Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach

Hon'ami Kōetsu

Cleveland Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of artwork depicting a beach scene. A large, dark and yellow cloud dominates the top-right corner of the image. The cloud has a dark border and a yellow center. Dark and yellow trees are visible below the cloud. The trees are mostly yellow at the top and get progressively darker toward the bottom. A body of water is below the trees. It has horizontal dark lines running across. A bird-like figure flies low over the water on the left side. The background of the image is a light beige color. Black Japanese calligraphy is written vertically on the left side. A beige border runs along the outside edge.