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Calligraphy Collection (#32)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Black Buck, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1615-20; verso: ca. 1530-50

Black Buck, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1615-20; verso: ca. 1530-50

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Page of Calligraphy from a Sharafnama (Book of Honour) of Nizami, ca. 1620-30

Page of Calligraphy from a Sharafnama (Book of Honour) of Nizami, ca. 1620-30

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562-83

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562-83

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Bifolium from a Qur an Manuscript, 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Bifolium from a Qur an Manuscript, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Bifolium from a Qur an Manuscript, 15th century

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa di and Hafiz, late 15th century

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa di and Hafiz, late 15th century

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Page of Calligraphy, early 16th century. Creator: Sultan Muhammad Nur

Page of Calligraphy, early 16th century. Creator: Sultan Muhammad Nur
Page of Calligraphy, early 16th century

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Landscapes after old masters, datable to 1638 or 1650. Creator: Yun Xiang

Landscapes after old masters, datable to 1638 or 1650. Creator: Yun Xiang
Landscapes after old masters, datable to 1638 or 1650

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: White Crane Mountain, datable to 1654-55. Creator: Ye Xin

White Crane Mountain, datable to 1654-55. Creator: Ye Xin
White Crane Mountain, datable to 1654-55

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: River Landscape, dated 1578. Creator: Xiang Yuanbian

River Landscape, dated 1578. Creator: Xiang Yuanbian
River Landscape, dated 1578. Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Thousand Character Classic, 1599. Creator: Zhan Jingfeng

Thousand Character Classic, 1599. Creator: Zhan Jingfeng
Thousand Character Classic, 1599. Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Bando Mitsugoro II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play Sukeroku, late 18th-early

Bando Mitsugoro II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play Sukeroku, late 18th-early
Bando Mitsugoro II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play " Sukeroku", late 18th-early 19th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Tiger Calligraphy, dated 1890. Creator: Weng Tonghe

Tiger Calligraphy, dated 1890. Creator: Weng Tonghe
Tiger Calligraphy, dated 1890. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Collection of Paintings showing Military Officials. Creator: Unknown

Collection of Paintings showing Military Officials. Creator: Unknown
Collection of Paintings showing Military Officials. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Family Scroll of Several Generations. Creator: Unknown

Family Scroll of Several Generations. Creator: Unknown
Family Scroll of Several Generations. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Miniature landscapes, datable to 1751-54. Creator: Zhang Zongcang

Miniature landscapes, datable to 1751-54. Creator: Zhang Zongcang
Miniature landscapes, datable to 1751-54. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Landscape, dated 1649. Creator: Wang Duo

Landscape, dated 1649. Creator: Wang Duo
Landscape, dated 1649. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Painting Album of Sublime Talent (Shinmyo gajo), ca. 1815. Creator: Unknown

Painting Album of Sublime Talent (Shinmyo gajo), ca. 1815. Creator: Unknown
Painting Album of Sublime Talent (Shinmyo gajo), ca. 1815. Images associated with festivals or activities of the twelve months of the year. Calligraphy by Kamo no Suetaka (Japanese, 1752-1842)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Song of the Stone Drums, dated 1301. Creator: Xianyu Shu

Song of the Stone Drums, dated 1301. Creator: Xianyu Shu
Song of the Stone Drums, dated 1301. Transcription of a poem by Han Yu (768-824) beseeching the preservation of the ten ancient Stone Drums. Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, 17th century. Creator: Sokuhi Nyoitsu

Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, 17th century. Creator: Sokuhi Nyoitsu
Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, 17th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Landscape: Eve of Mid-autumn, dated 1686. Creator: Unknown

Landscape: Eve of Mid-autumn, dated 1686. Creator: Unknown
Landscape: Eve of Mid-autumn, dated 1686. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). After Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632-1717)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Silent Angler in an Autumn Wood, dated 1475. Creator: Shen Zhou

Silent Angler in an Autumn Wood, dated 1475. Creator: Shen Zhou
Silent Angler in an Autumn Wood, dated 1475

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Tenmangu, Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin Traveling to China, early 19th century

Tenmangu, Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin Traveling to China, early 19th century. Tenjin is the name given to Heian-period statesman Sugawara Michizane (845-903) after he died in exile

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Ink Bamboo. Creator: Unknown

Ink Bamboo. Creator: Unknown
Ink Bamboo. Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Orchids and Bamboo, dated 1742. Creator: Zheng Xie

Orchids and Bamboo, dated 1742. Creator: Zheng Xie
Orchids and Bamboo, dated 1742. The orchid, symbol of loyalty and unappreciated virtue. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Autumn Landscape, 1654. Creator: Xiang Shengmo

