仮名消息 (Kana shōsoku)|Letter in Kana Character
Myōe Kōben 明恵高弁
early 13th century, probably 1220s
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 11 × 19 in. (27.9 × 48.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 42 11/16 × 19 3/4 in. (108.4 × 50.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 42 11/16 × 22 in. (108.4 × 55.9 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
2020.396.2