Square Dish with Spring Flowers

Style of Ogata Kenzan Japanese

18th century

Not on view

Kenzan’s major contribution to Kyoto pottery and Rinpa aesthetics was his invention of modes of decoration that drew on his education, paintings of the early 1600s, and illustrated books. The brightly colored, stylized patterns became identified with his workshop. He collaborated with his older brother, Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716), on ceramics featuring Kōrin’s simplified designs of flowers, plants, and figures on square dishes that recall the format of shikishi poem cards.

Artwork Details

Title: Square Dish with Spring Flowers
Artist: Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels
Dimensions: H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); W. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); L. 12 7/16 in. (31.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Object Number: 2015.300.269
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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