Ogata KÅrin
Ogata Kōrin (Japanese尾形 光 琳; * 1658 in Kyoto, † June 2, 1716 ) was a Japanese painter and paint artist. Kōrin is considered one of the most important representatives of Japanese art flow Rinpa and many of his works are now declared by the Japanese Government as National Treasures of Japan or as Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Kōrin was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant Ogata Soken ( 1621-87 ), whose business Kariganeya (雁 金屋) maintained close ties to the imperial family and the aristocracy in Kyoto. In his youth, he paid homage to a dandified lifestyle. He learned painting under Soken Yamamoto († 1706), Kanō Tsunenobu ( 1636-1713 ) and Sumiyoshi Gukei ( 1631-1705 ), however, was forced only with the demise of the business of his father, to earn his living as a professional artist.
Kōrin developed a decorative style that was characterized by a small, highly stylized forms and rejected both a realistic representation and the usual conventions of the Kano school. He was there from the strong influence of his predecessor, mainly as a calligrapher and paint artist known Hon'ami Kōetsu (1558-1637) and the painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu (active ca 1600-1640 ), minted. With his younger brother Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), a ceramic artist and painter, collaborated Kōrin in numerous works. In lacquerware used Kōrin often white metals and pearl and followed it Kōetsus model. The term Rinpa goes back to the second character of Kōrin's name literally means " Rin - school".
In 1701 Kōrin was awarded at the age of 43 years the rank hokkyō ( "Dharma Bridge "). He died at 59 years. As his main disciples are Tatebayashi Kagei (active mid 18th century), Fukae Roshû ( 1699-1757 ) and Watanabe Shiko ( 1683-1755 ). However, the current knowledge and admiration of his work go largely back on efforts Sakai Hōitsus (1761-1828), the Kōrin's style at the beginning of the 19th century revived and a collection of woodcut reproductions of 100 works, Kōrin, Kōrin Hyakka -to published.
The golden backgrounds on Gustav Klimt's paintings to have been inspired by Ogata Kōrin.
Works
- Kakitsubata -to byobu [ irises ]. Sechspaneeliges folding screen couple, National Treasure
- Kohaku -to byobu [ Red and White Plum ]. Zweipaneeliges folding screen couple, National Treasure
- Nakamura Kuranosuke - zō [ portrait of Nakamura Kuranosuke ]. Hanging scroll, Important Cultural Property
- Yatsuhashi -to byobu [ Yatsuhashi ]. Sechspaneeliges adjusting screen pair
- Yatsuhashi maki -e straight line suzuribako [ lacquer writing box with Yatsuhashi motif ]. National treasure
Swell
- Meech Pekarik, Julia. " Kōrin ," in Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, Vol 4 Kodansha, Tōkyō 1983.
- Hiroshi Mizuo. Edo painting: Sotatsu and Korin. Translated by John M. Shields, Weatherhill, New York 1972.
- Kobayashi Tadashi, and Murashige, Yasushi (ed.). Rinpa (5 volumes). Shikōsha, Kyoto 1989-1992.
- Chizawa Teiji. Nihon no bijutsu 53: Kōrin. Shibundō, Tōkyō 1970.
- Yamane Yuzo. Kōrin Kenkyu (2 volumes). Chūōkōron bijutsu Shuppansha, Tōkyō 1995.