CalligraphyJapanese17th-18th century
Poems of Thirty-six Poets (Sanjūrokunin-shū)
Early to Mid Edo period, circa 17th-18th century
Artists
Shōkadō ShōjōArtist
Dimensions
H. 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
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