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Four Poems from the Sekido Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Sekido-bon Kokin wakashū)

Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari 藤原行成 Japanese
mid- to late 11th century
Not on view
Four thirty-one-syllable Japanese court poems (waka), inscribed in an elegant, flowing kana (phonetic writing) script, allude to the sad story of the celestial lovers known as the Weaver Maid and the Herdboy (the stars Vega and Altair). This particular eleventh-century transcription of works from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū, compiled 905), originally part of a bound booklet of pages dyed various colors, was long esteemed as an exemplary model of ancient court kana calligraphy.

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  • 「関戸本古今和歌集切」
  • Title: Four Poems from the Sekido Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Sekido-bon Kokin wakashū)
  • Artist: Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari 藤原行成 (Japanese, 972–1027)
  • Period: Heian period (794–1185)
  • Date: mid- to late 11th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Two pages from a booklet mounted as hanging scroll; ink on dyed paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 8 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (21 × 34.3 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 48 1/4 × 23 5/8 in. (122.6 × 60 cm)
    Overall with knobs: 48 1/4 × 25 1/2 in. (122.6 × 64.8 cm)
  • Classification: Calligraphy
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dian Woodner, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.88
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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