Title: Hokku on “New Year’s Crow,” with a Painting of a Courtier
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: ca. mid-1780s
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Inscription by Yosa Buson 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1716–1783
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 7 9/16 × 13 1/8 in. (19.2 × 33.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 44 15/16 × 17 15/16 in. (114.1 × 45.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 44 15/16 × 20 3/4 in. (114.1 × 52.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
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