Paulownias and Chrysanthemums

Sakai Hōitsu’s ‘Paulownias and Chrysanthemums’ is an early 1800s two-panel folding screen. Ink and color on gilded paper. From the Edo period.

The screen features paulownias and chrysanthemums. Common motifs in Japanese art. They symbolize longevity and renewal.

Sakai Hōitsu was part of the Rinpa school. Known for reviving Ogata Kōrin’s style. He also created reproductions of Kōrin’s work.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.386

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