Mountain Village in Autumn
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
44 1/16 x 10 3/4 in. (111.9 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donald Keene, 2000
Accession Number
2000.661.3
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Ōtagaki Rengetsu · 1791–1875
Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875), born Nobu in Kyoto, was likely the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and the nobleman Tōdō Yoshikiyo. Adopted as an infant by Ōtagaki Teruhisa, a samurai and priest at Chion’in Temple, she received a rigorous upbringing blending martial prowess and refined arts. From ages seven to sixteen, she served as a lady-in-waiting at Kameyama Castle, where she trained in juj...