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Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū)
Monk Saigyō
late 12th century

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
ca. 1116–22

Section of the Sutra on the Contemplation of Immeasurable Life, one of the “Rengeōin Fragments” (Rengeō’in-gire)
Emperor Shirakawa
12th century

Helmet Bowl (Hoshi-Kabutobachi)
Japanese
12th–13th century

Male and Female Shinto Deities
Japan
10th century

Kannon Bosatsu
Japan
11th century

Incense Burner (Kōro) in the Shape of a Courtier’s Hat with Scrolling Peonies
Japan
ca. 1690–1750

Hokku on “New Year’s Crow,” with a Painting of a Courtier
Yosa Buson
ca. mid-1780s

Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire)
Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kōzei)
11th century

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji
Tosa School
early 17th century

Suzu
Japanese
17th century

Zaō Gongen
Japan
11th century

Guardian Lion-Dogs
Japan
mid-13th century

Jar (Tsubo) with Chrysanthemums
Japan
late 13th–early 14th century

Section of the Flower Ornament Sutra (Kegon-kyō), known as the “Senpukuji Burned Sutra” (Senpukuji yakegyō)
Unidentified artist
12th century

Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier
Japan
11th–12th century

One of the Four Heavenly Kings
Japan
late 11th–early 12th century

Hand of a Buddha
Japan

Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke)
Japan
12th century

Storage jar
Japan
12th century

Jar for Sutra Burial (Sankinko)
Japan
early 12th century

Haguro Mirror (Haguro-kyō) with Birds, Flowers, and Butterflies
Japan
12th century

The Bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
Japan
mid-11th century

Dainichi, the Cosmic Buddha (Mahavairocana)
Japan
12th century

Votive Mirror with Eleven-Headed Kannon
Japan
12th century

One of the Four Heavenly Kings
Japan
12th century

One of the Four Heavenly Kings
Japan
12th century

Two Poems about Palace Gossip, one of the “Ōe Fragments” (Ōe-gire)
Fujiwara no Sadayori
early 12th century

Female Shinto Deity
Japan
ca. mid-11th–mid-12th century

Haguro Mirror (Haguro kyō) with Birds and Flowers by a Stream
Japan
12th century

Lotus Sutra with Each Character on a Lotus, Chapter 28 (Ichiji rendai Hokekyō, Fugen Bosatsu kanbotsu-hon)
Unidentified artist
12th century

Mirror
Japan

Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja)
Japan
12th century

Poems about Plum Blossoms, from the “Sekido-bon Version of Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern”
Fujiwara no Yukinari
mid- to late 11th century

Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō), one of the Chūsonji Sutras (Chūsonji-kyō)
Japan
ca. 1175

Invitation Letter to a Banquet
Fujiwara Akisuke
ca. 1150

Mirror
Japan

Mirror
Japan

Mirror
Japan

Flying Apsaras (Hiten)
Japan
late 11th to early 12th century