Calligraphy

1,164 artworks

Poems from Collection of Ki no Tsurayuki (Tsurayuki shū), Latter Part, from the Nishi-Honganji Anthology of Thirty-Six Poets, also known as one of the Ishiyama fragments (Ishiyama-gire)

Fujiwara no Sadanobu, 1102

Quatrain on fishermen

Emperor Gaozong, 1107

Ishiyama-gire Page: Poems of Lady Ise

Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara Sadanobu, 1112

Page from the Tsurayuki Anthology, vol. 2, known as Ishiyama-gire

Fujiwara Sadanobu, 1112

Poems about the Arrival of Autumn, from Newly Selected Collection of Poems to Sing (Shinsen rōeishū), one of the “Yamana Fragments” (Yamana-gire)

Fujiwara no Mototoshi, 1116

The Vimalakirti Sutra

Unknown, 1119

Page from the Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanbō ekotoba), known as the Tōdaiji Fragment (Tōdaiji-gire)

Minamoto no Toshiyori, 1120

Tale of the Pagoda Made of Sand, Text Fragment from the Illustrated "Tales of Three Jewels" (Sambō-ekotoba) from Tōdai-ji, Nara

Traditionally attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori, 1120

Page from Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanbō e-kotoba), one of the “Tōdaiji Fragments” (Tōdaiji-gire)

Minamoto no Toshiyori, 1120

Couplet on pond scenery

Emperor Xiaozong, 1127

Couplet by Han Yu

Emperor Guangzong, 1147

Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain

Emperor Gaozong, 1162

Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū)

Monk Saigyō, 1167

One Round from a Poetry Contest

Fujiwara no Teika, 1168

Poems from the “Cloud-Patterned Paper” version of Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing (Kumogami-bon Wakan rōeishū)

Monk Jakuren, 1200

Letter in Kana Characters

Myōe Kōben, 1200

Three poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū)

Fujiwara no Tameyori, 1200

Poems about Neighbors, from Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing (Wakan rōeishū), one of the “Tatsuta Fragments” (Tatsuta-gire)

Minamoto Ienaga, 1200

Excerpt from “Song of Leyou Park”

Zhang Jizhi, 1200

Waka Poems

Fujiwara no Teika, 1200

Letter with Printed Images (Imbutsu) of Buddha Amitabha on Reverse, from Gobōjakujō-in, Mount Kōya, Wakayama prefecture

Jōgyō, 1200

Quatrain on spring’s radiance

Empress Yang Meizi, 1200

Two Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Continued (Zoku Kokin wakashū)

Nun Abutsu, 1200

A Poem of Lament, one of the “Uzura Fragments” (Uzura-gire)

Fujiwara Akisuke, 1200