Gourd Basket with Chrysanthemum Design
Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)
1700–1799
- Medium
- gourd; lacquered and painted with gesso, color, and gold pigments
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 x 30.2 cm (6 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- Miscellaneous
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
About
This very rare basket is made from a carved gourd and inscribed on the bottom with the signature of Ogata Korin (1658– 1716), a painter and lacquerer who founded the Rimpa school. Here, he applied the chrysanthemums with white gesso in relief. This basket is decorated with opaque green paint, and its inside is lined with gold.
