Autumn Landscape

Yosa Buson

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

With its soft tones of ink and color against luminous satin and the kinetic quality of the brushwork in the desolate mountain, this late painting by Buson exhibits a lyrical, personal expression. One of the most renowned haiku poets of his day, Buson made his livelihood as a painter. Along with Ike Taiga he is considered to be one of the major figures in the Nanga movement, which adapted the painting of Ming and Qing China to Japanese sensibilities.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art