Hogo Xutang Zhiyu. 13th century Japan. Public domain image.
Teaching on Enlightenment (法語, hōgo). Dedicated to a brilliant Zen practitioner, possibly Mushō Jōshō (無象静照) (1234–1306). One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 28.5 × 70.0 cm (11.2 × 27.6 in). Located at the Tokyo... More
Hakuzansho - Public domain dedication image
Manual on Courtly Etiquette, Volume 10 (稿本北山抄, kōhon Hokuzanshō)
Kasen utaawase2 - Public domain dedication image
Vertical Poetry Contest of Great Poets (KESEN UTAAWASE), ink on ornamented paper, Heian Period, Japan, KUBOSO memorial Museum, Izumi, Osaka, Japan日本語: 歌仙歌合,久保惣記念美術館、大阪
Tohoki - Public domain architectural plan drawing
Tōhōki (東宝記), vol 2, stupa Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
36poets collection TOMONORI1 - Public domain dedication image
Two pages of the collected poems of Ki no Tomonori (850?– 904?) . 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets i... More
36poets ISE ISIYAMAGIRE - Public domain dedication image
One page of 1st volume of collected poems of Lady ISE (10th century), A cutting, 20cm height, Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper collage. Yamato Bunkakan, Nara, Japan, Formerly ,One of the Co... More
Mao Shin Toyo Bunko. Antique Japanese image. Public domain.
Mao Shi (毛詩, mōshi) fragments of vol. 6
Nihon Shoki Maeda - Public domain medieval manuscript
The Chronicles of Japan (日本書紀, Nihon Shoki), Maeda edition; beginning of the 11th scroll
Sesetsu Shingo TNM - Public domain dedication image
Shishuo Xinshu (New Account of Tales of the World) (世説新書, sesetsu shingo)
Sudhana pilgrimage 1. 12th century Japan. Public domain image.
Illustrated stories about the boy Sudhana's pilgrimage to fifty-four deities and saints (紙本著色華厳五十五所絵巻, shihon chakushoku kegon gojūgosho emaki
Eigamonogata
日本語: 日本語: 『栄花物語』（東京国立博物館所蔵）
36poets collection TADAMINE
Two pages of the collected poems of Mibu no Tadamine, 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in the NISHI-HONGA... More
Kanjin Honzon Sho - Public domain dedication image
The object of devotion for observing the mind in the fifth five-hundred year period (観心本尊抄, Kanjin no Honzon Shō)
Konjaku Monogatarishu
Anthology of Tales from the Past (今昔物語集, Konjaku Monogatarishū). page 5 and 6 of vol. 5
36poets collection SHITAGO2
Two pages of the collected poems of MINAMOTO SHITAGO(ACE 911- 983), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in t... More
36poets collection MOTOSUKE - Public domain dedication image
Two pages of the collected poems of KIYOHARA MOTOSUKE (ACE 908- 990), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in... More
36poets collection YAKAMOCHI - Public domain dedication image
Two pages of the collected poems of OOTOMO YAKAMOCHI(ACE718- 785), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in th... More
Buddhist Monastic Traditions of Southern Asia
Buddhist Monastic Traditions of Southern Asia (南海寄帰内法伝, nankai kiki naihōden) by the Chinese monk I Ching. One handscroll, ink on paper. custody of Tenri University Library (天理大学附属天理図書館, Tenri daigaku fuzoku T... More
Sanmonso. 13th century Japan. Public domain image.
sanmonso (山門疏
Fugen Kanbotsubon Yamatobunkakan2
Opeming of Fugen kanbotsubon, Lotus pedestal character Lotus Sutra, One handscroll. Ink and color on paper, Heian Period, 11-12th century. Yamatobunkakan, Nara 日本語: 一字蓮台法華経 巻頭見返し絵, 普賢勧発品 大和文華館
Dahui Zonggao letter - Public domain dedication image
Letter of Dahui Zonggao (尺牘, sekitoku). Letter from Dahui's exile in Meizhou to his friend, the lay practitioner Wuxiang. One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 37.9 × 65.5 cm (14.9 × 25.8 in). Located at the Tokyo... More
Expedient Means Lotus Sutra 2 - Public domain dedication image
Lotus Sutra, Chapter on "Expedient Means" (法華経方便品, kengukyōzankan).
