Title: Chinese Poem Extolling a Reclusive Lifestyle
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Jakugon Taijō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1702–1771
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 49 7/8 × 21 1/2 in. (126.7 × 54.6 cm)
Overall with mounting: 81 1/4 × 27 1/4 in. (206.4 × 69.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 81 1/4 × 29 1/2 in. (206.4 × 74.9 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