Ogata Korin, White hollyhocks
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Ogata Korin

White hollyhocks

late 17th-early 18th century

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
122.2 × 48.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-126412

Freer’s admiration of the simplicity and elegance of paintings by Ogata Korin began in 1887 with his first purchase of Japanese art from the New York art dealer, Takayanagi Tozo—a folding fan with an ink sketch of the head of a crane. Although the fan is no longer considered an authentic example, Freer acquired many works by K­rin, as well as by earlier and later artists of the Rinpa school. This…

Provenance

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Registry history

  • late 17th-early 18th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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