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Two Poems from the Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems (Kokin wakashū)

Ike no Taiga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a framed piece of artwork with a green border and a beige center. The green border has a darker green outer edge and lighter green inner section with thin vertical lines, and a tan section at the top and bottom with a textured pattern. The beige center contains black Japanese calligraphy arranged in four columns of text. The left column is shorter and thicker than the other columns. There is a red seal stamp at the bottom left. The artwork appears to be on a hanging scroll. The title of the piece is "Two Poems from the Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems (Kokin wakashū)" and the artist is Ike no Taiga.

Artwork Details

Date
1734
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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