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Poem Accompanying an Over Robe (Uchikake) with a Bamboo Painting by Gion Nankai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of paper with black Japanese calligraphy on it. The paper is off-white and rectangular, with a gold border around the edges. There are two red stamps on the paper, one in the top-right corner and one in the bottom-left corner. The calligraphy is written in black ink and appears to be a poem. To the left of the main piece of paper, there is a smaller piece of paper with more black Japanese calligraphy on it. This paper is also bordered in gold and has a brown background. The background behind the papers is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1824
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 404 px
Public Domain
Yes
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