Object Details
Artist
Kita Busei
Medium
Hanging scroll: Fan mounted: ink and colors on silk
Dimensions
9 x 18 3/4 inches (22.9 x 47.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Object
Number
79.020.003
A member of the Fujiwara clan, Saigyo (1115-1188) renounced his imperial ties at the age of 23 to be(…)
A member of the Fujiwara clan, Saigyo (1115-1188) renounced his imperial ties at the age of 23 to become an itinerant priest. Shown here wearing his characteristic large hat and simple monk’s robes, Saigyo returns to his palatial home after years of travelling.Busei, trained as a nanga artist under Tani Buncho (1763-1840), also painted in the Kano style, as exemplified by this fan.
