Bijutsukai Pl.125
1901
Furuya Kōrin, a key figure in the early 20th-century Rinpa revival, offers a masterclass in design abstraction in this plate from the *Bijutsukai* (Art World) magazine. The composition is split into a fascinating study of transformation: the top section features large, lobed leaves and winged seed pods rendered in soft earth tones, floating with an elegant, airy quality. Below, these organic forms are distilled into a rhythmic, repeating pattern of cool greens and whites, likely a blueprint for a kimono or lacquerware design. It’s a beautiful example of how Japanese artists looked at the forest floor and saw a textile pattern waiting to happen.
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