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Balloon Flowers in a Basket
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About this work
The artist Ogata Kenzan is best known for his ceramic works, but his artistic interests also included painting and calligraphy. This folding fan was painted by Kenzan with a basket of balloon flowers on a gold-leafed background. Kenzan's inscription and red seal mark appear at the right. The back of the fan is inscribed with a poem.
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBalloon Flowers in a Basket. early 18th century. Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743). National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
