Title: Poem by Ki no Tsurayuki (ca. 872–945) on Decorated Paper with Cherry Blossoms
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: mid- to late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ogata Sōken 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1621–1687
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 3/8 × 7 11/16 in. (21.2 × 19.5 cm)
Overall with mounting (a): 41 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (104.8 × 31.7 cm)
Overall with knobs (a): 41 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (104.8 × 36.2 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY