「文字瓦礫」前田正名宛の消息|“Rubble of writing” (Moji gareki), a letter to Baron Maeda Masana
Object type: Hanging scroll
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎
Artist bio: Japanese, 1836–1924
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 1915
Medium: Letter mounted as a hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 16 1/8 × 32 5/8 in. (41 × 82.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 39 3/4 × 34 1/2 in. (101 × 87.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 38 3/4 × 37 in. (98.4 × 94 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
Accession year: 2021