Hon'ami Kōetsu

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Selections from the Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Kokin wakashū) with Design of Pines Along the Shore
Selections from the Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Kokin wakashū) with Design of Pines Along the Shore
by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858) · 1600s · handscroll; ink on silk with gold and silver
A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa (Moss Fern)
A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa (Moss Fern)
by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1605–1610 · Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink
Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach
Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach
by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Japan, Momoyama (1573-1615) - Edo (1615-1868) periods · 1606 · card mounted on a hanging scroll; gold, silver, and ink on paper
Mt. Fuji Tea Bowl
Mt. Fuji Tea Bowl
by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Edo Japan · Hon'ami Kōetsu · early 17th c.
A Raku-ware tea bowl with a white glazed rim called Fujisan — Mount Fuji. Kōetsu was a calligrapher, lacquer master, and sword-polisher as well. A bowl meant to be cradled.
Kōetsu Calligraphy Anthology
Kōetsu Calligraphy Anthology
by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Edo Japan · Hon'ami Kōetsu · early 17th c.
Calligraphy by Kōetsu over a printed background of Chinese lions and crab-finger grass — a collaboration with Sōtatsu at their Takagamine artist community. Ink and design as one gesture.