Title: A Poem of Lament, one of the “Uzura Fragments” (Uzura-gire)
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: 13th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Artist: Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara Akisuke 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1090–1155
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Section of a page from a bound booklet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper patterned with mica powder
Dimensions: Image: 9 7/16 × 2 5/8 in. (24 × 6.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 48 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (123.8 × 28.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 48 3/4 × 13 1/4 in. (123.8 × 33.7 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY