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Prayer to go to Amitabha's Paradise (ōjōkōshiki ganmon)

Prayer to go to Amitabha's Paradise (ōjōkōshiki ganmon), 1265 - 1317

Attributed to Retired Emperor Fushimi

Kobori Enshū's Travels from Kyoto to Edo (Sanbu ōkan no ki, or Sōho michiyuki) in 2 Volumes

Kobori Enshū's Travels from Kyoto to Edo (Sanbu ōkan no ki, or Sōho michiyuki) in 2 Volumes

Japanese

Daihannya-kyō Vol. 314 (Tōdai-ji Hachimangū-kyō)

Daihannya-kyō Vol. 314 (Tōdai-ji Hachimangū-kyō)

Japanese

Illustrated Scroll of the Fujiwara Family's Secret Strategy (Kohyō-hō shokan)

Illustrated Scroll of the Fujiwara Family's Secret Strategy (Kohyō-hō shokan)

Japanese

Archery, Secret of Hiki School (Hiki-ryū yumi no jōjō)

Archery, Secret of Hiki School (Hiki-ryū yumi no jōjō)

Japanese

Iishino School's Secret Use of Spear and Halberd (Iishino-ryū suyari naginata no densho) in 2 Volumes

Iishino School's Secret Use of Spear and Halberd (Iishino-ryū suyari naginata no densho) in 2 Volumes

Japanese

Subscription for Keiden-ji at the Time of the Temple's Foundation (Keiden-ji kanjin-jō)

Subscription for Keiden-ji at the Time of the Temple's Foundation (Keiden-ji kanjin-jō), active 1478

Traditionally attributed to Sesonji Koretada

Two Illustrations from the “Gulistan” of Sa’di (mounted together): Judgement of a Prisoner (above), and A Liar Exposed at Court (below)

Two Illustrations from the “Gulistan” of Sa’di (mounted together): Judgement of a Prisoner (above), and A Liar Exposed at Court (below)

Attributed to Manohar

Infant Krishna shows Yashoda the Universe in His Mouth

Infant Krishna shows Yashoda the Universe in His Mouth

Indian

Female Courtier On a Rampart Smoking a Hookah, While Watching a Flight of Birds

Female Courtier On a Rampart Smoking a Hookah, While Watching a Flight of Birds

Indian

The Monkey and Demon Armies Clash

The Monkey and Demon Armies Clash

Indian

Krishna in a red rectangle, with four Gopis

Krishna in a red rectangle, with four Gopis

Indian

Divine Field Hockey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Divine Field Hockey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Indian

Prince and Beloved on a Rampart Watching Birds, with Musicians

Prince and Beloved on a Rampart Watching Birds, with Musicians

Indian

The Union of Krishna and Radha, Page from a Sur Sagar (Sur's Ocean) series

The Union of Krishna and Radha, Page from a Sur Sagar (Sur's Ocean) series

Indian

Battle Between Ghatotkacha and Karna, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Mahabharata

Battle Between Ghatotkacha and Karna, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Mahabharata

Indian

An opaque watercolor painting depicting one woman sitting wrapped in a cloth surrounded by a building’s walls, and another hooded woman looking at her through a large window. The sitting woman has a small hookah, a thin guitar, and some pillows on the ground next to her. The image is framed by two thin frames.

A Nayika Awaits her Lover on a Winter Night

Indian

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Bookbinding for a Qur'an

Bookbinding for a Qur'an

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 50: begin 33 - mid 45 (recto), Sura 51:1 - begin 19 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 50: begin 33 - mid 45 (recto), Sura 51:1 - begin 19 (verso)

Persian

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