Landscape with a Solitary Hut

Yosa Buson

1760s

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A traditional ink wash painting depicts a solitary hut nestled among towering, mist-shrouded mountains and dark, textured trees. The composition emphasizes the vastness of nature and the smallness of human habitation. A traditional ink wash painting depicts a solitary hut nestled among towering, mist-shrouded mountains and dark, textured trees. The composition emphasizes the vastness of nature and the smallness of human habitation. Gallery Not on View Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation