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伝西行法師筆 『後撰和歌集』 断簡 「白河切」|Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū)

Monk Saigyō

late 12th century

伝西行法師筆 『後撰和歌集』 断簡 「白河切」|Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū) by Monk Saigyō

Medium

Page from a booklet, mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper

Dimensions

Image: 6 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (17.4 × 14.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 51 5/16 × 14 1/2 in. (130.3 × 36.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 51 5/16 × 16 1/4 in. (130.3 × 41.2 cm)

Classification

Calligraphy

Culture & Period

Japan · Heian period (794–1185)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015

Accession Number

2015.300.233

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

PoetryScrolls

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