Brewing Tea in a Snow-Covered Hut
Tani Bunchō Japanese
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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