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“Kanzan” (Hanshan)
Inoue Yūichi
1966

”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”
Musō Soseki
early to mid-14th 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

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

Five Freestyle Haiku and a Chinese Couplet
Kawahigashi Hekigotō
1929

Poems about Cherry Blossoms, one of the “Murasame Fragments” (Murasame-gire)
Nijō Tameyo
early 14th century

Waka Poem from Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern with a Design of Moss Ferns
Hon'ami Kōetsu
early 17th 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

Excerpt from “Song of Leyou Park”
Zhang Jizhi
13th century

Chinese Poem about a Bamboo Grove
Ryōkan Taigu
early 19th century

Bestowing the Buddhist Name “Fumyō”
Ichidon Shōzui
1425

Chinese Poem Extolling a Reclusive Lifestyle
Jakugon Taijō
mid-18th century

Line from a Poem by Li Bai
Seigan Sōi
early 17th century

Discussion of Buddhist Principles by Tettō Gikō
Ikkyū Sōjun
late 15th century

Chinese Poems for the Twelve Months
Gion Nankai
ca. late 1730s

“Waterfall "
Hashimoto Kansetsu
ca. 1940

Sacred Verse (Gāthā) from the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Engaku-kyō)
Zekkai Chūshin
ca. 1380s–1405

“One Hundred Flowers of Spring”
Ryōkan Taigu
early 19th century

"Sudden Rain"
Ryōkan Taigu
after 1816

Passage from an Inscription on Trust in the Mind (Xinxinming)
Jiun Onkō
late 18th century

Chinese Poem Lamenting the Death of a Friend
Ryōkan Taigu
early 19th century

Three Poems from Poetry in the Three Styles (Santai shi)
Okamoto Hansuke (Mumei)
1640

A Poem of Lament, one of the “Uzura Fragments” (Uzura-gire)
Fujiwara Akisuke
13th century

Three Waka Poems
Jōben
early 14th century

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

One-Column Calligraphy on the Sound of Wind amidst Pines
Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki)
late 17th century

Chinese Poem on Zen Meditation
Feiyin Tongrong
mid-17th century

The Gateway Character “Lotus”
Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki)
late 17th century, ca. 1663–64

Koto (箏)
Japanese
20th century

Album of Twelve Waka from Poetry Competition of Poets of Different Eras
Emperor Go-Yōzei
early 17th century

Hokku poem “On a withered branch”
Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉
probably 1680s

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

Waka Poem
Emperor Go-Yōzei 後陽成天皇
late 16th–early 17th century

Page from Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanbō e-kotoba), one of the “Tōdaiji Fragments” (Tōdaiji-gire)
Minamoto no Toshiyori
1120

Section of a Poem Scroll with Underpainting of Lotus
Hon'ami Kōetsu
shortly after 1615

Response to an Invitation for a Tea Gathering
Hon'ami Kōetsu
probably 1620s–30s

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

The Tale of Genji Handscrolls
Tanaka Shinbi
1926–35

Poem by Fujiwara no Ietaka (1158–1237) on Decorated Paper with Bush Clover
Ogata Sōken
mid- to late 17th century

Section of The Amitabha Sutra
Unidentified
mid-13th century