Title: Section of a Handscroll with Waka and Underpainting of Pines
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1558–1637
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Calligrapher
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on gold decorated paper
Dimensions: Image: 11 7/8 × 22 3/8 in. (30.2 × 56.8 cm)
Overall with mounting: 47 × 28 in. (119.4 × 71.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 47 × 29 3/4 in. (119.4 × 75.6 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