Art Society Pl.103
1901
Imagine flipping through an art magazine in 1901 Japan and stumbling upon this striking two-part design by Furuya Kōrin, a master who literally took his name from a legendary 17th-century artist. The top section bursts with bold geometry—sharp blue diamonds and brown stripes that echo the famous 'Eight Bridges' textile pattern often associated with iris gardens. The bottom half softens the mood with a dreamy, mint-green field where stylized irises float like elegant ghosts. This plate from *Bijutsukai* (The Art World) magazine was part of a vital movement to keep the decorative Rinpa style alive as Western art flooded into the country, serving as a beautiful visual bridge between Japan's traditional aesthetics and the modern age of publishing.