On Becoming Fifty, 1836, Ema Saikō, Japanese, 1787 - 1861, 6 3/4 × 18 1/8 in. ( × cm) (image)38 7/8 × 19 5/16 in. ( × cm) (without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, Running script (gyōsho), Ema Saikō was an outstanding female literatus of her time who was undertaking Chinese studies and arts. She wrote this Chinese-style poem on elegant blue paper with a delicate design of bracken

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