Yosa Buson

Japanese · 1716–1784 · Painter

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Poet and painter from Japan (1716–1784)

Born 1716, KemaDied 1784, Heian-kyōOccupation PainterWikidata Q31523 ↗ULAN 500121069 ↗Museum works 11

Also known as Buson, Buson Yosa, Chōkō, Saichō, Sha'in, Shunsei, Taniguchi Noriyuki, Yahantei and 1 other name form

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Yosa Buson, Buson yōkai emaki — **Buson yōkai emaki**1750
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Yosa Buson, Landscape in 'Mi' Style — **Landscape in 'Mi' Style**1750
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Yosa Buson, Spring Mountain, Passing Rain — **Spring Mountain, Passing Rain**1775
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery

Yosa Buson, Water Buffalo Returning Home — **Water Buffalo Returning Home**1781
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Yosa Buson, 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")**1756
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Yosa Buson, Snow Landscape — **Snow Landscape**1774
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Yosa Buson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Yosa Buson, Rocks — **Rocks**1741
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yosa Buson, Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket — **Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket**1764
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yosa Buson, Farmer Returning Home in Autumn — **Farmer Returning Home in Autumn**1781 · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Yosa Buson, Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike — **Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike**1700s · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — Japanese, born 1691–1741