Untitled
The Met
Artist: Yosa Buson(Japanese, 1716–1783)
Date: ca. 1780
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll, color on satin
Dimensions: 14 1/4 in. × 10 in. (36.2 × 25.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 47 3/4 × 15 in. (121.3 × 38.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 47 3/4 × 17 1/8 in. (121.3 × 43.5 cm)
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Misty mountainous landscape with trees and a small structure on a slope
Detailed Description
The vertical painting depicts a misty mountainous landscape rendered in muted tones of grey, blue, and brown. Large, textured mountains rise from a hazy, light-colored base, filling most of the frame. The peaks are rounded and craggy, with visible brushstrokes suggesting rock formations and contours. In the upper left quadrant, a cluster of vertical dark characters is visible, accompanied by two red square seals below them. On the slopes of the central and right mountains, clusters of trees are depicted with darker green and blue washes; some appear dense while others are more sparse or bare. A small, light-colored structure, possibly a bridge or a simple hut, is situated on a prominent, lighter-colored slope in the upper-middle left section of the painting. The lower portions of the mountains and the foreground are rendered with soft, light washes, creating a misty or atmospheric effect.
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