Caption:
Gathering of Artists, c. 1790, Kawamura Bunp; Artist: Ganku; Artist: Matsumura Goshun; Artist: Matsumura Keibun; Artist: Nagasawa Rosetsu; Artist: Shibata Git; Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro; Artist: Yamaguchi Soken, Japanese, 1779 - 1843, 75 1/4 x 20 15/16 in. (191.14 x 53.18 cm), Ink and color on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e, This collaborative painting is a remarkable Who's Who among artists of the Maruyama-Shijo School in the late eighteenth century. Each artist has supplied a self-portrait in the guise of a Chinese scholar. Together, they are shown admiring antique objects and paintings, reflecting their romantic concept of the lives of Chinese officials.