七言律詩 (Shichigon risshi, Chinese poem in seven-character lines)|Chinese Poem on an Imaginary Landscape
Object type: Hanging scroll
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Yelan Xinggui (Japanese: Yaran Shōkei) 也嬾性圭
Artist bio: Chinese, 1613?–1651
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Chinese
Date: early 17th century
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 49 × 10 3/4 in. (124.5 × 27.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 80 3/16 × 17 3/4 in. (203.7 × 45.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 80 3/16 × 20 1/8 in. (203.7 × 51.1 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Accession year: 2020