Winter Landscape 1662

Kano Tan'yū's "Winter Landscape" (1662) is a hanging scroll depicting a snow-covered mountain scene in the style of *literati painting*. Tan'yū, one of the most famous painters of the Edo period, employed a restrained brushwork and subtle washes to evoke a sense of tranquility and serenity. The painting is notable for its delicate depiction of snow-laden trees and distant mountains, as well as the use of negative space to emphasize the vastness of the winter landscape. The artwork currently resides at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.