Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)

Colors in this work

Artist: Ogata Kōrin
Date: after 1709
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: Image (each screen): 64 7/16 in. x 11ft. 6 3/4 in. (163.7 x 352.4 cm) Overall (each screen): 70 1/2 in. x 12 ft. 2 1/4 in. (179.1 x 371.5 cm)
Origin: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CFA267 · 30%

Pine Needle · Green family · #216042 · 19%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #54452C · 11%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #F4C98A · 8%

Indigo Vault · Blue family · #24374C · 8%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #796542 · 7%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #987A4B · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AD854D · 4%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #281C07 · 3%

Fern Pigment · Green family · #637A50 · 2%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #9F8D6A · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3E4E4F · <1%

Stormwash · Blue family · #586677 · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #8C8172 · <1%

Celadon Body · Green family · #6A9A79 · <1%

Beeswax Light · Yellow family · #DEAA55 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A7867B · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #858E9B · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Louisa Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1953

11 tags

Flora Both · 99%

The Met lists Flowers as a subject, and the image visibly depicts numerous iris blossoms and leaves.

Rinpa School Interpretive · 84%

The stylized iris clusters, flattened spatial construction, patterned surface, and prominent use of gold support an association with the Rinpa school, although the supplied catalog metadata does not list a style.

Patterns Visual · 95%

Repeated iris clusters, vertical leaves, panel divisions, and the ornamental border create a strongly patterned surface.
Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 96%

Deep blue flowers and saturated green foliage contrast vividly with the gold background.
Flatness Visual · 92%

Broad flattened areas of foliage and flowers are set against an expansive gold field with limited illusionistic depth.

Screen Format Metadata · 100%

The work is cataloged as a pair of six-panel folding screens.
Painting Metadata · 100%

The catalog records ink and color on gold leaf on paper and classifies the work as paintings.

18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1710–1716, placing it in the eighteenth century.

Japanese Art Both · 99%

The catalog identifies Japan as the place of origin, and the folding-screen format and painted treatment are consistent with Japanese art traditions.

Gold Metadata · 100%

The catalog specifies gold leaf as part of the work’s surface and support, while the image shows a luminous gold ground.
Use of Paper Metadata · 100%

The catalog specifies paper as the material carrying the ink, color, and gold leaf.

Ogata Kōrin. Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.