Title: Poem about Cherry Blossoms from Collection of Elegant Flowers (Reikashū), one of the Scented-Paper Fragments (Kōshi-gire)
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: late 11th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Artist: Traditionally attributed to Kodai no Kimi 
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 10th–early 11th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 3/16 × 4 13/16 in. (20.8 × 12.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 50 13/16 × 14 5/8 in. (129 × 37.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 50 13/16 × 16 5/16 in. (129 × 41.4 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY