Title: Letter of Invitation
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: after 1615
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Hon'ami Kōetsu 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1558–1637
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 5 3/4 × 22 3/4 in. (14.6 × 57.8 cm)
Overall with mounting: 35 7/8 × 23 3/8 in. (91.1 × 59.4 cm)
Overall with knobs: 35 7/8 × 25 5/8 in. (91.1 × 65.1 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, 2024
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY