Poem from the Collection of Elegant Flowers (Reikashū), one of the Scented-Paper Fragments (Kōshi-gire) 1034 - 1066

This piece, "Poem from the Collection of Elegant Flowers (Reikashū)," is one of the "Scented-Paper Fragments (Kōshi-gire)" by the artist Kodai no Kimi (Koōgimi), who lived from 967 to 1033. Created between 1034 and 1066, the artwork is a calligraphic poem written in black ink on tan paper, and is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The poem's intricate characters are presented in vertical columns, capturing the essence of the "Scented-Paper Fragments" style, where poems and other writings were inscribed on fragments of scented paper.