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Square Dish with Spring Flowers and Grasses

Style of Ogata Kenzan Japanese
18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 228
Ogata Kenzan’s major contribution to Kyoto pottery and Rinpa aesthetics was his invention of modes of decoration informed by paintings and illustrated books of the early 1600s. Brightly colored, stylized patterns became identified with his workshop. He collaborated with his older brother, Kōrin (1658–1716), on square dishes like this one. The works recall shikishi (poem cards) in their format and feature Kōrin’s simplified designs—flowers in this case, but also often landscapes and figures. .

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Square Dish with Spring Flowers and Grasses
  • Artist: Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Stoneware with polychrome enamels under transparent glaze (Kyoto ware)
  • 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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