Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East
Sukoku Ko
late 18th century
Medium
One of a pair of hanging scrolls (with 1992.172); Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
124 × 39 cm (48 7/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
109573
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Sukoku Ko · 1730–1804
Kō Sūkoku (1730–1804), also known as Ko Sukoku, was a prominent Edo-period painter born in Edo (modern-day Tokyo), where he established himself as a versatile town artist specializing in genre scenes and warrior imagery..pdf) He studied under Sawaki Sūshi (1707–1772, also called Sawaki Takayuki or Sushi Sawaki), a disciple of the innovative Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724), whose eccentric style profoun...