Three poems from the “Later Collection of Japanese Poems” (Gosen wakashū), known as the “Karasumaru Fragment” (Karasumaru-gire)
Fujiwara no Sadayori
early 12th century
Medium
Page from book, mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/8 in. × 5 in. (20.6 × 12.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 48 7/16 × 14 3/16 in. (123 × 36 cm) Overall with knobs: 48 7/16 × 15 11/16 in. (123 × 39.8 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
Japan · Heian period (794–1185)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.232