Title: Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: second half of the 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Matsuo Bashō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1644–1694
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 11 5/16 × 18 3/8 in. (28.7 × 46.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 44 7/8 × 19 1/4 in. (114 × 48.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 44 7/8 × 21 1/4 in. (114 × 54 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