Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings

Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings

Torii Kiyonaga

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A resident of Koji machi (Koji Street), nine-year-old Gyoku-kashi Eimo is pictured making one thousand writings to present to Sensō ji Temple in Asakusa, to show earnestness in her effort to acquire skill as a calligrapher. Her mother looks on, and her teenage sister, Gyoku-kasen, brings ornamental cakes on a lacquer stand.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.