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Poem from the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Poems (Kokin-shû) with design of wisteria
Poem from the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Poems (Kokin-shû) with design of wisteria

Poem from the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Poems (Kokin-shû) with design of wisteria

Hon'ami Kôetsu (Japanese, 1558–1637)
Tawaraya Sôtatsu (Japanese, died about 1642)
early 17th century
Medium/TechniquePoem card mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and mica on paper
DimensionsOverall: 127 x 41 cm (50 x 16 1/8 in.)
Image: 20 x 17 cm (7 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Lender accessory: 12.9 x 13 x 47.8 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 18 13/16 in.)
Lender accessory: 9.2 x 9.3 x 43.7 cm (3 5/8 x 3 11/16 x 17 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto in honor of Anne Nishimura Morse
Accession number2014.1508
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
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ProvenanceNovember 11, 2003, sold by James Freeman, Neston Ltd., Kyoto, to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA; 2014, gift of Sylvan Barnet and the estate of William Burto to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)