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Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

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)

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

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

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 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

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

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Persian

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

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

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

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

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