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Seventy-Two Peaks Under the Blue Sky with Mount Furong
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The low height of this folding screen suggests its use as a partition in a small tearoom. An inscription identifies the scene as the 72-peak Heng mountain range in Hunan, China, associated with Buddhist and Daoist traditions and celebrated in poetry. Special mention in the inscription is made of Mount Furong, one of the peaks in the range. Matsumura Goshun may have drawn inspiration from his teacher, Yosa Buson (与謝蕪村) (1716–1783), whose final work depicted the same mountain range.
| Artist / Maker | Matsumura Goshun |
|---|---|
| Date | 1785 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) |
| Medium | Eight-panel folding screen; ink with gold and silver foil on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 51.5 x 275.2 cm (20 1/4 x 108 3/8 in.); Overall: 69.6 x 282.4 cm (27 3/8 x 111 3/16 in.); with frame: 72.9 x 285.7 cm (28 11/16 x 112 1/2 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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