
The Four Worthies (Plum, Bamboo, Orchid, Chrysanthemum) (Shikunshi) 竹洞四君子
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Catalogue
- Year
- 1853
- Dimensions
- 10 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (26.8 × 17.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Chikutō Nakabayashi
Artist

Chikutō Nakabayashi was a Japanese painter and calligrapher of the Edo period, active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Working primarily in ink on paper, he engaged with literati painting traditions while maintaining a distinctive formal sensibility.
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Trees in the Clouds on Layered Mountains (Jûzan umbokuzu)
1853 · Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Fragrant Garden under a Hazy Moon
1843 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Landscape with Waterfall
1841 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Sampling Tea beneath the Wu Trees
1840 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Herons in the Snow
1830 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Waterfall in Summer Mountains
1821 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Record
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- Chikutō Nakabayashi
- Year
- 1853
- Dimensions
- 10 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (26.8 × 17.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1853-144955
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





