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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
Museum record:
View original
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