This hanging scroll presents an elegant transcription of a classical waka poem rendered in expressive sōsho (cursive) script on daikaishi (large-format poetic paper), enclosed within an inscribed tomobako. The calligraphy is attributed to Kuroda Kiyotsuna (黒田清綱, 1830–1907) — a prominent samurai, scholar, and court figure of the late Edo to early Meiji periods.
He was the father of Western-style painter Kuroda Seiki (黒田清輝) and is known for his engagement in political reform and literary education during the transitional era of the Meiji Restoration. The tomobako inscriptions describe the work as an authentic calligraphic piece (真蹟也), and refer to it as a composition rendered on daikaishi, further emphasizing its refined format and ceremonial value.