On Becoming Fifty, 1836, Ema Saik?, Japanese, 1787 - 1861, 6 3/4 ¡Ñ 18 1/8 in. (17.15 ¡Ñ 46.04 cm) (image)38 7/8 ¡Ñ 19 5/16 in. (98.74 ¡Ñ 49.05 cm) (without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, Running script (gy?sho), Ema Saik? was an outstanding female literatus of her time who was undertaking Chinese studies and arts. She wrote this Chinese-style poem on elegant blue paper with a delicate design of bracken.