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Ogata Kōan (緒方 洪庵, August 13, 1810 – July 25, 1863) was a Japanese physician and rangaku scholar in late Edo period Japan, noted for establishing an academy which later developed into Osaka University. Many of his students subsequently played important roles in the Meiji Restoration and the westernization of Japan in the Meiji period.
- Japanese
- July 25, 1863 (aged 52), Edo, Japan
- doctor, rangaku scholar
White blossoms (detail), Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms, Edo period, 18th century, pair of two-fold screens, color and gold leaf on paper, 156 x 172.2 cm each, National Treasure ( MOA Museum, Atami, Japan) A profligate who squandered his family’s enormous wealth, Kōrin benefitted from the wide design experience afforded by its ...
Dec 6, 2023 · A landscape transformed. In Red and White Plum Blossoms, Ogata Kōrin transforms a very simple landscape theme—two flowering trees on either side of a brook—into a dream vision. Executed in black ink and blotchy washes of gem-like mineral color on a pair of folding screens, the image seems both abstract and realistic at the same time.
Ogata Koan ( ) Ogata Koan (. ) Koan OGATA (August 13, 1810 - July 25, 1863) was a Japanese samurai, feudal retainer of the Ashimori Domain, doctor, and Dutch scholar. He opened a private school named Tekijuku in Osaka to educate people. Koan's imina (personal name) was Akira, his azana (adult male's nickname)was Kosai, and his go (pen name ...
About OGATA Koan. OGATA Koan’s original given name was TAGAMI Seinosuke (Akira), and when he became an adult at the age 16, he was given his adult name TAGAMI Seinosuke Koreaki. Since he started studying in Osaka, he started to use the name OGATA Sanpei, and finally changed it to OGATA Koan when he began his medical practice and teaching of ...
Ogata Koan [緒方洪庵] was born in to a samurai family in Okayama in 1810. Throughout his childhood Ogata was prone to sickness, making him unable to weld a sword like his father. So, instead he decided to become a doctor. In 1825, Ogata and his family moved to Osaka and Ogata was enrolled in a Dutch Studies school run by the famous scholar ...
Jul 20, 1998 · brother Ogata Kenzan. Ogata Kōrin (born 1658, Kyōto, Japan—died July 20, 1716, Kyōto) was a Japanese artist of the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), regarded, along with Sōtatsu, as one of the masters of the Sōtatsu-Kōetsu school of decorative painting. He is particularly famous for his screen paintings, lacquerwork, and textile designs.
