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Herb Gatherer in the Mountains

ca. after 1780
Not on view
A gray-bearded man rides his horse on a rocky mountain path alongside a stream, passing a bed of fallen red leaves and a bare tree draped with ivy. He is on a quest for the herb of immortality.

The eldest son of an affluent family of mint officials in Kyoto, Go Shun began his career as a painter and haiku poet under the guidance of the renowned practitioner Yosa Buson (1716–1783)—whose stylistic influence is particularly evident in this example. Go Shun emerged as a prominent artist in his own right, founding the influential Shijō school in Kyoto. When writing Japanese poetry or painting Japanese-style compositions, he worked under the name Matsumura Gekkei.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 呉春(松村月渓)筆　渓山探薬図
  • Title: Herb Gatherer in the Mountains
  • Artist: Go Shun (Matsumura Gekkei) (Japanese, 1752–1811)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. after 1780
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
  • Dimensions: Image: 44 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (112.1 × 41 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 78 7/8 × 21 5/8 in. (200.3 × 54.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2022
  • Object Number: 2022.432.17
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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