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Hon'ami Koetsu

13 works

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Calligraphy poem in black ink over gold leaf with gray ink-painted cherry blossoms and branches below.

Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms

1606

Hanging scroll with two columns of Japanese calligraphy beside pale ink-washed clouds and bare branches, framed by a floral b

Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

ca. 1615-20

Small bird flying over stylized gold waves on a brown ground, painted in ink and gold leaf.

Waves and bird

1615

Hanging wisteria blossoms on curving branches against a grey-green ground, with a black seal at lower left.

Wisteria blossoms

1615

Six-panel screen with painted fans of flowers, birds and landscapes scattered over dark ground and gold leaf.

Fans and clouds over rocks and water

1615

Gold leaf folding screen with poem cards, chrysanthemums, leafy branches and a brown striped curtain with a gold tassel.

Folding screens mounted with poems from the anthology, Shin kokinshu 新古今集和歌色紙貼付屏風（一双、画像：左隻のみ）

1615

Fern fronds in grey and ochre wash beside vertical columns of black calligraphy on pale paper.

A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa (Moss Fern)

1605-10

Calligraphy of a waka poem beside faint gold pine trees on a pale ground, framed by gold brocade and floral textile.

Section of a Handscroll with Waka and Underpainting of Pines

early 17th century

Hanging scroll with grey and ochre moss fern fronds beside black Japanese calligraphy on pale paper, framed in gold brocade.

Waka Poem from Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern with a Design of Moss Ferns

early 17th century

Poem card with gold pine trees under dark clouds above layered ink bands of water, with brushed calligraphy in black.

Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of…

1606

Ink blossoms and branches on gold leaf with columns of black calligraphy and a red seal, Japanese album leaf.

本阿見光悦書・俵屋宗達下絵桜下絵和歌色紙鴨長明

1606

Handscroll fragment with brush calligraphy of a poem beside pale ochre wash plant forms on paper, framed by patterned brocade

小倉百人一首和歌巻断簡

1615

Cypress fronds in grey and ochre tones spread across a pale sheet, with Japanese calligraphy columns beside them.

Waka Poem with Printed Gold-and-Silver Underpainting of Cypress Fronds

1600

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