与謝蕪村筆 山野行旅図屏風|Travels through Mountains and Fields
ca. 1765
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image (each): 62 1/2 in. × 11 ft. 9 3/4 in. (158.8 × 360 cm) Overall (each): 63 7/8 in. × 11 ft. 11 1/16 in. (162.2 × 363.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.157.1, .2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Yosa Buson's *Travels through Mountains and* (ca. 1765) is a masterful pair of-panel folding screens, rendered in ink and color on silk, capturing the serene beauty of Japan's mountainous landscapes. Measuring over 11 feet wide each, these grand works depict travelers journeying through misty peaks, winding paths, and lush valleys—a poetic evocation of nature's vastness and human transience. Buson, a leading figure of the Edo period (1615–1868), masterfully blends delicate washes of color with bold ink strokes, evoking the spirit of literati painting influenced by Chinese traditions. As a poe...