Title: Freehand copy of a transcription of “The Song of Everlasting Sorrow” by Bai Juyi
Object type: Handscroll
Date: possibly 18th-century copy of a 1614 work
Culture: Japan
Period: Probably Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: After Shōkadō Shōjō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1584?–1639
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 11/16 in. × 25 ft. 9 1/16 in. (34.8 × 785 cm)
Overall with knobs: 14 3/16 in. × 25 ft. 9 1/16 in. (36 × 785 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY