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A Selection of Forty Unidentified Tanzaku Poetry Strips by Numerous Calligraphers, Circa 1336-1650. Illuminated Manuscripts on Paper

A Collection of Four Tanzaku Strips of Waka Poetry, Circa 1336-1573. Extravagantly Painted and Excellent Calligraphy with Golden Trees, Clouds, Flowers, and Sprays in the Background

Calligraphy Attributed to Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Daimyo of Mito, Circa 1650-1700. Written by the Grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu

A Copy of a Letter Written by Imperial Regent and Chancellor Toyotomi Hideyoshi, addressed to Nonaka Shizukane, June 8th, 1586, but Likely Circa 1700-1800

Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, and Eldest Son of the Leader, Circa 1698-1702. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance

Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance

A Collection of Nine Tanzaku Strips of Waka Poetry by Different Generations of the Kagawa Clan, Circa 1760-1866

A Happy Couple Climbing a Cherry Blossom Tree, Circa 1800-1860. A Silk Ukiyo-E Painting Featuring a Bijin-ga from the Late Edo Period, in the Style of Hokusai

An Exemplary Album of Tanzaku Strip Poetry and Paintings, Circa 1830-1980. 47 Magnificent Paintings of Landscapes, Floral Gatherings and More, All in Different Styles. At least 40 Attributed Artists

Tanzaku Paintings by Gyotai, Circa 1894-1934. Twelve Opulently Illuminated Paintings in a Rare Strip Format, and Stored in a Magnificent Lacquerware Box bearing the Emblem of the Japanese Imperial Family and Government

Tomioka Haruko Wakatanzaku Jō (Haruko Tomioka's Waka Tanka Book), Circa 1870-1920. A Vast Collection of 103 Strips of Decorated Tanzaku Poetry by a Skilled Female Poet of the Meiji to Showa Periods. Many Illuminated

A Collection of Six Highly Decorated Tanzaku Strips of Waka Poetry by the fourth lord of the Numazu Domain, Circa 1836-1844