Title: 本阿見光悦書・俵屋宗達下絵　桜下絵和歌色紙　鴨長明|Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms
Object: Hanging scroll
Artist: Underpainting attributed to|Calligraphy by Tawaraya Sōtatsu|Hon'ami Kōetsu
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1570–ca. 1640|Japanese, 1558–1637
Date: dated 1606
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 7 15/16 x 7in. (20.2 x 17.8cm)
Overall with mounting: 53 x 14 3/4 in. (134.6 x 37.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 53 x 16 1/2 in. (134.6 x 41.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Poetry|Trees