Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern
The image shows a long, horizontal piece of artwork with a beige background. The background has darker beige and gold splotches throughout. There are darker brown branches in the top left corner with leaves. There are six columns of black Japanese characters. The image appears to be on a textured paper or silk. The artwork is titled "Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern" by Hon'ami Kōetsu.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1620
- Medium:
- Handscroll; ink and gold on silk
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 598 × 225 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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