Myoe Shonin Kashu - Public domain dedication image
Collection of Poems by Priest Myōe (明恵上人歌集, Myōe Shōnin Kashū)
Bo Juyi Anthology. 11th century Japan. Public domain image.
日本語: 藤原行成筆「白氏詩巻」国宝。紙背の継ぎ目の花押は伏見天皇のもので、天皇遺愛の品であったことが窺われる。 English: Part of the Poetic Anthology of Bo Juyi (白氏詩巻, Hakushi shikan) by Fujiwara no Yukinari. Collection of eight poems from volume 65 of the Poetic ... More
36poets collection SHIGEYUKI, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of Minamoto-no-SHIGEYUKI(?-ACE 1000). 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poe... More
36poets Collection Yoshinobu, illuminated manuscript
One page of 1st volume of collected poems of Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu (921–991): 1st volume, 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper collage. One of the Collection of the work... More
Hogo - Public domain dedication image
Buddhist sermon (法語, hōgo). Hanging scroll, ink on paper, 85.2 × 41.4 cm (33.5 × 16.3 in). Owned by Kenchō-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Sanjo Wasan - Public domain sheet music scan
Sanjō Wasan (三帖和讃). One of three books bound by fukuro-toji. Located at Senju-ji, Tsu, Mie.
Mugaku Soban Ichio - Public domain dedication image
ｃｈōrakuji ichiō niatauru no gego (与長楽寺一翁偈語). Presented to his fellow student, Ichiō Ingō (一翁院豪?), by Mugaku Soban, praising his enlightenment. Four hanging scrolls. Located at Shōkoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan.
Wuzhun Shifan letter. 13th century Japan. Public domain image.
Letter of Wuzhun Shifan (尺牘, sekitoku). Letter of thanks for Enni Ben'en's donation after the destruction of Wanshou Temple by fire. Also known as the "Calligraphy of the Board Gift". One hanging scroll, ink o... More
Koyagire 20th - Public domain dedication image
A part of “Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times” (Kokin Wakashū), Kōya edition, volume 20th , one handscroll, 25.5cm, 2.6m long (total). ink on mica decorated paper, About ACE 1050, Heian pe... More
Shinsen ruirin-shoh1 - A piece of paper with asian writing on it
Opening part of Anthology of Tang Dynasty Poems(shinsen ruirin-shō) a fragment scroll of vol. 4 , One scroll. Ink on paper, 28cm height, total length is 558cm, Heian period, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Harima Fudoki - Public domain dedication image
Fudoki of Harima Province (播磨国風土記, Harima no kuni fudoki). Transcription of an ancient record of culture and geography from the early Nara period; oldest extant fudoki manuscript. One handscroll, ink on paper.... More
Kokin Wakashu Honami. 11th century Japan. Public domain image.
Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times (古今和歌集, Kokin Wakashū), Honami edition
Konponhyakuichikonma - Public domain dedication image
Konponhyakuichikonma (根本百一羯磨) vol. 6 Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hogo Liaoan Qingyu. 14th century Japan. Public domain image.
