Hokku Poem “With a Powder Brush,” from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Matsuo Bashō, ca. 1689

Artist

Matsuo Bashō (Japanese, 1644–1694)

Date

ca. 1689

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Size

Image: 10 3/4 × 5 3/16 in. (27.3 × 13.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 65 1/2 × 14 3/4 in. (166.4 × 37.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 65 1/2 × 17 3/8 in. (166.4 × 44.1 cm)

Type

Calligraphy

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed