Cat with Poems: Pictorial Parody of Priest Saigyo's Legend
Matsumura Goshun
18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 39 3/8 × 11 11/16 in. (100 × 29.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 5/8 × 15 13/16 in. (189.5 × 40.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (189.5 × 44.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1971
Accession Number
1971.190
Tags
PoetryCats
About the Artist
Matsumura Goshun · 1752–1811
Born in Kyoto, 1752, the eldest son of a prominent family. He studied calligraphy, music, and painting from an early age. His painting studies were under Ōnishi Suigetsu.