Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, mid 19th century, Ikeda Koson, Japanese, 1802 - 1867, 68 1/16 × 68 3/8 in. ( × cm) (image)69 1/2 × 69 7/8 × 3/4 in. ( × × cm), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 19th century, The throng of figures on this two-panel screen is identifiable as the so-called 'Thirty-Six Immortal Poets,' recognized as paragons of classical Japanese poetry already in the tenth century. The left panel features eighteen poets, while the right features only seventeen. A thirty-sixth figure, Saigū no Nyōgo—one of five female poets in the group—is hidden

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