What follows is a selection of several poem cards (attached to paintings or screens of other artists), one scroll, a portion of a folding screen, and a teacup named after him. NOW, PUT ON THE NOH MASK AND SEE THE VISION OF KOETSU'S ART THROUGH THE EYES OF YAMA-UBA. Attributed to Koetsu. Noh mask, Yama-uba. Early 17th Century. Laquer. 21 x 15 cm. Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art. Tokyo. Beach Pines: Poem card. Dated 1606: Keicho II, 11th month, 11th day. Ink on paper with gold and silver, hanging scroll. 20.2 X 17.4 cm. Signatures, Koetsu; seal: red square Koetsu. Cleveland Museum of Art. John L. Severance Fund. Cherry Blossoms: Poem card. Dated 1606: Keicho II, 11th month, 11th day. Ink on paper with gold and silver, hanging scroll. 20.1 X 17.1 cm. Signatures, Koetsu; seal: red square Koetsu. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harry G.C. Packard Collection of Asian Art. Gift, 1975. Willow: Poem card. Circa 1612. Ink on paper with gold and silver mounted as hanging scroll. 18.6 x 16.3 cm. Suntori Museum of Art. Tokyo. Moon and Bushclover: Poem card dated 1606: Keicho II, 11th month, 11th day. Ink on paper with gold and silver, hanging scroll. 20.3 X 17.6cm. Signatures, Koetsu, seal red square Koetsu. Kitamura Museum, Tokyo. Moon through Pines: Ink on paper with gold mounted as hanging scroll. 21.1 X 16.2 cm. DenverArt Museum. Anonymous gift. Thunder and Pines: From a pair of six-fold screens with seasonal poems. Ink and colors on paper with gold/silver mica. 155.7 x 363.6 cm. each screen; 19.2 x16.6 cm. each card. Tokyo National Museum. The Cup Called "Koetsu" (Zeze Koetsu): Zeze ware. Height 8.1 cm. Diameter 13.2 cm. Diameter of foot 5.9 cm. Zezeyaki Art Museum, Shiga Prefecture. After you've seen the art, won’t you please have a cup of tea?
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