Collection: Kōrin Furuya

(Kaizu 1875 - Kaizu 1910)

Furuya was a Japanese artist, illustrator and designer active in the Kyoto art circle in the Meiji period. He taught in the Kyoto School of Art from 1905 until his death.

The Patterns of Kōrin (Kōrin moyo) printed and published in 1907 are multi-colored woodcuts originally conceived as a sampling of textile motifs inspired by works in the Rinpa style. They became very popular with Kyoto kimono designers and makers.

John T. Carpenter Curator of Japanese Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes it as a collection that blends traditional Japanese motifs with modern Western designs.

His works are kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.