Title: “Akebonoya” waka poem
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama (1573–1615)–Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Hon'ami Kōetsu 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1558–1637
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on gold-decorated paper
Dimensions: Image: 7 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (19.7 × 17.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 54 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (138.2 × 40 cm)
Overall with knobs: 54 7/16 × 17 5/8 in. (138.3 × 44.8 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