Title: Waka Poem from Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern with a Design of Moss Ferns
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1558–1637
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Section of a handscroll mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper with decoration printed in gold and silver
Dimensions: Image: 12 5/8 × 15 3/16 in. (32.1 × 38.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 45 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (115 × 52.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 45 1/4 × 22 3/8 in. (114.9 × 56.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
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