Incense Box with Flowering Plum Tree

School of Ogata Kōrin Japanese

19th century

Not on view

The vivacity and boldness of the design on this box can be traced to the art of Ogata Kōrin, a painter, calligrapher, and potter who transformed Japanese art in the Edo period. The style he pioneered, which is known as Rinpa after the last syllable of his first name, is found in paintings, woodblock prints, lacquers, and ceramics dating well into the nineteenth century.

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江戸時代琳派　梅蒔絵螺鈿香合
Title: Incense Box with Flowering Plum Tree
Artist: School of Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Gold lacquer with gold hiramaki-e, black lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); L. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.719
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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