Four Poems from the Sekido Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Sekido-bon Kokin wakash) mid- to late 11th century Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari Four thirty-one-syllable Japanese court poems (waka), inscribed in an elegant, flowing kana (phonetic writing) script, allude to the sad story of the celestial lovers known as the Weaver Maid and the Herdboy (the stars Vega and Altair). This particular eleventh-century transcription of works from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakash, compiled 905), originally part of a bound booklet of pages dyed various colors, was long esteemed as an exemplary model of ancient court kana calligraphy.. Four Poems from the Sekido Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Sekido-bon Kokin wakash). Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari (Japanese, 972-1027). Japan. mid- to late 11th century. Two pages from a booklet mounted as hanging scroll; ink on dyed paper. Heian per