Brewing Tea in a Snow-Covered Hut

1791

Not on view

An intimate scene of two gentlemen sharing tea in a rustic retreat, framed by a grove of trees at the base of towering, snowy peaks, is rendered in coarse, kinetic brushwork reminiscent of Ming-Zhe-school painters. Tani Bunchō, the most influential painter and teacher of his day in Edo (Tokyo), practiced a wide variety of Chinese styles.

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Title: Brewing Tea in a Snow-Covered Hut
Artist: Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1791
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 52 15/16 in. × 11 in. (134.5 × 27.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 81 7/8 × 16 3/16 in. (208 × 41.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 81 7/8 × 18 9/16 in. (208 × 47.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.113
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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