Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era

Tani Bunchō

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A playful sampling of works by Edo's leading early nineteenth-century artists and literati is arranged here into irregular "paving stones." The many auspicious motifs and spring-themed poems suggest that this collection was made at the lunar New Year.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei EraMiscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei EraMiscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei EraMiscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei EraMiscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.