Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards, by Matsumura Goshun, after 1782, ca. 1784
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Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811)

after 1782, ca. 1784

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Classification
Paintings
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)
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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