Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

Seiryokusansui to aki Kusabana-gun Gan-zu (Blue-Green Landscape with Autumn Flowers and Wild Geese), Circa 1800-1836

Shunjū Sansui-zu (Spring and Autumn Landscapes), Circa 1800-1868. Two Silk Paintings of Heian Spring and Fall Landscapes

Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yoryu Kannon, or Avalokiteśvara), Circa 1910-1930. A Beautiful Silk Painting of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Painted in Gold against an Indigo Blackground

Kan'non Bosatsu-Zō (The Twin Kannon Bodhisattva Statues), Circa 1700-1750. Two Early Edo Paintings Attributed to the founder of the Nakahashi Kano School, but with Unknown Artist Seals

The Taima Mandala, Circa 1700-1750. An Extravagantly and Masterfully Produced Painting of Sukhavati, the Western Pure Land, With Extensive Usage of Gold Leaf

The Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen, Circa 1850-1900. Silk Painting of Takeda Shingen and His Most Trusted Companions

Saint Honen, Circa 1550-1650. An Uncommon, Detailed Painting of the Seventh Patriarch of the Shinshu Tradition, With the Three-Leaf Hollyhock Crest of the Tokugawa Clan

Gozu Tenno and the Eight Gods of the Year, Circa 1700-1800. A Mid to Late Edo Period Honji Suijaku Painting of Toshitokujin, the New Year’s God

Uho Doji, Circa 1603-1750. An Edo Period Painting Depicting a Manifestation of Amaterasu as the Dainichi Nyorai, without a Pagoda Head Adornment

The Planetary Deity Chenxing (Mercury) Attended by a Monkey, Circa 1700-1750. A Beautifully Produced Painting after a Southern Song Dynasty Composition

Sanja Takusen (The Oracles of the Three Shrines), Circa 1840-1860. An Uncommon Shinto-Buddhist Painting Depicting the Medieval Virtues of Honesty, Pureness of Mind, and Compassion

The Shaka Triad with the Sixteen Benevolent Deities, Inscribed 1507. A Late Muromachi Period Painting, Beautifully Detailed and Illuminated in Gold Leaf, Depicting Shakyamuni and More