Hokku poem “On a withered branch”

Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉, probably 1680s

Artist

Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉 (Japanese, 1644–1694)

Date

probably 1680s

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Poetry slip (tanzaku) mounted as a hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated with gold

Size

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)

Type

Calligraphy

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed