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Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper by Matsuo Bashō — VisualArtsDB

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Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper

Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper

Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper

1650–1694

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 11 5/16 × 18 3/8 in. (28.7 × 46.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 44 7/8 × 19 1/4 in. (114 × 48.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 44 7/8 × 21 1/4 in. (114 × 54 cm)
Genre: Calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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