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Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire)

Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kōzei)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A piece of aged paper with darker borders on the left and right contains an off-center, square piece of paper with black Japanese calligraphy. The writing on the paper appears to be written in columns from top to bottom. A blueish stain is at the bottom left corner of the paper with calligraphy.

Artwork details

Date:
11th century
Medium:
Page from a booklet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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