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Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons

Style of Ogata Kenzan Japanese

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Four tiles in the shape of poem cards feature abbreviated landscapes executed with soft, wash-like brushstrokes in underglaze enamel. Each bears a verse by one of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals, famous poets from past eras, first grouped together in the eleventh century. The softness of the painted motifs contrasts with Ogata Kenzan’s strong, idiosyncratic calligraphy. A master ceramic artist, Kenzan was the younger brother of the great Rinpa painter Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716).

Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan

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Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan
Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan
Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan
Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan
Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan
Tiles with Waka (Court Poems) of the Four Seasons, Style of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with polychrome underglaze enamels , Japan

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