairochana (Dainichi), from Shōtō-ji (subtemple of Hōshō-ji), Kyoto

Japanese

Rice-Grain Pagoda with Sanskrit character for "Dainichi" written on one side, from Murō-ji

Rice-Grain Pagoda with Sanskrit character for "Dainichi" written on one side, from Murō-ji

Japanese

Pagoda

Pagoda

Japanese

Five-Prong Vajra (Gokosho), or Buddhist Thunderbolt

Five-Prong Vajra (Gokosho), or Buddhist Thunderbolt

Japanese

Printed Images (inbutsu) of Buddha Amitabha (Amida), from Jōruri-ji, Kyoto

Printed Images (inbutsu) of Buddha Amitabha (Amida), from Jōruri-ji, Kyoto

Japanese

Chakra (Rimpō), or Wheel of the Buddhist Law

Chakra (Rimpō), or Wheel of the Buddhist Law

Japanese

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: begin 85 - mid 86 (recto), Sura 28: mid 86 - end 87 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: begin 85 - mid 86 (recto), Sura 28: mid 86 - end 87 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

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