Ogata korin biography of michael

Korin OGATA (1658 - July 20, 1716) was an artist in the Edo Period.
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He is a representative artist of the Rin school of painting, who excelled in large decorative pictures.

Ogata korin biography of michael

He had rich clients in Kyoto, and learned the classics of the Dynastic Period leaving behind many lucid and decorative works. His extraordinary sense of design brought about the term Korin Moyo (Korin Pattern), which significantly influenced Japan's current-day paintings, craftwork and design.

His style was based on Yamato-e, classical Japanese style painting, but he turned to suibokuga, water ink painting, in his later life. His works include huge folding screens, and smaller works such as incense wrappings, folding fans and round uchiwa fans, as well as hand-painted Kosode kimono and makie, a Japanese lacquering technique employing sprinkled silver and gold powders and filings.

His creative activities are varied, including pictures drawn on ceramic ware made by his younger broth