Autumn Landscape, 1654. Creator: Xiang Shengmo
Autumn Landscape, 1654. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: On a Rustic Bridge, Carrying a Zither (Yakyo hokin zu), 1814. Creator: Uragami Gyokudo

On a Rustic Bridge, Carrying a Zither (Yakyo hokin zu), 1814. Creator: Uragami Gyokudo
On a Rustic Bridge, Carrying a Zither (Yakyo hokin zu), 1814. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Chrysanthemums. Creator: Unknown

Chrysanthemums. Creator: Unknown
Chrysanthemums. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). After Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633-1690)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Cassia Tree. Creator: Unknown

Cassia Tree. Creator: Unknown
Cassia Tree. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). After Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633-1690)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Mountain Retreat, datable to 1654-55. Creator: Shi Lin

Mountain Retreat, datable to 1654-55. Creator: Shi Lin
Mountain Retreat, datable to 1654-55. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Woman and Attendant, ca. 1795. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Woman and Attendant, ca. 1795. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Woman and Attendant, ca. 1795. Courtesan on her way to see her first customer of the evening by the light of a lantern held by an attendant. Edo period

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Cat. Creator: Wang Li

Cat. Creator: Wang Li
Cat, . Qing dynasty

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang, before 1056. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang, before 1056. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang, before 1056. Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Portrait of a Member and Record of the Wang Family. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a Member and Record of the Wang Family. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Member and Record of the Wang Family. after Wu Yu (Chinese, 1004-1058). Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Two Ancestors of the Mao Family. Creator: Unknown

Two Ancestors of the Mao Family. Creator: Unknown
Two Ancestors of the Mao Family

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Pear Blossoms, ca. 1280. Creator: Unknown

Pear Blossoms, ca. 1280. Creator: Unknown
Pear Blossoms, ca. 1280. Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Rainstorm over a River Village, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Tanomura Chikuden

Rainstorm over a River Village, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Tanomura Chikuden
Rainstorm over a River Village, late 18th-early 19th century. Edo period

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock, ca. 1705-7. Creator: Shitao

Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock, ca. 1705-7. Creator: Shitao
Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock, ca. 1705-7

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Landscape Painted on the Double Ninth Festival, dated 1705. Creator: Shitao

Landscape Painted on the Double Ninth Festival, dated 1705. Creator: Shitao
Landscape Painted on the Double Ninth Festival, dated 1705

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Camellia by Water, dated 1741. Creator: Unknown

Camellia by Water, dated 1741. Creator: Unknown
Camellia by Water, dated 1741. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Portrait of the Actor Arashi Rikan I, ca. 1812. Creator: Shunkosai Hokushu

Portrait of the Actor Arashi Rikan I, ca. 1812. Creator: Shunkosai Hokushu
Portrait of the Actor Arashi Rikan I, ca. 1812

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Landscapes after Tang Poems, mid-17th century. Creator: Sheng Maoye

Landscapes after Tang Poems, mid-17th century. Creator: Sheng Maoye
Landscapes after Tang Poems, mid-17th century. Ming dynasty

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Lotus Leaves and Water Reeds. Creator: Bian Shoumin

Lotus Leaves and Water Reeds. Creator: Bian Shoumin
Lotus Leaves and Water Reeds

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Courtesan as Daruma, ca. 1800; inscription ca. 1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyoharu

Courtesan as Daruma, ca. 1800; inscription ca. 1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyoharu
Courtesan as Daruma, ca. 1800; inscription ca. 1810. Bodhidharma, the legendary founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, is often depicted with a similar red cloak. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Wrathful Eight-armed and Three-faced Goddess Tara Marichi... ca. 1090. Creator: Unknown

Wrathful Eight-armed and Three-faced Goddess Tara Marichi... ca. 1090. Creator: Unknown
Wrathful Eight-armed and Three-faced Goddess Tara Marichi, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, ca. 1090. Tara Marichi, an emanation from, and sakti of, Vairocana

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Krishna, Balarama, and the Cowherders... from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana... 1800-1825

Krishna, Balarama, and the Cowherders... from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana... 1800-1825
Krishna, Balarama, and the Cowherders: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), 1800-1825. In the fields of Vrindavan

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Bodhisattva Maitreya... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Bodhisattva Maitreya... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Maitreya, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara with a devotee and Mahakali

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Green Tara... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Green Tara... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Green Tara is a female Buddha

Background imageCalligraphy Collection: Enthroned Four-armed Bodhisattva, Leaf from... Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita

Enthroned Four-armed Bodhisattva, Leaf from... Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
Enthroned Four-armed Bodhisattva, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, ca. 1090. possibly Amoghapasa, a form of Avalokitesvara, seated with legs crossed (sukhasana)



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