#calligraphycollection

Poem on a Winter Theme (Waka shikishi), Konoe Nobutada 近衛信尹, Late Momoyama period, early 17th century, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Size: 21.7 x 18.3 cm (8 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.) Medium: Shikishi (poetry paper) now mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver

Peace, Haji Noor deen Mi Guangjiang, 2004, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

This highly stylized form of writing was developed in China so that a word can be understood simultaneously in Arabic script and Chinese characters. In this case, the word is "peace;" in Arabic, al-salam (from top to bottom), and in Chinese, the charac... Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the artist Size: 157 x 52.7 cm (61 13/16 x 20 3/4 in.) Medium: Ink on paper

Spring Shoots II (Wakana: ge), Chapter 35 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari), 35th of 54 Volumes, 17th-18th century, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Size: H. 16.5 x W. 16.3 cm (6 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.) Medium: 35th of a set of 54 thread-bound books; ink on paper

May God give you glory in both worlds, 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

This is an example of a rarefied and extremely painstaking genre of calligraphy in which a dried leaf was used for the support. In this case, the leaf appears to be from a horse chestnut tree. Written in a majestic thuluth, the Arabic inscription is be... Size: 21.5 x 10.7 cm (8 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.) Medium: Composition on horse chestnut leaf

May God give you glory in both worlds, 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

This is an example of a rarefied and extremely painstaking genre of calligraphy in which a dried leaf was used for the support. In this case, the leaf appears to be from a horse chestnut tree. Written in a majestic thuluth, the Arabic inscription is be... Size: 21.5 x 10.7 cm (8 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.) Medium: Composition on horse chestnut leaf

May God give you glory in both worlds, 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

This is an example of a rarefied and extremely painstaking genre of calligraphy in which a dried leaf was used for the support. In this case, the leaf appears to be from a horse chestnut tree. Written in a majestic thuluth, the Arabic inscription is be... Size: 21.5 x 10.7 cm (8 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.) Medium: Composition on horse chestnut leaf

The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 54 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), Jōhōji Kōjo, Muromachi period, datable to 1509-1510, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Size: H. 24.0 cm x W. 18.4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.) Medium: The fifty-fourth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper

May God give you glory in both worlds, 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Calligraphy

This is an example of a rarefied and extremely painstaking genre of calligraphy in which a dried leaf was used for the support. In this case, the leaf appears to be from a horse chestnut tree. Written in a majestic thuluth, the Arabic inscription is be... Size: 21.5 x 10.7 cm (8 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.) Medium: Composition on horse chestnut leaf