Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works shown in the exhibition Beyond Words: Calligraphic Traditions of Asia (111) works on display (4) works with images (98) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number Brice Marden 20 1986 442.2003.20 Brice Marden 21 1986 442.2003.21 Minagawa Kien Wrist rest 18th century-19th century 190.1980 Mori Sosen Monkey troop late 18th century-early 19th century 306.2016 Myanmar Kammawaza manuscript circa 1900 46.1999.a-k Myanmar Kammawaza manuscript 20th century 45.2007.a-r Nakahara Nantenbō Zen horse 1921 355.2006 North India, India Portrait of Baha’ al-din al-Amili sitting and praying on a sajadah (prayer rug) circa 1800 123.1986 North Java, Java, Indonesia Cloth with Islamic calligraphy (kain kaligrafi) and image of Sumatran mosque early 20th century 138.2020 Ogata Kenzan Small tea bowl with design of landscape and poem 18th century 434.2003 Ōtagaki Rengetsu Calligraphy: (poem) 19th century 19.1994 possibly Issō or Kuroda Kōryō (1823-1895) Teabowl (chawan) 19th century 350.2005 Rajasthan, India Jain invitation scroll circa 1760 285.2006 Rajasthan, India The Levels of Hell early 19th century 178.2008.a-kkk Sakai Hōitsu Portrait of Abbot Zetsugai circa 1803 270.1983 Sengai Gibon Hakozaki late 18th century-early 19th century 639.1994 Seto ware Oil plate with 'horse eye' design circa 1800 EC2.1962 SHEN Shiyou Inkstone late 19th century-early 20th century 59.1989 Shiga Shigeo Vase with pale green glaze 20th century 200.1981 Shiraz, Iran Sheikh San'an falls in love with a Christian maiden. Folio from the Mantiq al-Tair (Conference of the birds) 15th century 13.2010 Sokuhi Nyoichi Calligraphy: "Open one's eyes and penetrate the heart of matters, like the monkey's golden eyes did." 17th century 214.1995 Sumiyoshi Gukei 'The pink' with accompanying calligraphy (Chapter 26), episode from the 'Tale of Genji' 1650-1700 271.2008.a-b Sumiyoshi Gukei 'Thoroughwort flowers' with accompanying calligraphy (Chapter 30), episode from the 'Tale of Genji' 1650-1700 272.2008.a-b Sumiyoshi Gukei 'Wisps of cloud' with accompanying calligraphy (Chapter 19), episode from the 'Tale of Genji' late 17th century 363.2007.a-b Sumiyoshi Gukei Chapter 'Asagao' from 'The Tale of Genji' with accompanying calligraphy 1650-1700 313.2009.a-b Thailand Illustrated manuscript of 'Phra Malai' (poem about the venerable Monk Malai) 1876 132.2005.a-ssss Tibet Tibetan manuscript cover with image of Mahakala 15th century 258.2004 Tibet Manuscript cover circa 1400 44.2007 Unknown Receiving a visitor in the retreat 17th century 117.1998 Unknown Eight panel 'Munjado-chaekkori' screen 19th century 222.2004 Peter Upward New reality 1961 51.1975 Peter Upward September tablet 1962 112.2013 Peter Upward (Untitled) 1962 113.2013 Hossein Valamanesh Middle path 2008 427.2009 Wang Zhen Nine years facing the wall late 19th century-early 20th century 338.1989 YU Shaozhi Poem in cursive style 367.1991 Zeng Xi Set of four calligraphy scrolls 1924 178.1997.a-d ZHU Nan Calligraphy 18th century 59.1992.a-d Image not available Gujarat, India Pages from the Kalpasutra early 16th century EP6.1969.a-aa Image not available Hamada Shōji Vase circa 1967 197.1992 Image not available Hamada Shōji Rectangular bottle-vase with iron glaze pre 1954 173.2005 Image not available Kawai Kanjiro Square bottle-vase circa 1960s 174.2005 Image not available Maki Haku Poem 71-20 (spring) 1971 346.1995 Image not available Maki Haku Poem 68-9 1968 344.1995 Image not available Shinoda Tōkō Voice of the moon 20th century 168.1988 Image not available Shinoda Tōkō Quest 1976 169.1988 Image not available Shinoda Tōkō Listen 20th century 409.1995 Image not available Shinoda Tōkō Arrived wind 1970s 23.2009 Image not available Takauchi Shūgō Platter with brown, white and green glazes and calligraphic decoration 1980 37.1981 Image not available Teshigahara Sōfū Calligraphy: "Beast" 1967 EP1.1967 Image not available Yoon Kwang-cho Punch'ông ware jar circa 1990 198.1992 1 2