In celebration of the lovely cherry blossoms season, make a trip to see Kenza’s renowned work will be a truly memorable experience!
Cherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms
Ink and color on fan-shaped paper, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue "Art of Rinpa" at Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
122×66cm
122×66cm
Kenzan is famous for his ceramics, but he was also a talented painter. Following his older brother's footsteps, Kenzan started to show his gift as a painter in later years. This is a very gentle piece illustrating cherry blossoms with gradations of ink and pale pink. Unlike his brother, Korin, Kenzan found his style in the simplicity.
Who is Ogata Kenzan?
A painter and potter from mid Edo period.
Born in Kyoto as a third son of Ogata Soken, a merchant. Younger brother of Ogata Korin. Learning pottery from Nonomura Ninsei, he was deeply impressed by the Iro-e (over glaze enamel), and created his own style of iro-e. His brother, Ogata Korin was his teacher for painting. In his later years, he moved to Edo, and opened his own kiln in Kaneiji, Iriya.
Born in Kyoto as a third son of Ogata Soken, a merchant. Younger brother of Ogata Korin. Learning pottery from Nonomura Ninsei, he was deeply impressed by the Iro-e (over glaze enamel), and created his own style of iro-e. His brother, Ogata Korin was his teacher for painting. In his later years, he moved to Edo, and opened his own kiln in Kaneiji, Iriya.
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Kashima Arts Co., Ltd.
3-3-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031
TEL：+81(0)3-3276-0700 FAX：+81(0)3-3276-0701 E-mail：[email protected]
Office Hours：10:00 - 18:00 Closed：Sunday and national holidays
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