Ki Baitei 紀楳亭
(1734-1810)

“Crossing a Mountain Gorge” 穿越山峽圖

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
130.6 x 27.7 cm (51 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

Inscription:
“Painted by Kyuro”

Artist’s seal:
Baitei

Colophon by Ryu Soryo (1715-1792):
“Lingering cold on the road through the gully.
Snow hardens on the path;
Setting sunlight through the gate of stone,
Reaching the wooded hill. Chikuo”

Published:
Calvin French: et.al., The Poet-Painters: Buson and his Followers, Ann Arbor, 1974, cat.20, pp. 78-80.

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