Selections from the Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Kokin wakashū) with Design of Pines Along the Shore

Hon'ami Kōetsu

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a long, horizontal scroll painting. The painting shows a shoreline with pines. The sky above is dark gray. The sea is white with gray and brown undertones. The shore has brown and gray tones with darker brown lines. There are several pine trees on the right side of the shore. The trunks are dark brown and the foliage is lighter brown. The painting is done in a traditional Japanese style. The painting includes Japanese text written in black ink. The text is written vertically along the left side.