PaintingsJapanese18th century

Snowy Stream

late 18th century

Artists

Goshun 呉春 (Matsumura Gekkei 松村月渓)Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 163 × W. 94 cm (64 3/16 × 37 in.)

Provenance

[Nakanishi Bunzō, Kyoto, (by 1981)], sold; to Dr. Kurt Gitter, New Orleans, LA (1981-2001), transfer; to the Gitter-Yelen Foundation, New Orleans, LA (2001-2021), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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