ManuscriptsJapanese13th-14th century

A Collection of Poems by Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, 1169-1206 (Akishino gesseishū)

Kamakura period, circa 1300

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Manuscript book; ink on paper with marks (gatten) in vermillion

Culture

Japanese

Period

Kamakura period, 1185-1333

Century

13th-14th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

each page: H. 24.5 x W. 15.7 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/16 in.)

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