CalligraphyJapanese18th century

Calligraphic Scroll of Poems (Roei kakan)

Mid Edo period, dated 1720

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Handscroll; ink on decorated silk with floral patterns in light color

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)

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