Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards - Matsumura Goshun

Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards - Matsumura Goshun
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0
"Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards" by Matsumura Goshun (after 1782, ca. 1784) Hanging scroll; ink on paper.

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"Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards" by Matsumur a 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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Matsumura Goshun: J apanese, 1752–1811. Cultural context: Japan. Period: Edo period (1615–1868).

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Technical Details Classification: Paintings. Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on pa per. 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