Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

A Pair of Yamato-E Paintings, possibly from a Depicting Scenes of Chinese Court Life, Circa 1650-1700. Beautifully Illuminated Paintings in the Style of the Kano School and with Southern School Styles Displayed

Fish Encyclopedia, 1800-1850 (Late Edo Period). Illustrated Manuscript Encyclopedia, or Fishing Guide on Fish, On Features and Flavor, Medical Benefits, and Where to Find Them

Kankai Ibun (Observation in Foreign Countries), Circa 1810-1820. An Illustrated Manuscript Account of the 16 Japanese Sailors Shipwrecked in Russia, with 132 Hand Colored Illustrations, including a World Map

Rokudo-e (The Six Realms of Rebirth), Circa 1800-1890. A Late Edo to Meiji Painting Depicting the Buddhist Realms of the Afterlife, with one Yokai Depiction

Rokudo-e (The Six Realms of Rebirth) and the Ojoyoshu (Essentials of Rebirth), Circa 1750-1850. Two Large Paintings Depicting the Buddhist Realms of Rebirth and the Afterlife, with One Scroll Focusing on Gruesome Punishments and Torture in the Hell Realms

Hanami Yū utage-zu Maki (Cherry Blossom Viewing Party Scroll), Circa 1700-1750. An Emakimono Handscroll Depicting the Customs of a Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, Beautifully Painted and Illuminated in the Fashion of a Nara Emaki

Nankin-ga Shukuzu (Nanga Miniature Paintings), Circa 1800-1850 (Late Edo Period). 78 Pages of Ink Wash Landscape Paintings, Being Miniature Copies of Southern School Examples

Sansui Gashū (Landscape Art Collection), Circa 1800-1850 (Late Edo Period). Illustrated Manuscript With 90 Pages of Sumi-E Ink Wash and Color Paintings, Copying Techniques of Artist Schools from Japan and the Southern School of Chinese Painting

Gongjing Sanbao (Respect for the Three Treasures), Circa 1900-1950. Manuscript on The Three Treasures of Buddhism, with Illustrations

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