standing man in profile at right, with his hands held beneath his sleeves in front of his face; man wears white kimono and black cap and has short dark hair and beard; tiny figure of old bearded man emerging from a gourd-shaped sack or jug at left; old man wears a blue kimono trimmed in grey; three inscriptions at top, with seven red seals

Scholar Greets a Magician, around 1800

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This is a collaborative work between two artists with an additional contribution by a third artist which was added later. Originally, this work was the painting by Gessen and calligraphy by someone named Shōdō, done around 1800. In the mid-19th century, Murase Taiitsu added his poem at the top.

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Title
Scholar Greets a Magician
Artist Life
1803 - 1881
Role
Calligrapher
Accession Number
2013.29.923
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standing man in profile at right, with his hands held beneath his sleeves in front of his face; man wears white kimono and black cap and has short dark hair and beard; tiny figure of old bearded man emerging from a gourd-shaped sack or jug at left; old man wears a blue kimono trimmed in grey; three inscriptions at top, with seven red seals