Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

Jūnishi tō zei shin Hanashi Zen (New Story of the Zodiac Signs), Circa 1825-1880. An Extremely Rare Illustrated Manuscript Depicting Anthropomorphized Monsters and Beasts based on the Zodiac, A Tale Not Recorded in Kokusho

An Exemplary Silk Painting Album of Three Kano-School and Associated Artists, Circa 1670-1850. 30 Magnificent Silk Paintings of Vivid Detail and Color, with Heavily Detailed Bird Paintings

A Compiled Painting and Calligraphy Album of Different Artists, Circa 1840-1900. 46 Beautiful Paintings (34 Full Page) in Various Styles, and 3 Pages of Calligraphy

A Painting Album for Kongo-San, Circa 1880-1920. A Beautiful Silk Painting Album of Mount Kongo, with 12 Massive Double Page Silk Paintings of Craggy Landscapes

Kenno Kakishasei-cho (Sketches of Flowers by Kenno), Circa 1880-1920. 24 Beautiful Watercolor Paintings of Flowers in a Southern School Style

Gajō shunjū sansui to kyūchū heian bijin-zu (Picture Album: Spring and Autumn Landscapes and Heian Beauty at the Imperial Court), Circa 1720-1760. Three Yamato-E Paintings and Two Pages of Decorated Calligraphy by the Tosa School Head

Jujutsu-shi Yū Ten Daisōjō o-ki-den (The Biography of the Sorcerer Yuten Daisojo), Circa 1780-1825. A Manuscript Copy of the Biography of The Great Monk Yuten Shonin, Said to Possess Supernatural Powers

A Beautiful Handscroll of Calligraphy and Paintings, Being Masterful Copies after Several Great Calligraphy and Tea Masters of the Late Muromachi and Early Edo Periods, Circa 1650-1700. Twelve Examples of Paintings and Calligraphy

Mó Bē Bōrě Bōluómì Duō Xinjing (The Heart Sutra of the Great Perfection of Wisdom) and Arhats, 1695. Rare Illuminated Manuscript of the Heart Sutra on Silk, with a Detailed Painting of Hundreds of Arhats. With a Lacquerware Box

Tori to Sakana no Makimono (Birds and Fish Scroll), Circa 1820-1860. An Emakimono Handscroll of Numerous Birds and Fish Paintings, Over Four Meters in Length

A Tremendous Emakimono Handscroll of Paintings and Sketches, Circa 1800-1850. Dozens of Birds and Other Creatures, Floral Compositions, Mythological Figures, and Landscapes, 10 Meters in Length

Akifuyu no Hana no e (Autumn and Winter Flower Paintings), Circa 1840-1856. An Emakimono Handscroll of Forty-Five Beautiful Floral Paintings, Almost Eight Meters. Contemporary Copy of a Work by Tani Buncho’s Prominent Student