Collection: Manuscripts, Documents, and Bible Leaves

A Long Letter Attributed to Oishi Yoshio, Chamberlain of Ako Clan, Circa 1650-1700. Written by the Leader of the 47 Ronin

Shijō Dainagon Shinsen Zui nō uta-gaku-sho (Shijo Dainagon’s Newly Selected Essence, a Selected Book of Poetry), 1449. An Illuminated Manuscript Handscroll of Medieval Poetry, after an Exemplary Heian Poet

Konoe-ka hiro-saku “Jū Ni-kagetsu no Tabi” (Twelve Months of Travel by Konoe Iehiro), Circa 1685 - 1736. Calligraphical Poetry with Beautiful Paintings Produced by the Chief Regent and Advisor to Multiple Japanese Emperors

Ako Gishi Shokan Oishi Chakara-Gai Tanaka (Letters from the Ako Gishi including Oishi Chikara and Others), Circa 1670-1703. An Extraordinary Collection of Twenty-One Letters Written by Members of the 47 Ronin, with Several Kao

Amerika-sō Aishū Uraga Tsu Torai Emaki Ken-ichi and Makuni (Picture Scroll of the Arrival of the Uragazu Migrants from the Sagami Province of America Volumes 1 and 2), Circa 1853. Two Rare Black Ship Scrolls of the Perry Expedition

On the Art of Kumihimo (Japanese Braiding), Circa 1750-1800 (Mid to Late Edo Period). Illustrated Manuscript on the Artform and Craft of Making Braids and Cords

Misho-ryu Ikebana no Maki (The Misho-ryu School of Flower Arrangement), 1826 (Late Edo Period). Illustrated Manuscript on Flower Arrangement, With Detailed Instructions and Visual Aids. Accompanied With Four Possible Kishōmon Letters

Ezo Shi ("Ezo Gazeteer"), 1783. An Extremely Early Manuscript Copy containing Hakuseki’s Publication about the Ainu People and Ezochi, with An Additionally Bound in Handscroll of Text and 25 Pages of Original Hand Colored Illustrations

Genjuan no Ki (An Account of the Unreal Dwelling), Circa 1800-1850. A Rare, Late Edo Period Copy of one of the Last Works Produced by Basho, and in his Style

An Ukyio-E Painting Album, circa 1870-1900. With Beautifully Produced Ukiyo-E Paintings in the Style of Major Schools. 50 Pages of Large Paintings, with Nearly 20 Double Paged Examples

A Monumental Emakimono Handscroll of Paintings and Calligraphy, Circa 1800-1890. A Near 13 Meter Scroll of Nanga Paintings and Beautiful Calligraphy by Confucian Scholars and Southern School Artists

Kanō-ha Nihon Fūkeizu Makimono (Kano School Japanese Landscape Scroll), Circa 1650-1750. A Beautiful Landscape Emakimono Handscroll on Silk