21. Kakejiku 掛軸 hanging scroll Kitamura Kigen 北村季吟 1625-1705

A superb hanging scroll by Kitamura Kigen 北村季吟 1625-1705, probably a later Meiji copy.

Kitamura Kigin ( December 11, 1625  -  August 4, 1705 ) was a poet, and scholar of Japanese studies in the early Edo period . His given name was Shizuatsu, and he was also known by the names Kyusuke and Saishōin. His other names were Rōan, Ryōan, Nanamatsushi, Shihoken, and Kogetsutei.