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Go Shiken, also known as Yamaguchi Sôki, was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] court painter, known especially for his birds-and-flowers paintings.

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 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 (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]].<ref>Nagatsu Teizô 永津禎三、"[https://www.ryukyubiken.com/第17回定例研究会 Shô ôke kakeizu to ogoe]"「尚王家家系図と御後絵」、self-published, 9 May 2024.</ref>

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 (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]].<ref>Nagatsu Teizô 永津禎三、"[https://www.ryukyubiken.com/第17回定例研究会 Shô ôke kakeizu to ogoe]"「尚王家家系図と御後絵」、self-published, 9 May 2024.</ref> His other works include a [[1725]] copy, on paper, of a painting of a white cat by [[In Genryo|Zamami Yôshô]] (In Genryô).<ref>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.</ref>

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