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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 [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|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.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/30291527602/in/photostream/]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
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