Title: Letter
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: mid- to late 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868)–Meiji (1868–1912) period
Artist:  Tanomura Chokunyū 田能村直入 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1814–1907
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 5 11/16 × 22 3/16 in. (14.5 × 56.4 cm)
Overall with mounting: 35 1/16 × 24 in. (89 × 61 cm)
Overall with knobs: 35 1/16 × 26 in. (89.1 × 66 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2022
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY