山岸半残宛書簡 (Yamagishi Hanzan ate shokan)|Letter to Yamagishi Hanzan
Object type: Hanging scroll
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉
Artist bio: Japanese, 1644–1694
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: dated 1685 (Jōkyō 2)
Medium: Letter mounted as a hanging scroll: ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 5 3/4 × 43 1/2 in. (14.6 × 110.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 42 1/2 × 44 3/4 in. (108 × 113.7 cm)
Overall with knobs: 42 1/2 × 46 7/8 in. (108 × 119.1 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Accession year: 2020