Bijutsukai Pl.30
1901
Furuya Kōrin splits the visual world in two: a field of jagged pink carnations (nadeshiko) floating on cream above, and delicate white plum blossoms reaching up from a lavender ground below. Created for the influential art magazine *Bijutsukai* in 1901, this piece showcases the Rinpa school's love for bold, decorative patterns. Kōrin was a master of taking traditional Japanese motifs—like the hardy plum blossom symbolizing perseverance—and turning them into stylish, repeatable textures that feel surprisingly modern, almost like wallpaper you'd want in a chic Tokyo apartment today.