Collection: Artwork and Prints

Nōkō Fūzoku Ekotoba Makimono (Illustrated Scroll of Agricultural Customs), Circa 1650-1700. A Sumptuously Produced Handscroll on Rice Cultivation, Beautifully Illuminated, with Six Vibrantly Colored, Large Paintings, including Book Production

Ise Monogatari Gajō (Tales of Ise Picture Album), Circa 1650-1700. An Emakimono Handscroll of this Classical Tale in the Style of a Nara Emaki, with Ten Large and Sumptuously Illustrated Yamato-E Paintings

Genji Monogatari Emaki (The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll), Circa 1800-1900. A Monumental, 38-Foot-Long Manuscript Comprising of Chapters 33-54 of this Heian Classic, Painted in the Heian Style

Genji bá xiě Ichi Maki (Genji Excerpts, Volume One), Circa 1800-1900. A Beautiful, 30-Foot-Long Manuscript with Colorful Scenes from the Tale of Genji, Painted in the Heian Style

Inishie Genji Monogatari Tosa Ie E Ehon Xiě (The Old Tale of Genji, Tosa Family Illustrated Copy), Circa 1800-1850. A Beautiful Manuscript Copying the Famed 12th Century Scroll, With Four Skillfully Reproduced Paintings

Two Yamato-E Paintings for a Nara Ehon Narrative, Circa 1700-1800. Two Beautifully Illuminated Paintings from Heian Narratives

A Monumental Emakimono Handscroll of Preliminary Sketches and Paintings by Various Kano School Members, With Examples Transposed and Compiled into Handscroll Format, Circa 1650-1840. 17 Meters With Hundreds of Different Figures 

Jinshin Kagan, 1872. A Collection of Three Manuscript Sketchbooks of Paintings by Literati Students of the Nanga or Southern Schools, with Additional Watercolor and Other Examples

Various Heian Period Tales and Scenes, Circa 1800-1890. A Suite of Ten Highly Detailed Silk Paintings, Depicting Images out of Heian Classics, Including the Ise Monogatari and Minamoto no Hiromasa and the Demon

Various Noh Performances, Circa 1850-1900. A Suite of Ten Highly Detailed Silk Paintings, Depicting Various Plays and Scenes, Accentuated with Gold

Kusozu (The Nine Stages of Decay), Circa 1800-1850. A Set of Nine Silk Paintings on Kusozu, Depicting the Process from when a Beautiful Woman Dies to when she Decays and Ends up in her Grave, Gruesomely Depicted

Kusozu Emakimono (The Nine Phases Picture Scroll, Circa 1800-1850. A Handscroll of Ten Paintings on The Nine Stages of Decay, Depicting the Process from when a Beautiful Woman Dies to when she Decays and Ends up in her Grave, Gruesomely Depicted