Bijutsukai Pl.55
1901
Furuya Kōrin transforms a traditional landscape into a graphic explosion of black, starburst-shaped pine trees and flowing, salmon-pink clouds. As a leading figure of the Rinpa school revival, he took classic nature motifs and stylized them into bold, decorative patterns that feel almost like modern fabric design. The faint, ghostly grey trees in the background add a misty depth to the composition, suggesting a forest stretching far beyond the page. Published in the influential art magazine 'Bijutsukai' in 1901, this piece captures the moment when traditional Japanese aesthetics were being packaged for a modern audience.