Bijutsukai Pl.172
1901
Imagine a river of clouds flowing through a garden of delicate, wispy branches. Bright red maple leaves—some solid, some sporting a cool checkered pattern—float along these blue and white streams. Furuya Kōrin, a key figure in the Rinpa art movement, designed this piece for 'Bijutsukai', a prestigious art magazine published in 1901. It captures the Japanese aesthetic of reimagining familiar objects in playful, decorative ways, blending autumn leaves with spring-like branches into a rhythmic, dreamlike pattern.