Snow Landscape

Yosa Buson’s ‘Snow Landscape’ is a hanging scroll from the mid-1770s. It uses ink and color on paper. Edo period, Japan. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The scroll shows a quiet snow-covered scene. The application of ink creates delicate textures. The composition highlights the tranquility of the landscape.

Buson was an influential figure in Edo period poetry and painting. He experimented with a mix of Chinese and Japanese styles in his art.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.111