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月に兎・牡丹・立葵図|Rabbits under the Moon, Peonies, and Hollyhocks
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月に兎・牡丹・立葵図|Rabbits under the Moon, Peonies, and Hollyhocks

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Francis Lathrop, 1908

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Ogata Kōrin

1658–1716Japan

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.