Creator Biography
Attributed to Yosa Buson 与謝 蕪村 (Japanese, 1716–1784)
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
Purchase by the Department of Art History, 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
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