Title: Chinese Poem Lamenting the Death of a Friend
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ryōkan Taigu 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1758–1831
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (21.6 × 28.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 43 1/2 × 15 13/16 in. (110.5 × 40.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 43 1/2 × 17 7/8 in. (110.5 × 45.4 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY