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Flowers of Spring and Autumn

Ogata Kōrin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two long, narrow, rectangular artworks with beige background and darker beige border; artworks are a pair, divided into two panels. The left panel shows a vertical arrangement of flowers and foliage on a brown background. The flowers and foliage are painted in white, blue, red, and green. The right panel shows a branch with white blossoms on a brown background. The background behind the artworks is black. The artworks are titled "Flowers of Spring and Autumn" and are by Ogata Kōrin.

Artwork Details

Date
shortly after 1701
Medium
Pair of panels; ink and color on cryptomeria wood
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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