Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

Kamei Kō Hyakunin Isshu (Lord Kamei’s Hundred Poems, Hundred Poets, Circa 1577-1612. A Beautiful Handscroll of Manuscript Calligraphy, on Ten Differently Patterned Sheets, by a Sengoku Daimyo

Muryōgi Kyō (Sutra of Infinite Meanings), Copied Colophon of 1186 but Late 18th to Mid 19th Century. A Rare Illuminated Handscroll of the Second Chapter of this Mahayana Buddhist Text, Copied after one of the Early Kamakura Period Examples

Miàofǎ Lián Pú Jīng Guānshìyīn Púsà Pǔ Mén Pǐn Dì Ershíwǔ (The Lotus Sutra, Chapter Twenty-Five: Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva), In the Style of Circa 1150-1200(?) Manuscripts, or Later. Illuminated Handscroll

Nōkō Fūzoku Ekotoba Makimono (Illustrated Scroll of Agricultural Customs), Circa 1650-1700. A Sumptuously Produced Handscroll on Rice Cultivation, Beautifully Illuminated, with Six Vibrantly Colored, Large Paintings, including Book Production

Ise Monogatari Gajō (Tales of Ise Picture Album), Circa 1650-1700. An Emakimono Handscroll of this Classical Tale in the Style of a Nara Emaki, with Ten Large and Sumptuously Illustrated Yamato-E Paintings

An Emakimono Handscroll of a Shinto Ritual Procession, with Dozens of Priests, Soldiers, and a Palanquin, with mention of the Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, Circa 1750-1850. Manuscript on Paper

Genji Monogatari Emaki (The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll), Circa 1800-1900. A Monumental, 38-Foot-Long Manuscript Comprising of Chapters 33-54 of this Heian Classic, Painted in the Heian Style

Genji bá xiě Ichi Maki (Genji Excerpts, Volume One), Circa 1800-1900. A Beautiful, 30-Foot-Long Manuscript with Colorful Scenes from the Tale of Genji, Painted in the Heian Style

Inishie Genji Monogatari Tosa Ie E Ehon Xiě (The Old Tale of Genji, Tosa Family Illustrated Copy), Circa 1800-1850. A Beautiful Manuscript Copying the Famed 12th Century Scroll, With Four Skillfully Reproduced Paintings

Two Yamato-E Paintings for a Nara Ehon Narrative, Circa 1700-1800. Two Beautifully Illuminated Paintings from Heian Narratives

A Monumental Emakimono Handscroll of Preliminary Sketches and Paintings by Various Kano School Members, With Examples Transposed and Compiled into Handscroll Format, Circa 1650-1840. 17 Meters With Hundreds of Different Figures 

Jinshin Kagan, 1872. A Collection of Three Manuscript Sketchbooks of Paintings by Literati Students of the Nanga or Southern Schools, with Additional Watercolor and Other Examples