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Hon'ami Koetsu

Hon'ami Koetsu

Artist
WA-00182161
Rimpa school
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
17
Assets Indexed
1
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Kitaoji Rosanjininfluenced byHon'ami Koetsu

Authority Records (2)

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  • Wikidata IdWikidata P2042· 98%✓

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Hon'ami Kōetsu was a Japanese calligrapher, craftsman, lacquerer, potter, landscape gardener, connoisseur of swords and a devotee of the tea ceremony. His works are generally considered to have inspired the founding of the Rinpa school of painting.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 2mo ago

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Artworks (15)

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15 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image
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    15 published15 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

30 entries · 1 sources
  • Writing Box with Pontoon Bridge
    1700 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Fujisan
    1700 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Shin kokin wakashū)
    1620 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura hyakunin isshu)
    1617 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Waka Poem with Printed Gold-and-Silver Underpainting of Cypress Fronds
    1616 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Section of a Handscroll with Waka and Underpainting of Pines
    1616 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass
    1610 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach
    1606 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms
    1606 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Writing Box with a Bugaku Performer
    — · Wikidata · 2 prov
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