Kozuka with Sankan on a Mule

18th-19th century (Edo) L: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm) Citation Source image

At the right of the composition is a man riding backwards on his mule. He is the 4th-century Chinese scholar and official Sankan (Ch. Shan Kien). He enjoyed viewing the scenery around a lake near his home so much that he rode backwards when going home so he could keep looking...

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36353
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object
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normalized
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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संस्कृति
Japanese
माध्यम
copper, gold

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