Authentic Work by Ogata Kenzan:

Authentic Work by Ogata Kenzan: "Plum and Peony" and "Chrysanthemum and Butterfly" Diptych, Flower and Bird Paintings, Hanging Scroll

Ogata Kenzan (1663¨C1743) was a potter from the early to mid-Edo period, born in the third year of Kanbun. He was the third son of Ogata Soken and the younger brother of Ogata Korin. He studied scholarship and the tea ceremony under Fujimura Yoken and painting under Kano Yasunobu. Influenced by Hon'ami Koetsu, he trained at the kiln of Nonomura Ninsei. In the twelfth year of Genroku, he established the Kenzan kiln at Narutaki (Kyoto) and later engaged in pottery creation in Iriya, Edo, and Sano, Shimotsuke (Tochigi Prefecture). He passed away on the second day of the sixth month of the third year of Kanpo, at the age of 81.

The present work is a silk-based hand-painted piece, with slight stains, paste marks, and smudges, and the mounting has some creases. The scroll ends are made of rosewood with maki-e decoration. It comes with a paulownia wood storage box, with the scroll measuring 200 cm in length and 56 cm in width.