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Source Description
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.
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138687
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Gourd Basket with Chrysanthemum Design
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138687
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Gourd Basket with Chrysanthemum Design
description
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.
date
1700s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80034799
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11285
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Miscellaneous
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1
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Overall: 16 x 30.2 cm (6 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1963.101
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gourd; lacquered and painted with gesso, color, and gold pigments
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Gourd Basket with Chrysanthemum Design, 1700s. Attributed to Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). Gourd; lacquered and painted with gesso, color, and gold pigments; overall: 16 x 30.2 cm (6 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1963.101
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Japanese Art
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page_number
Mentioned: P. 59; Reproduced: P. 62, no. 45
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Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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2026-05-29 07:06:26.170000
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138687
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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gourd; lacquered and painted with gesso, color, and gold pigments
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male
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