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Nikolai Clarke

Nikolai Clarke writes for the Calligraphy (Hat) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of calligraphy (hat).

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Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Rooster (Chabo) — Kamisaka Sekka

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Rooster (Chabo)

October 10, 2026Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Rising Waves (Tachinami) — Kamisaka Sekka

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Rising Waves (Tachinami)

October 10, 2026Sacred Name of Tenjin — Sakugen Shūryō

Sacred Name of Tenjin

October 10, 2026Box with Ink Cakes: Red Ink Cake in Shape of a Brocade Knot — Anonymous, Jiaqing reign (1795-1820)

Box with Ink Cakes: Red Ink Cake in Shape of a Brocade Knot

October 10, 2026Inkstone in the Shape of a Roof Tile with Seal Script Characters — Workshop of Jian Guzhai

Inkstone in the Shape of a Roof Tile with Seal Script Characters

October 10, 2026Blue Qur'an — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Blue Qur’an

October 10, 2026Mushaf of Şeyh Hamdullah — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Mushaf of Şeyh Hamdullah

October 10, 2026

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