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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.506
People
Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦, Japanese (1558 - 1637)
Title
Calligraphic Scroll of Poems by Kōetsu (Kōetsu waka-maki)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kōetsu waka-maki
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
handscroll, calligraphy
Date
16th-17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211367

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper with mica-coated floral designs
Dimensions
24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: seal of Kōetsu

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.506
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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