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Scene from The Kōrin Picture Book (Volume 1)
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Nakamura Hōchū 中村 芳中
(Japanese, d. 1819)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock printed book
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Leighton R. Longhi 1991.118.1.m
Location
not on view
Description
Ogata Korin (1658-1716) was one of the most admired artists of Rimpa, or "decorative school painting." These books by the charming later-generation Rimpa artist Hochu record Korin's inventive designs.
Nakamura Hōchū
active late 1700s--early 1800s