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Style of Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743) · 18th century · Wood, mineral pigment, and gesso

From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The pleasing visual contrast achieved by applying pigment-based designs and drawings to an unadorned natural surface--silk, paper, clay, or wood--expresses an important aspect of Japanese aesthetic sensibility: the celebration of art's material foundations.

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Credit lineBox. 18th century. Style of Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743). National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
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