The Road to Shu / Matsumura Goshun
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.152
- Title
- The Road to Shu
- Artist
- Matsumura Goshun
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1752-1811
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kansai (region)
- Kyoto (city)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kansai (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Kyoto (city)
- Style/Group/Movement
- literati
- Inscription
- Inscribed and signed: Painted at Sankado (Sankado ni oite sha su), Son'inpaku; Seal: Sonpaku.
- Dimensions
- 128.59 cm x 50.17 cm (50 5/8 in. x 19 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- Travelers are seen on a winding mountain pathway, among overlapping layers of mountains.
- Subject Matter
- n this painting, Goshun depicts the rounded mountains of the Japanese landscape in a Chinese-derived composition and brush techniques. Some typically Chinese elements in this work include the theme of travelers on a mountain pathway, the composition which winds upwards in an S-curve, and the depiction of overlapping layers of mountains. Apparently Goshun painted this scene again and again to fufill the requests of his admirers because at least five versions of the Road to Shu by Goshun still exist.
- Primary Keywords
- bridge (built work)
- bridges
- child
- emperor
- figures
- figures in landscape
- horse
- horses
- landscapes
- mountains
- passes
- rivers
- road
- saint
- snow
- travelers
- trees
- warriors
- winter
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- animals
- animals and creatures
- architecture
- army
- atmospheric effects
- buildings and the land
- geography
- history
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- military
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by activity
- plants
- religious figures
- roads
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- transportation spaces
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 651 x 1343
- File Size
- 75 KB
- Record
- 1970/2.152
- Link to this Item
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"The Road to Shu; Matsumura Goshun." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.152/1970_2.152.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.
