Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811)
Date: after 1782, ca. 1784
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
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)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession no.: 36.100.18

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