So writes Professor Richard L. Wilson in his new book, "The Potter's Brush," which catalogs the extensive collection of the Edo Period ceramic artist Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) at the Freer Gallery ...

Art: Kenzan VII. 2 minute read. TIME. February 27, 1950 12:00 AM GMT-5. ... Ogata Kenzan, who was sixth in succession of a great line of potters. I liked him at first go-off, ...

Style of Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743) Kyoto workshop, Kenzan style Description Bowl; round with smooth surface and finely cut thin foot ... including lacquer and albums of poetry illustrated with ...

Ogata Kenzan's small, molded box made for incense or seal paste bears a famous scene from the tenth-century literary classic Tales of Ise, in which an exiled courtier composes a poem to be carried ...

His brother Korin was a giant of the Rinpa school of traditional Japanese painting and enjoyed his time in the spotlight, while Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) lived a ...

They were also made by acclaimed Kyoto artisans such as Nonomura Ninsei and Ogata Kenzan. As expensive luxury items, iro-e goods were coveted by figures of the upper class such as lords, nobles ...