酒井抱一画『光琳百圖』|One Hundred Paintings by Kōrin (Kōrin hyakuzu)
1815 (first two volumes) and–1826 (two sequel volumes)
Medium
Four volumes of woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall (each volume): H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
JIB118a–d
Tags
About the Artist
Ogata Kōrin|Sakai Hōitsu · 1658–1716
Noted as one of the most important Japanese artists of the 17th century; known for paintings of irises and other subjects. He was regarded, along with Sotatsu, as one of the masters of the Sotatsu-Koetsu school of decorative painting, including painted screens and textile designs. He was descended from a samurai who had served under the Ashikaga rulers.