Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

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

Ochibashu (Fallen Leaves Collection), Circa 1870-1890 (Meiji Period). Illustrated Manuscript of 52 Pages of Paintings, Sketches, and Drawings of Flowers and Other Figures, Some Copied from Earlier Examples, Pasted Over an Existing Manuscript

A Collection of Flower and Bird Paintings, Circa 1870-1890 (Meiji Period). Illustrated Manuscript of 74 Pages of Paintings, Sketches, and Drawings of Birds and Flowers, by a Student of the Kyoshin-Kai School of Painting

Shasei-Cho (Drawing Book), Circa 1860-1890 (Late Edo to Meiji Period). Hand Colored Manuscript Sketchbook with Dozens of Paintings and Sketches, including Courtesans and Noblewomen, and a Yurei. Possibly for Craft Projects

Shasei-Cho (Drawing Book), Circa 1860-1890 (Late Edo to Meiji Period). Hand Colored Manuscript Sketchbook with Dozens of Paintings and Sketches, Possibly for Craft Projects