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Ogata Kōrin

Ogata Kōrin was a Japanese painter and xylographer (1658–1716). He was born in Heian-kyō.

Also recorded as Kansei · Ogata Koretomi · Ogata Ichinojo · Jakumyō

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Plum Tree, c. 1700, by Ogata Kōrin

Ogata Kōrin · The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund · CC0

Biography

Ogata Kōrin was recorded at birth as jibou. The authorities additionally record the headings Kansei, Ogata Koretomi, Ogata Ichinojo, Jakumyō and Ichiojō.

Plum Tree is dated c.

Training under Yamamoto Soken is recorded.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Osaka and Tokyo.

Work by Ogata Kōrin is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and National Museum of World Cultures.

Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves, c. 1700, by Ogata Kōrin

Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves, c. 1700, by Ogata Kōrin

Ogata Kōrin · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Catalogued output

Works

Their recorded dates run from 1687 to 1741.

Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves, dated c.

  • Chrysanthemums by a Stream

    1698 · Cleveland Museum of Art

  • Red and White Plum Blossoms

    1715 · MOA Museum of Art

  • Rough Waves

    1706 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Irises screen

    Nezu Museum

  • Hotei

    1704 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Plum Tree

    1700 · Cleveland Museum of Art

  • Pheasant

    1687 · Cleveland Museum of Art

  • Pine Tree and Waterfall

    Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Corn and Pampas Grass: Pampas Grass

    Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Dragon

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  • Tiger

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  • Corn and Pampas Grass: Corn

    Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Waves

    Seattle Art Museum

The complete catalogue · 23

  • Red and White Plum Blossoms

    1715 · MOA Museum of Art

  • Rough Waves

    1706 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Irises screen

    Nezu Museum

  • Hotei

    1704 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Plum Tree

    1700 · Cleveland Museum of Art

  • Pheasant

    1687 · Cleveland Museum of Art

  • Chrysanthemums by a Stream

    1698 · Cleveland Museum of Art

  • Pine Tree and Waterfall

    Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Corn and Pampas Grass: Pampas Grass

    Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Dragon

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  • Tiger

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  • Corn and Pampas Grass: Corn

    Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Waves

    Seattle Art Museum

  • Landscape

    Seattle Art Museum

  • Camellias

    1687 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Old Man and Woman

    1687 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Hydrangeas

    1708 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Chinese Bellflowers

    1687 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Wisteria

    1687 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)

    1700 · Metropolitan Museum of Art,.2

  • Fukurokuju

    1700 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

  • White Poppies on Gold Ground

    1741 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • 1700, glazed stoneware with iron oxide underglaze slip

    The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1658–1716

  1. 1658

    Life

    Ogata Kōrin was born in 1658 at Heian-kyō.

  2. 1687

    Institution

    Chinese Bellflowers, dated 1687, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  3. 1687

    Institution

    Pheasant, dated 1687, held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  4. 1687

    Institution

    Pheasant (Cleveland Museum of Art).

  5. 1700

    Institution

    Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves is dated c. 1700 and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art.

  6. 1700

    Institution

    Plum Tree is dated c. 1700 and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art.

  7. 1700

    Institution

    Letter Box (1700) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 1700

    Institution

    Plum Tree (The Cleveland Museum of Art).

  9. 1700

    Institution

    Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves (The Cleveland Museum of Art).

  10. 1700

    Institution

    Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges), dated 1700, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  11. 1700

    Institution

    Fukurokuju, dated 1700, held by Minneapolis Institute of Art.

  12. 1704

    Institution

    Hotei, dated 1704, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  13. 1704

    Institution

    Hotei (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

  14. 1706

    Institution

    Rough Waves, dated 1706, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  15. 1706

    Institution

    Rough Waves (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

  16. 1708

    Institution

    Hydrangeas, dated 1708, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The full dated record · 19 entries

  1. 1658

    Ogata Kōrin was born in 1658 at Heian-kyō.

  2. 1687

    Chinese Bellflowers, dated 1687, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  3. 1687

    Pheasant, dated 1687, held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  4. 1687

    Pheasant (Cleveland Museum of Art).

  5. 1700

    Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves is dated c. 1700 and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art.

  6. 1700

    Plum Tree is dated c. 1700 and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art.

  7. 1700

    Letter Box (1700) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 1700

    Plum Tree (The Cleveland Museum of Art).

  9. 1700

    Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves (The Cleveland Museum of Art).

  10. 1700

    Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges), dated 1700, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  11. 1700

    Fukurokuju, dated 1700, held by Minneapolis Institute of Art.

  12. 1704

    Hotei, dated 1704, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  13. 1704

    Hotei (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

  14. 1706

    Rough Waves, dated 1706, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  15. 1706

    Rough Waves (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

  16. 1708

    Hydrangeas, dated 1708, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  17. 1715

    Chrysanthemums by a Stream (The Cleveland Museum of Art).

  18. 1715

    Red and White Plum Blossoms (MOA Museum of Art).

  19. 1716

    Ogata Kōrin died in 1716 at Heian-kyō.

Where the work is held

Collections

Where material relating to Ogata Kōrin is held.

Primary material

Documents and archives

scholarly publication

authority file

reference work

Literature

Bibliography

5 From the Ogata Lineage to the Kōrin School, Ikeda Koson and the Construction of Rinpa, 2023.

  • Kōrin, n.², Oxford English Dictionary, 2023

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Citations

References

Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.

Every cited source · 9
  1. 01

    5 From the Ogata Lineage to the Kōrin School, Ikeda Koson and the Construction of Rinpa, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 02

    Chapter Three. The Patrons of Tawaraya Sōtatsu and Ogata Kōrin, Critical Perspectives on Classicism in Japanese Painting, 1600-1700, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 03

    Kōrin, n.², Oxford English Dictionary, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 04

    Ogata Kōrin, Oxford Art Online, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 05

    Sartorial Identity: Early Modern Japanese Textile Patterns and the Afterlife of Ogata Kōrin, Ars Orientalis, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 06

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 128773421, Ogata, Kōrin.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 07

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500034109, Ogata Kōrin.

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  8. 08

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q952938: Ogata Kōrin

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 09

    “Ogata Kōrin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Those registers additionally record the forms Ichinojō, Korin, Ogata, 尾形光琳, Ogata, Ichinojou, Korin, Ogata Kōrin, 光琳 and Ogata, Kourin.

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