Snowy Stream

Goshun 呉春 (Matsumura Gekkei 松村月渓)

late 18th century

Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

Arthur M. Sackler Museum

A traditional ink wash painting depicts a serene mountain landscape with a winding river and a small boat carrying figures. Bare trees with delicate white blossoms are scattered throughout the scene, alongside small thatched-roof dwellings nestled into the hillsides. A traditional ink wash painting depicts a serene mountain landscape with a winding river and a small boat carrying figures. Bare trees with delicate white blossoms are scattered throughout the scene, alongside small thatched-roof dwellings nestled into the hillsides. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Alice and Dr. Kurt Gitter on behalf of the Gitter-Yelen Foundation in honor of Professor Yukio Lippit