-A stream cuts rhythmically through the scene; swirls in the paint surface indicate water currents -White plum blossoms on left; red on right -The artist worked in vivid colors or ink monochrome on gold ground -This work has more abstract and simplified forms than the compositions of Ogata’s predecessors -Old tree on left is balanced by a new tree on right
--Japanese rinpa style named for Ogata -The work is influenced by the yamato-e style of painting -Tatashikomi technique, in which paint is applied to a surface that has not already dried from a previous application; creates a dripping effect, useful in depicting streams or flowers. -The artist was a member of a Kyoto family of textile merchants that serviced samurai, a few nobility, and city dwellers
-Japanese screen, usually used to separate spaces in a room.
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