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Hydrangeas

Ogata Kōrin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a vertical arrangement of hydrangea flowers and leaves on a long, narrow beige background. The flowers are blue and white, and the leaves are green and brown. The hydrangeas are clustered at the top and middle left of the painting. There are several stems with leaves and flowers. The leaves are oval-shaped with pointed tips. A brown border surrounds the painting with a patterned design along the edges. A red seal is in the bottom-left corner. The background is beige with some darker areas and creases.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
289 × 624 px
Museum record:
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