The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Section of "Sermon," Chapter 2 of the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings, Late Heian period (ca. 900–1185), 12th century

Japanese

Handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on purple-dyed mica-coated paper, malachite-green ruled lines, and sprinkles of gold and silver foil; 10 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (25.7 x 13 cm)

Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Section of "The Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King," Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra, Late Heian period (ca. 900–1185), mid-12th century

Japanese

Handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper, with gold-leaf ruled lines, gold-leaf and silver-leaf decoration and painted decoration in margins; 9 3/4 x 16 in. (24.8 x 40.6 cm)

Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Kasuga Shrine Mandala, Kamakura period (1185–1333), ca. 1300

Japanese

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; 31 x 11 in. (78.7 x 27.9 cm)

Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the Narikane version of the 36 Immortal Poets, Kamakura period (1185–1333), second half of the 13th century

Japanese

Section of handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and light colors on paper; 10 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (26.4 x 25.7 cm)

Promised Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Portrait of Shun'oku Myoha, Nanbokucho period (1336–1392)

Japanese

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; 40 x 20 1/2 in. (114.3 x 52 cm)

Promised Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Poem in Chinese about Sugar, Nanbokucho period (1336–1392)

Kokan Shiren (Japanese, 1278–1346)

Hanging scroll; ink on paper; 12 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. (31.1 x 47.3 cm)

Promised Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Tenjin Traveling to China, Momoyama period (1573–1615), 1610

Konoe Nobutada (Japanese, 1565–1614)

Hanging scroll; ink on paper; 36 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (91.8 x 31.8 cm)

Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Hell, Edo period (1615–1868)

Seigan Soi (Japanese, 1588–1661)

Hanging scroll; ink on paper; 12 x 35 1/2 in. (30.5 x 90.2 cm)

Promised Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Daruma, Edo period (1615–1868)

Jiun Onko (Japanese, 1718–1804)

Hanging scroll; ink on paper; 48 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. (121.4 x 52.7 cm)

Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto

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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection

Poem About a Crazy Monk, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century

Daigu Ryokan (Japanese, 1758–1831)

Hanging scroll; ink and paper; 21 3/4 x 35 3/8 in. (55.3 x 89.7 cm)

Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto