Go Shiken
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- Born: 1672
- Died: 1743
- Other Names: 山口 宗季 (Yamaguchi Sôki)
- Japanese/Chinese: 呉 師虔 (Go Shiken / Wú Shīqián)
Go Shiken, also known as Yamaguchi Sôki, was a Ryukyuan court painter, known especially for his birds-and-flowers paintings.
Born in 1672, Shiken traveled to China in 1704, and studied under Fuzhou painter Sun Yi. He was appointed to a position as court painter upon his return, producing a variety of paintings, including ones to be presented by the court as gifts to samurai elites. In 1717, he recreated as hanging scrolls the ogo-e royal portraits then extant as wall paintings within the Goshôdô hall of Engaku-ji.[1] His other works include a 1725 copy, on paper, of a painting of a white cat by Zamami Yôshô (In Genryô).[2]
References
- Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[1]
- ↑ Nagatsu Teizô 永津禎三、"Shô ôke kakeizu to ogoe"「尚王家家系図と御後絵」、self-published, 9 May 2024.
- ↑ While Zamami's painting on silk is today held by the Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Yamaguchi's is today in the collection of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. "RYUKYU" exhibit catalog, Tokyo National Museum (2022), 247.