Teaching on Enlightenment (法語, hōgo). Note about the attainment of enlightenment. Written for a Japanese monk Teki Zōsu (的蔵主) who had travelled to Liaoan Qingyu in China. One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 27.9... More
Risshou Ankokuron
Risshō Ankokuron, a Treasure of Japan, Nakayama Hokekyō-ji, Chiba, Japan. This section is from a 16 m scroll including a strip with the title (立正安国論) that becomes the title of the scroll when it is rolled up
36poets collection AKAHITO2, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of Yamabe Akahito (ACE 8 century), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in t... More
Engishiki Kujo edition - Public domain dedication image
Engishiki, Kujō edition Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Goryeo Tripiṭaka with gilt letters, Goryeo dynasty
Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra on deep blue paper (紺紙金字大宝積経 konshikinji taihō shakukyō) vol. 32, Goryeo Tripiṭaka with gilt letters (高麗国金字大蔵経 kōraikoku kinji daizōkyō). Copied by Choi Sung-sak. Earliest copied sutra of t... More
Kongo Hanyakyo Kaidai Kukai - Public domain dedication image
Detail Part of Segment of the Kongōhannyakyō Sutra commentary Kūkai Segment of a commentary explaining the title of the Diamond Sutra. The full commentary was originally located in Sanbō-in before being cut i... More
Tosa nikki copied by Teika - Public domain dedication image
Tosa nikki（Tosa Diary)(10th century) faithfully copied by Fujiwara no Teika(1162-1241), ink on paper, 13th century, Japan. This image is a last part of the diary. "ん(む)まれしもかへら ぬものをわかやとに こまつのあるをみる かヽなしさとそいへる ... More
Bo Juyi Anthology Yukinari
日本語: 藤原行成筆「後嵯峨院本白氏詩巻」国宝 English: Poetic Anthology of Bo Juyi (白氏詩巻, Hakushi shikan). Collection of poems by the Chinese poet Bo Juyi. Part of one scroll. Located at the Osaka Tadaoka Masaki Art MuseumMaska... More
36poets collection HENJO, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of Priest HENJO(?-ACE 890). 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in the... More
Amitabha Sutra Commentary Shinran
Amitabha Sutra commentary (阿弥陀経註, Amida-kyō chū)
Book of History Commentary - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Commentary on the Book of History, Song edition (宋版尚書正義, sōban shōshoseigi), one of 8 books bound by fukuro-toji, ink on paper, 28.3 × 18.2 cm (11.1 × 7.2 in). Located at Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library (足利学校遺蹟図... More
Obotsu-shu 28 - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Wang Bo collection (王勃集, Ōbotsu-shū), vol. 28
Poetry Match Kanpyo - Public domain medieval manuscript
Poems from the Poetry Match Held by the Empress in the Kanpyō era (寛平御時后宮歌合, kanpyō no ontoki kisai no miya utaawase)
Sanjujo Sasshi - Public domain medieval manuscript
Thirty booklets of handcopied sutras (三十帖冊子, sanjūjō sasshi)
Kokin Wakashu Genei 2 - Public domain dedication image
Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times (古今和歌集, Kokin Wakashū), Gen'ei edition
36poets collection MITSUNE1. 1930s Japan, public domain image.
Two pages of the collected poems of Ōshikōchi Mitsune (859?-925?) . 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets ... More
Segments of Vol. 2 of the Man’yōshū Poetry Anthology (Known as the Kan...
Fujiwara no Sadanobu Heian Period, 12th century The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shōzōkan
36poets collection MUNEYUKI
Two pages of the collected poems of Minamoto no Muneyuki , 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in the NISHI-... More
Kongo-badarani 1. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 金剛場陀羅尼English: Kongo-badarani
36poets collection Turayuki 1stVol, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of KI no Tsurayuki (ca. ACE868- ACE945), Opening of 1st volume. 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. Calligraphed by Fujiwara no Sadazane... More
36poets collection TURAYUKI2nd2, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of KI TURAYUKI(ca. ACE868- ACE945), 2nd volume. 20cm height, 32cm wide. Gold, Silver and ink on ornamented crafted paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six mast... More
Kanbokujo - Public domain dedication image
Part of the Castle of Brush and Ink Album (手鑑 翰墨城, tekagami kanbokujō), a collection of calligraphy from the Nara period to Muromachi period, 8th – 15th century consisting of one album (bound book) with 311 se... More
Kanen. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Kan'en (翰苑)
Kokin Wakashu Mori. 11th century Japan. Public domain image.
Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times (古今和歌集, Kokin Wakashū), Kōya edition
Muryogi-kyo - Public domain dedication image
Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings (無量義経, muryōgikyō)
Yupian Waseda University - Public domain medieval manuscript
Yupian (玉篇, gyokuhen), fragments of vol. 9 Public domain photograph of medieval manuscript, folio, 13th-14th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Postscript from The Age of Gods chapter, The Chronicles of Japan (1286...
Postscript of The Age of Gods, chapters from The Chronicles of Japan (日本書紀神代巻, Nihon Shoki jindai-kan)
36poets collection SOSEI, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of Sosei-Hoshi(9th-10th century). Silver, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. 20cm height, 32cm wide. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in the NI... More
Book of Odes Dainembutsuji - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Book of Odes commentary fragment (毛詩鄭箋残巻, mōshi teisen zankan)
KENGU KYO Vol8. 1930s Japan, public domain image.
Opening of Segment of the Sutra of the Wise and Foolish One handscroll, ink on paper. Height 27.5cm, Total length :696.9cm. Chapters 8 ("Vajra, the Daughter of King Prasenajit"), 9 ("Golden Wealth"), 10 ("Hea... More
Ruiju Myōgishō - Public domain medieval manuscript
Classified dictionary of pronunciations and meanings, annotated (類聚名義抄, Ruiju Myōgishō), Kanji-in edition. Oldest extant complete edition; expanded and revised edition of the 11th century original. Part of ele... More
Sesetsu Shingo Bunkacho - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Shishuo Xinshu (New Account of Tales of the World) (世説新書, sesetsu shingo) fragments of vol. 6
Sesetsu Shingo TNM 2 - Public domain dedication image
An ancient transcript of Shishuo Xinshu (New Account of Tales of the World), dated in Tang Dynasty. 中文：《世説新書》（今名《世说新語》）唐寫本殘卷，19世紀末發現於日本京都。
Sutra of the Wise and Foolish Todaiji
Sutra of the Wise and Foolish (賢愚経, kengukyō) vol. 15. One handscroll, ink on paper. Located at Tōdai-ji, Nara.
Daigoji collection
日本語: 史料３ 国宝 醍醐寺座主元海起請文等写（２函１２号１番） 一通 江戸前期成立 竪紙 紙本墨書（斐紙） 縦35.5糎 横46.5糎 一紙 義演書写
Hifuryaku - Public domain dedication image
Oldest Japanese proto-encyclopedia (831); National Treasure of Japan
Kagura wagon hifu - Public domain sheet music scan
Earliest extant kagura song book; Heian period; National Treasure of Japan
Nyūdō Udaijin shū - Public domain dedication image
Nyūdō Udaijin-shū (入道右大臣集). National Treasure of Japan.
Lotus Sutra Ryukoji
A Part of Lotus pedestal character Lotus Sutra, ink on ornamented paper, 29cm height, Heian period, Nine handscrolls. Fukushima Aizumisato Ryukoji, Aizumisato, Fukushima, Japan
Kongo-badarani 2 - Public domain dedication image
日本語: 金剛場陀羅尼English: Kongo-badarani
36poets collection OKIKAZE - Public domain dedication image
Two pages of the collected poems of Fujiwara no Okikaze (?-? ACE9th century), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master ... More
Corpus of Ouyang Xiu, a Sung edition
Corpus of Ouyang Xiu, a Sung edition, National Treasures of Japan
Kongohannyakyo kaidai zankan - Public domain dedication image
Segment of the Kongōhannyakyō Sutra Commentary (金剛般若経開題残巻, Kongōhannyakyō kaidai zankan)
Letter to Kong tracing copy. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Letter to Kong (孔侍中帖, kōjichūjō?) (Chin.: Kong Shizhong Tie). Tracing copy of a letter by Wang Xizhi. In the letter Wang inquires after the well-being of a friend. Tang Dynasty, during reign of Emperor Taizong... More
Lotus Sutra vol8 UNKEI - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Lotus Sutra vol8 last part, noted by dononors(UNKEI ey al) ACE1183日本語: 運慶 願 法華経巻八 跋尾 寿永2年
Shuowen Jiezi Takeda. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Shuowen Jiezi (説文木部残巻, setsumon mokubu zankan) fragment or "Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters". Chinese dictionary; oldest extant manuscript of this work; brought to Japan by Naitō Torajirō; ... More
Utaawase Yomei Bunko. 11th century Japan. Public domain image.
