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Excerpt from Bai Juyi's "Autobiography of a Master of Drunken Poetry Recitation"

Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kōzei)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A beige-colored piece of paper with a green patterned border on both sides, featuring two columns of approximately 30-40 black Japanese characters written vertically in a cursive script, with uneven line lengths.

Artwork Details

Date
early 11th century
Medium
Handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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