Camellia by Water

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Artist: Ogata Kenzan
Date: dated 1741
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 x 17 3/4 in. (30.5 x 45.1 cm)
Origin: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B59981 · 38%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #3D605D · 23%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #364952 · 13%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6C4E2E · 9%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #816F57 · 6%

Mossed Limestone · Green family · #758264 · 4%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #2D291F · 3%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #1C1D20 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BB905E · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #93876D · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CBAE93 · <1%

Weathered Brick · Orange family · #A9543E · <1%

Apricot Plaster · Orange family · #F0CB9A · <1%

Celadon Body · Green family · #749F81 · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #6B7B82 · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #898783 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #99ABB2 · <1%

Shell Cameo · Pink family · #C6867D · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

10 tags

Flora Both · 99%

The catalog lists “Flowers” as the subject, and the image prominently depicts a flowering camellia with blossoms, buds, leaves, and stems.
Water Both · 99%

The title identifies the subject as being by water, and the image clearly shows broad blue water forms with curling wave motifs.

Patterns Visual · 97%

Repeated curling wave motifs fill the blue water areas, producing a strongly patterned surface.
Curvilinear Forms Visual · 93%

The plant stems, leaves, blossoms, and wave motifs are formed primarily from sweeping rounded contours.
Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 88%

Red blossoms and green foliage contrast strongly with the blue water and warm beige paper ground.

Hanging Scroll Metadata · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the object as a hanging scroll and a painting.
Painting Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the work as ink and color on paper and classifies it as a painting.

18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The work is dated 1741, placing it in the eighteenth century.

Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

The work’s place of origin is recorded as Japan, and the artist is identified as Japanese.

Use of Paper Metadata · 98%

The medium is recorded as ink and color on paper, supporting the use-of-paper material tag.

Ogata Kenzan. Camellia by Water. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.