Incense Box with Flowering Plum Tree

Incense Box with Flowering Plum Tree

Ogata Kōrin

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vivacity and boldness of the design on this box can be traced to the art of Ogata Kōrin, a painter, calligrapher, and potter who transformed Japanese art in the Edo period. The style he pioneered, which is known as Rinpa after the last syllable of his first name, is found in paintings, woodblock prints, lacquers, and ceramics dating well into the nineteenth century.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.