The Priest Saigyo Returning Home

Artist Kita Busei (Japanese, 1776–1856)

MediumHanging scroll: Fan mounted: ink and colors on silk

Dimensions9 x 18 3/4 inches (22.9 x 47.6 cm)

CultureJapan

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund

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Paintings
Colors
Fan mounted : ink and colors
Hanging scroll
Ink
Bodies of water
Bridges
Buddhism
Buildings
Clergy
Dwellings
Houses
Priests
Religion
Saigyo
Trees
Silk
Japanese
Japanese

Object number79.020.003

Label CopyA member of the Fujiwara clan, Saigyo (1115-1188) renounced his imperial ties at the age of 23 to become an itinerant priest. Shown here wearing his characteristic large hat and simple monk's robes, Saigyo returns to his palatial home after years of travelling. Busei, trained as a nanga artist under Tani Buncho (1763-1840), also painted in the Kano style, as exemplified by this fan.

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