"Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards" by Matsumura Goshun (after 1782, ca. 1784)
Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards" by Matsumura Goshun, after 1782, ca. 1784.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
This work is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection.
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936.
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Source: Met Museum / Public Records
Matsumura Goshun: Japanese, 1752–1811.
Cultural context: Japan.
Period: Edo period (1615–1868).
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Source: Met Museum Collection Data
Technical Details
Classification: Paintings.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
Dimensions: Image: 15 1/16 × 21 11/16 in. (38.3 × 55.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 48 11/16 × 22 7/16 in. (123.7 × 57 cm)
Overall with knobs: 48 11/16 × 24 5/16 in. (123.7 × 61.8 cm).
Subject tags: Men, Horses, Monks.
View at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45222
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