Go Shiken

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 formal portraits of the kings (ogo-e) and paintings to be presented as gifts to samurai elites, among other sorts of works.

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References

Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[1]