Title: Letter in Kana Characters
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 13th century, probably 1220s
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Artist:  Myōe Kōben 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1173–1232
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 11 × 19 in. (27.9 × 48.2 cm)
Overall with mounting: 42 11/16 × 19 3/4 in. (108.4 × 50.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 42 11/16 × 22 in. (108.4 × 55.9 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