Fujiwara Teika, from One Poet One Poem (Ikkasen isshu), early 14th century, Unknown Japanese, 11 5/16 × 14 3/4 in. ( × cm) (image)42 13/16 × 19 1/2 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 14th century, In this portrait of Fujiwara Teika (1162–1241), the celebrated poet is dressed in the formal garb of a courtier. Now mounted as a hanging scroll, this painting was once part of a long handscroll called One Poet One Poem (Ikkasen isshu), which featured portraits of revered poets alongside a single example of their poetry.

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