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Photograph of Red and White Plum Blossoms

Red and White Plum Blossoms

紅白梅図屏風

National TreasurePair of two-panel folding screens — Edo period

National Treasure

Red and White Plum Blossoms

紅白梅図屏風

Type
Pair of two-panel folding screens
Period and date
Edo period, 18th century
Artist
Ogata Kōrin
Collection:
MOA Museum of Art

03 — Overview

Ogata Kōrin's pair of two-panel screens with a patterned stream flowing between a white plum tree and a red one. Handed down in the Tsugaru family and acquired in the 1950s by Okada Mokichi; now a National Treasure in the MOA Museum of Art.

04 — Object data

Designation
National TreasureSource ↗
Type
Pair of two-panel folding screens
Category
Painting
Artist
Ogata Kōrin
Period
Edo period
Date
18th century
Collection
MOA Museum of Art ↗
05 — Detail · Red and White Plum Blossomslabel QS:Len,"Red and White Plum Blossoms"label QS:Lja,"紅白梅図屏風" · By Ogata Kōrin · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

10 — Gallery

11 — Maker

尾形光琳

Ogata Kōrin

1658–1716 — Painter and designer

12 — Collection

MOA Museum of Art

Official website ↗

13 — Related objects

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燕子花図屏風

Pair of six-panel folding screens — Edo· National Treasure

Photograph of Wind God and Thunder God Screens

Wind God and Thunder God Screens

風神雷神図屏風

Pair of two-panel folding screens — Edo· National Treasure

Photograph of Pine Trees in Snow

Pine Trees in Snow

雪松図屏風

Folding screens — Edo· National Treasure

Photograph of Pine Trees Screens

Pine Trees Screens

松林図屏風

Pair of six-panel folding screens — Momoyama· National Treasure

14 — Sources & references

  1. [1]
    紅白梅図

    文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース · Government · Supports: Designation, Name

  2. [2]
    https://www.moaart.or.jp/?collections=053

    Museum · Museum · Supports: Collection, Description

  3. [3]
    Wikidata Q28154824

    Wikidata · Database · Supports: Name, Date, Maker, Collection · Accessed 2026-09-25

  4. [4]
    紅白梅図

    Wikipedia（日本語版） · Encyclopedia · Supports: Description · Accessed 2026-09-25

  5. [5]
    Red and White Plum Blossoms

    Wikipedia (English) · Encyclopedia · Supports: Description · Accessed 2026-09-25

  6. [6]
    File:Ogata Kōrin - Red and White Plum Blossoms.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  7. [7]
    File:Incense Wrapper Decorated with White Plum Blossoms.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  8. [8]
    File:KORIN-Plum-trees-L.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  9. [9]
    File:KORIN-Plum-trees-R.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

15 — Image credits

  1. Red and White Plum Blossomslabel QS:Len,"Red and White Plum Blossoms"label QS:Lja,"紅白梅図屏風"

    Creator / Photographer
    Ogata Kōrin
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Ogata Kōrin - Red and White Plum Blossoms.jpg ↗
    Credit
    https://www.at-s.com/news/article/shizuoka/1032532.html
    Licence
    Public domain

  2. Incense Wrapper Decorated with White Plum Blossoms

    Creator / Photographer
    Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716)
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Incense Wrapper Decorated with White Plum Blossoms.jpg ↗
    Credit
    MOA Museum of Art
    Licence
    Public domain

  3. Red and White Plum Blossoms (left)

    Creator / Photographer
    Ogata Kōrin
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:KORIN-Plum-trees-L.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Book scanned
    Licence
    Public domain

  4. Red and White Plum Blossoms (right)

    Creator / Photographer
    Ogata Kōrin
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:KORIN-Plum-trees-R.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Book scanned
    Licence
    Public domain
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