Title: “The names of things” haiku
Object type: Hanging scroll
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Matsuo Bashō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1644–1694
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Shikishi mounted as hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated with gold
Dimensions: Image: 7 1/8 × 6 3/4 in. (18.1 × 17.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 60 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (154.3 × 29.8 cm)
Overall with knobs: 60 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. (154.3 × 35.2 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
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