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Ensei Meii Hyuherando Satsubyō Kikan (The Mirror of the Disease), 1857. First Japanese Translation of Hufeland’s Dutch Medical Text Enchiridion Medicum, First Volume of Three

Wakan Roeishu (Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Singing), Circa 1630-1660. Poetry Beautifully Illuminated and on Multicolored Sheets, by a Leading Disciple of Shōkadō Shōjō

Wakan Roeishu (Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Singing), 1712. A Rather Monumental Edition of this Collection of Poetry, with both Kanji and Calligraphical Scripts, in Two Scrolls

Wakan Roeishu (Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Singing), Circa 1585-1614. A Striking Manuscript Edition of this Poetry Anthology, attributed to a Famed Calligrapher, in Two Scrolls

Two Large (Sutra Fragments), Circa 960–1200?. Extraordinarily Rare, 26 and 22-Line Sutra Fragments Likely from the Song Dynasty, Illuminated Manuscript on Indigo Dyed Paper. One Fragment from the Lotus Sutra

A Pair of Kyōgire (Sutra Fragments), Circa 800-1185. Two Sutra Fragments of the Heian Period, One Indigo Dyed Fragment from the Hokke-kyo (Lotus ) Sutra, and another Tipitaka Text on Gold Dyed Paper

A Large Kyōgire (Sutra Fragment), Circa 800-1185. A 27-Line Sutra Fragment of the Heian Period, Illuminated Manuscript on Indigo Dyed Paper

Mokuhan he, or Kyōgire (Ancient Manuscript Sutra Fragments), Circa 900-1400. A Surprisingly Varied Collection of 15 Sutra Leaves, Including Illuminated, Indigo Dyed Examples, and a Piece Purportedly Written in Blood and Ink

Mokuhan he, or Kyōgire (Ancient Sutra Fragments), Circa 1100-1600. A Collection of 16 Early Printed Leaves from Japan and China, with Heian and Possible Song Fragments

The Banquet of Xiwangmu, Circa 1750-1850. A Beautifully Painted Handscroll of The Queen Mother of the West, Taoist Immortals including Liu Haichan and an Immortal Flying on a Crane, the Queen Mother, and the Seven Lucky Gods

Hachi-jō-Ryū Bajutsu Makimono (Hachijo School Horsemanship Scroll), 1663. A Beautiful Scroll with Nine Large Paintings Depicting Various Riders and their Horse Steeds

Dai Nihon Kairiku Dōchū Zue (A Map of the Great Japan Sea Roads), Circa 1800-1850. A Late Edo Period Woodblock Illustrated Map of Japan, Encompassing Part of Ezo to a Part of Ryūkyū