Photo of collection object Waka poems from the Collection of Poems of a Thousand Years, Continued — Calligraphy by Kojima Sōshin. Waka poems from the Collection of Poems of a Thousand Years, Continued, 1651. Handscroll; ink on decorated silk with color and gold, Image: 11 1/4 in. × 30 ft. 3 3/16 in. (28.5 × 922.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 11 1/4 in. × 31 ft. 7 5/16 in. (28.5 × 963.5 cm). Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018, 2018.853.14. public-domain.

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Waka poems from the Collection of Poems of a Thousand Years, Continued

1651

Calligraphy by Kojima Sōshin

Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Calligraphy by Kojima Sōshin
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: Handscroll; ink on decorated silk with color and gold
Medium: Handscroll, ink on decorated silk with color, Gold
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Edo Period
Dimensions: Image: 11 1/4 in. × 30 ft. 3 3/16 in. (28.5 × 922.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 11 1/4 in. × 31 ft. 7 5/16 in. (28.5 × 963.5 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2018.853.14
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Rights Statement: public-domain
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