Poetry Contest (歌合, utaawase) ten volume edition, vol. 6
Lotus Sutra in minute characters
Lotus Sutra in minute characters (細字法華経 saiji hokekyō). 39 pages of 56 ruled lines with 32 characters per line; also known as Honored Companion Sutra (御同朋経 godōbōkyō?); handed down at Hōryū-ji. Part of one han... More
Zhi Yong 1000 Charcter 1930s Japan, public domain image.
One page of the album "Thousand Character clasic in formal and Cursive script" attributed to Zhi Yong(7th century, China). National Tresure in Japan.24.5x11cm
36poets collection Kodai no Kimi
Two pages of the collected poems of Kodai no Kimi , 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in the NISHI-HONGANJ... More
Chikubushima-kyo Hogonji - Public domain medieval manuscript
Preface to the Lotus Sutra (法華経序品, hokekyō johon) or (Chikubushima Sutra, 竹生島経)
Gunsho Chiyo2 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Book of politics Heian period, 11th century, ink on colored paper. vol. 26: 27.0cm x 1522.3cm, Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Guwen Shangshu TNM - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Old-Script Document of Antiquities (Guwen Shangshu) (古文尚書, kobun shōsho), vol. 6
Kongo Hanyakyo Kaidai Kukai NNM
Segment of the Kongōhannyakyō Sutra Commentary (金剛般若経開題残巻, Kongōhannyakyō kaidai zankan). Segment of a commentary explaining the title of the Diamond Sutra. The full commentary was originally located in Sanbō... More
Lotus Sutra decorated with Buddhas
Preface to the Lotus Sutra decorated with Buddhas (一字一仏法華経序品, ichiji ichibutsu hokekyō johon)
Lotus Sutra Jikoji - Public domain dedication image
Lotus Sutra (法華経一品経, hokekyō ipponkyō) Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain reproduction of... More
Syouzoumatsu Wasan7 - Public domain dedication image
日本語: 親鸞筆「三帖和讃」、専修寺蔵、国宝。
Enryaku Kōtaishiki
National Treasure of Japan
Maeda Kokinshu (vol 19)
National Treasure of Japan
Omuro Sōjōki (beginning scroll 1)
National Treasure of Japan
Senjyu Sengan Daranhi Kyohaku
Last part. ACE741, Total scroll is a segment of the Senju sengen daranikyo Sutra, ACE741 Only extant portion of one thousand copies of the Senju sengen daranikyo made under sponsorship of bishop Genbo. Mentio... More
36poets collection MITSUNE1L, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of Ōshikōchi Mitsune (859?-925?) . 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in t... More
36poets collection SHITAGO - Public domain dedication image
Two pages of the collected poems of MINAMOTO SHITAGO(ACE 911- 983), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in t... More
36poets collection TAKAMITSU, illuminated manuscript
Two pages of the collected poems of Fujiwara no Takamitsu (c.939-994), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets i... More
Fujiwara no Sukemasa Shikaishi. 19th century Japan. Public domain imag...
Poem on kaishi paper by Fujiwara no Sukemasa (藤原佐理筆詩懐紙, Fujiwara no Sukemasa hitsu shikaishi). Oldest extant shikaishi, a poem written on kaishi paper (a paper folded and tucked inside the front of the kimono)... More