Wakan Roei-Shu (Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation) |
Calligraphy by Konoe Motohiro (1648-1722) et al. Two handscrolls, ink on paper Edo period, dated Tenna 2 (1682) Gift of Ii Family |
Wakan Roei-Shu is an anthology of Chinese and Japanese poems popularly sung by pre-12th century court nobles. Thirty 17th-century court nobles took part in making this calligraphic copy.