仮名消息・印仏 (Kana shōsoku, inbutsu)|Kana Letter on Stamped Images of Buddha
Unknown Artist
early 13th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; brush written letter, ink on paper (front); stamped images, ink on paper (reverse)
Dimensions
Image: 10 5/8 × 16 1/2 in. (27 × 41.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 48 1/2 × 22 in. (123.2 × 55.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 48 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (123.2 × 60.3 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
Japan · Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Accession Number
2020.396.3