What is a byobu? | Ogata Korin’s Landscape
Speaker: Dr. Cortney Chaffin Kim
Ogata Korin’s Folding Screen
A gorgeous Japanese byōbu by the 18th-century artist Ogata Kōrin helps explain what a byōbu is, its history, and its function. This video also takes a close look at Kōrin’s painting and why folding screens are an important Japanese art form.
Ogata Kōrin, Landscape, early 18th century, two-panel screen, ink on gilded paper, 52 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (134 x 75.5 cm). Seattle Asian Art Museum. Photo: © Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction to Japanese byōbu
0:09 What is a byobu?
0:46 How are byōbu made and how were they used?
1:26 A byōbu by Ogata Kōrin
2:43 The global influence of byōbu
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