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| Keywords: Ishiguro Koreyoshi - Kozuka with Three of the Six Great Classical Poets - Walters 51708.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Ishiguro Koreyoshi These three men are three of the six great classical poets of the Heian period 794-1192 known at the Rokkansen The group is comprised of two Buddhist monks three courtiers and one woman The top figure is either Bun'ya no Yasuhide d approx 885 or Ôtomo no Kuronushi dates unknown Both of these men were courtiers The middle figure is the Buddhist monk Sôjô Henjô 816-890 The bottom figure is Ariwara no Narihira 825-880 The artist signed his name on the reverse late 18th-19th century late Edo-Meiji shibuichi gold silver and copper cm 9 8 l accession number 51 708 25923 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Ishiguro Masayoshi horu kore place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Ishiguro Koreyoshi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ishiguro Masayoshi I | ||||
