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Letter of Invitation by Hon'ami Kōetsu — VisualArtsDB

Letter of Invitation

Letter of Invitation

Hon'ami Kōetsu

1615

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 5 3/4 × 22 3/4 in. (14.6 × 57.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 35 7/8 × 23 3/8 in. (91.1 × 59.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 35 7/8 × 25 5/8 in. (91.1 × 65.1 cm)
Genre: calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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