Plum Tree

Ogata Kōrin

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a plum tree. The painting is long and narrow. The background of the painting is a solid beige color. There is a blue and gold patterned border along the top and bottom edges. A large branch of a plum tree with white flowers and some leaves extends from the bottom-left corner to the top-center. The branch curves and bends in several places. The flowers are small and have five petals. Some of the flowers are in full bloom, while others are still buds. In the bottom-left corner, there is a small cluster of black and gray abstract shapes that resemble rocks or hills. There are two seals or stamps, one red and one black, near the bottom-left corner. The red seal is rectangular and has Chinese characters. The black seal is also rectangular and has several Chinese characters.