Outing in Mountains and Fields 

Buson's painting captures the same comical scenery as some of his haiku poems. On the left, four scholars depend on young servants to cross streams and climb mountains. On the right, three travelers rush to the summit by horse before sunrise while the moon is still visible."

Cultural property designation

Important Cultural Property

Quantity

Artist

By Yosa Buson (1716–83)

Period/Century

Edo period, 18th century

Country/Origin

Excavation site

Material

Light color on paper

Size

Inscriptions

Donor

Collection reference no.

A-11114

Genre

Painting

Category

Paintings, sketches, and prints > Japan > Early modern paintings