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Autumn Landscape

Yosa Buson

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with mountains and trees. The mountains are large and gray, with some blue and white hues. They are positioned on the right and center of the image. The trees are dark green and appear to be pine trees, located in front of and on the mountains. There are two red seals on the top left of the painting. One is rectangular, and the other is vertical and contains Asian characters. The background of the painting is beige. The painting is surrounded by a brown border with a patterned design.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Hanging scroll, color on satin
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
404 × 625 px
Museum record:
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