The haiku poet and artist Yosa Buson was born in the village of Kema near Osaka in 1716. His actual surname is thought to have been Tani or Taniguchi, but he later used the name Yosa. One theory has ...

The fame that Yosa Buson (1716-1783) enjoyed as a painter and haiku poet in his own lifetime quickly eroded in the years following his death. And while his poetic reputation was restored as early as ...

View Yosa Buson’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

Of all the eminent Edo Period Japanese artists being celebrated this year, the honors have definitively gone to the eccentric painter Ito Jakuchu (1603-1868), whose 300th anniversary is celebrated in ...

Both born in 1716, a year that also saw the passing of Rinpa school innovator Ogata Korin, Kyoto-based painters Ito Jakuchu and Yosa Buson came to make indelible marks on Japanese art history in the ...

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Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate.

Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ...