Preview
Creation Date
18th c., Edo Period
Geography
Japan
Culture
Japanese
Medium
Ink and color on paper, with wooden rollers
Dimensions
Painting only: 22 ½ × 6 ⅜ in. (57.2 × 16.2 cm.)
Mounting: 48 × 13 in. (121.9 × 33.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Department purchase, 2023
Accession Number
2023.8
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
On painting:
Signature: 蕪村 “Buson”
Red square seal
On box:
Top of lid and head of box: Yosa Buson haiga 与謝 蕪村 俳画
Under lid: 15th Day of the Fifth month of the Fire Horse, authenticated by Yoshisada [with red seal]
昭和 甲午 五月 十五日 芳貞 鑑
Creator Biography
Attributed to Yosa Buson 与謝 蕪村 (Japanese, 1716–1784)
Description
The scroll (2023.8.1) carries a likely spurious signature of Buson. The box (2023.8.2) is marked with an inscription from 1954 by someone named Yoshisada who authenticates the box’s scroll as a haiga painting by Buson; although Buson is known as a haiga painter, the painting itself does not include a haiku poem.
View of Entire Scroll
2023.8.2_Box_Lid Top.jpg (5548 kB)
View of Top of Box Lid
2023.8.2_Box_Lid Bottom.jpg (5550 kB)
View of Underside of Box Lid
2023.8.2_Box End.jpg (4560 kB)
View of End of Box
