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「曙や」和歌色紙|“Akebonoya” waka poem

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「曙や」和歌色紙|“Akebonoya” waka poem

Hon'ami Kōetsu

early 17th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on gold-decorated paper

Dimensions

Image: 7 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (19.7 × 17.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 54 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (138.2 × 40 cm) Overall with knobs: 54 7/16 × 17 5/8 in. (138.3 × 44.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018

Classification

Calligraphy

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Momoyama (1573–1615)–Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Hon'ami Kōetsu

1558–1638 • Japan

Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.

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