The Chinese hermits Hanshan and Shide (Kanzan and Jittoku)
Artist
Shunso Shoshu
(Japanese, 1751 - 1835)
Place of OriginJapan
PeriodEdo period (1615-1868)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 35 5/16 in x W. 11 5/8 in, H. 89.7 cm x W. 29.5 cm (image, .a); H. 35 3/8 in x W. 11 11/16 in, H. 89.9 cm x W. 29.7 cm (image, .b); H. 67 in x W. 15 3/16 in, H. 170.2 cm x W. 38.6 cm (overall, each)
Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III
Object number2016.134.1-.2
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedEach signed: "Hachijūgō ō" (at the age of eighty-five) "Shunsō hitsu"
Each sealed: "Shunsō"
Provenance StatementDaizaburo Tanaka (Fine Art Tanaka Onkodo), Tokyo, until 1992; sold to George Gund III, December 16, 1992; donated to AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.
approx. 1750-1800
approx. 1650-1750