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Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson

b. 1716 — d. 1784

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Born 1716 — Died 1784

1600s

Scene from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Scene from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

1710s

Woman Burning Incense

Woman Burning Incense

1730s

Figures with Calligraphy of a Passage from the "Heike Monogatari" ("The Tales of Heike")

Figures with Calligraphy of a Passage from the "Heike Monogatari" ("The Tales of Heike")

1750s

Travels through Mountains and Fields

Travels through Mountains and Fields

Jurōjin

Jurōjin

1760s

Landscape with a Solitary Hut

Landscape with a Solitary Hut

Three Laughers of Tiger Valley

Three Laughers of Tiger Valley

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket

Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket

+2

1770s

Hanshan and Shide

Hanshan and Shide

Snow Landscape

Snow Landscape

Autumn Landscape

Autumn Landscape

Letter with Poem for Kitō

Letter with Poem for Kitō

+2

1780s

Water Buffalo Returning Home

Water Buffalo Returning Home

Boating Under Willow Trees

Boating Under Willow Trees

Hokku on “New Year’s Crow,” with a Painting of a Courtier

Hokku on “New Year’s Crow,” with a Painting of a Courtier

1790s

The Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Sanjūrokkasen) 三十六歌仙

The Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Sanjūrokkasen) 三十六歌仙

The Thirty-six Immortals of Haikai Verse (Haikai sanjūrokkasen) 俳諧三十六歌僊

The Thirty-six Immortals of Haikai Verse (Haikai sanjūrokkasen) 俳諧三十六歌僊

1810s

Pictures by Famous Artists (Meika gafu) 名家画譜

Pictures by Famous Artists (Meika gafu) 名家画譜

Works

29 artworks

Scene from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Scene from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

, 1600

Woman Burning Incense

Woman Burning Incense

, 1716

Figures with Calligraphy of a Passage from the "Heike Monogatari" ("The Tales of Heike")

Figures with Calligraphy of a Passage from the "Heike Monogatari" ("The Tales of Heike")

, 1730

Travels through Mountains and Fields

Travels through Mountains and Fields

, 1755

Jurōjin

, 1758

Landscape with a Solitary Hut

Landscape with a Solitary Hut

, 1760

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

, 1760

Three Laughers of Tiger Valley

Three Laughers of Tiger Valley

, 1760

Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket

Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket

, 1760

Kite and two crows

Kite and two crows

, 1766

Rocks

, 1767

Snow Landscape

, 1770

Autumn Landscape

Autumn Landscape

, 1770

Hanshan and Shide

Hanshan and Shide

, 1770

Two Magpies on Willow and Peach Trees

Two Magpies on Willow and Peach Trees

, 1774

Letter with Poem for Kitō

Letter with Poem for Kitō

, 1774

Landscape in Light Colors

Landscape in Light Colors

, 1775

Water Buffalo Returning Home

Water Buffalo Returning Home

, 1781

Boating Under Willow Trees

Boating Under Willow Trees

, 1782

Hokku on “New Year’s Crow,” with a Painting of a Courtier

Hokku on “New Year’s Crow,” with a Painting of a Courtier

, 1783

The Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Sanjūrokkasen) 三十六歌仙

The Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Sanjūrokkasen) 三十六歌仙

, 1799

The Thirty-six Immortals of Haikai Verse (Haikai sanjūrokkasen) 俳諧三十六歌僊

The Thirty-six Immortals of Haikai Verse (Haikai sanjūrokkasen) 俳諧三十六歌僊

, 1799

Pictures by Famous Artists (Meika gafu) 名家画譜

Pictures by Famous Artists (Meika gafu) 名家画譜

, 1814

Sound of Cold Air

Sound of Cold Air

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