月に兎・牡丹・立葵図|Rabbits under the Moon, Peonies, and Hollyhocks
Ogata Kōrin
19th century
Medium
Set of three matted paintings; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
39 7/16 x 14 3/16 in. (100.2 x 36 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Francis Lathrop, 1908
Accession Number
08.148.1–.3
Tags
Flowers
About the Artist
Ogata Kōrin · 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.