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Hokku poem “On a withered branch”
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Poetry slip (tanzaku) mounted as a hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated with gold, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles 2020
Title: Hokku poem “On a withered branch”
Description:
Poetry slip (tanzaku) mounted as a hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated with gold, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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