Hokku poem “On a withered branch”

Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉

Medium: Poetry slip (tanzaku) mounted as a hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated with gold
Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (37.1 × 5.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 59 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (151.1 × 25.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 59 1/2 × 11 15/16 in. (151.1 × 30.3 cm)
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Calligraphy
Dated: probably 1680s
Pixels: 3000 × 4000
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Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉. Hokku poem “On a withered branch”, probably 1680s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.