Peony Sheltered by Rice Straw — Sakai Hōitsu

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Artist: Sakai Hōitsu
Date: 1794
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture: Japan

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THE ARTIST

Sakai Hōitsu

Sakai Hōitsu, a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school, famously revived the decorative style of Ogata Kōrin in the Edo period.

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