Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

Two Large (Sutra Fragments), Circa 960–1200?. Extraordinarily Rare, 26 and 22-Line Sutra Fragments Likely from the Song Dynasty, Illuminated Manuscript on Indigo Dyed Paper. One Fragment from the Lotus Sutra

A Pair of Kyōgire (Sutra Fragments), Circa 800-1185. Two Sutra Fragments of the Heian Period, One Indigo Dyed Fragment from the Hokke-kyo (Lotus ) Sutra, and another Tipitaka Text on Gold Dyed Paper

A Large Kyōgire (Sutra Fragment), Circa 800-1185. A 27-Line Sutra Fragment of the Heian Period, Illuminated Manuscript on Indigo Dyed Paper

Mokuhan he, or Kyōgire (Ancient Manuscript Sutra Fragments), Circa 900-1400. A Surprisingly Varied Collection of 15 Sutra Leaves, Including Illuminated, Indigo Dyed Examples, and a Piece Purportedly Written in Blood and Ink

The Banquet of Xiwangmu, Circa 1750-1850. A Beautifully Painted Handscroll of The Queen Mother of the West, Taoist Immortals including Liu Haichan and an Immortal Flying on a Crane, the Queen Mother, and the Seven Lucky Gods

Hachi-jō-Ryū Bajutsu Makimono (Hachijo School Horsemanship Scroll), 1663. A Beautiful Scroll with Nine Large Paintings Depicting Various Riders and their Horse Steeds

Tsuru Dō Kuge Fukuju Gasan (Kugyou Tsurudo's Paintings of Happiness and Longevity), Circa 1800-1850. A Small Poetry Painting and Calligraphy, Beautifully Bound

Momotaro and Oni in Procession with Treasures, Circa 1850-1868. An Emakimono Handscroll Depicting a Triumphant Peach Boy, Copied after Hokusai’s Example

A Shunga Emakimono of Yokai, Legendary Creatures, Kami, and the Buddha, Circa 1800-1850. A Rare and Rather Unusual Erotic Scroll Featuring Twelve Pairings of Monsters and Deities

The Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang, In Eight Decorated Shikishi Pieces, 1690-1691. A Manuscript Set of Poetry with Calligraphy by Imperial Princes and Nobles of Japan, on Hand Painted, Gold Sheets

Eika Daigai Futoshika no Taigai Dairyaku (The Essentials of Poetic Composition with a Detailed Description of the Body of Poets), Circa 1570-1580. A Handwritten Copy of Teika’s Eiga no Taigai, Copied by Prince Kajiinomiya Oin

Moto Me Hoshi Yo (Priest Sogan’s Training), Circa 1336-1392. Poetical Calligraphy by the Founder of the Sogan School of Calligraphy. Beautifully Decorated with Blue and Purple Ink Clouds, with Two Appraisal Stamps