In East Asian cultures, the integration of poetry, painting, and calligraphy, known as the “Three Perfections,” is considered the apex of artistic expression. This sumptuous book explores 1,000 years of Japanese art through more than 100 works - hanging scrolls, folding screens, handscrolls, and albums - from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Highlighting the talents of such masters as Musō Soseki, Sesson Shūkei, Jiun Onkō, Ryōkan Taigu, Ike Taiga, and Yosa Buson, this book celebrates the power of brush-written calligraphy and its complex visual synergy with painted images.