Extract of Manuscript Leaves

The image shows a piece of aged paper with black handwritten text. The paper is rectangular and oriented vertically. It is a light brown color with darker brown spots and wrinkles throughout. The text is written in a language that appears to be Japanese or Chinese. It consists of rows of characters that are written in black ink. The characters are written in a calligraphic style, with varying line widths and flourishes. The background of the image is white, with a slight shadow around the edges of the paper. The title of the piece is "Extract of Manuscript Leaves" and the artist is not specified but the style of the calligraphy suggests it could be from Japan.