仮名消息 (Kana shōsoku)|Letter in Kana Character
Myōe Kōben 明恵高弁
early 13th century, probably 1220s
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 11 × 19 in. (27.9 × 48.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 42 11/16 × 19 3/4 in. (108.4 × 50.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 42 11/16 × 22 in. (108.4 × 55.9 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
Japan · Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Accession Number
2020.396.2
Rights
Public Domain