Title: Five personal letters
Object type: Handscroll
Date: mid- to late 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)–Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1791–1875
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Letters mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 7 3/16 in. × 14 ft. 7 9/16 in. (18.2 × 446 cm)
Image with colophon: 6 1/8 × 20 1/16 in. (15.5 × 51 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY