[Morgan Pitelka]

Hi Jennifer, I'm originally from Humboldt County. I'm a third generation Californian and was born in and lived in Blue Lake/Arcata until I was thirteen years old. I love that part of the world!

[Morgan Pitelka]

Hi this is Morgan, the instructor for the course. I am also visiting Scotland this summer, in early July. It is my first time there! Very excited. 

[Morgan Pitelka]

The artist who produced that remarkable folding screen of irises from the lecture will be profiled in an online lecture by a curator from the Freer and Sackler Art Galleries at the Smithsonian. The details are below!

 

We would like to invite you to the talk Modes of Making: Ogata Korin and Art in Early Modern Japan by Frank Feltens (Associate Curator of Japanese Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery) on his research and book project about the prolific Japanese painter Ogata Korin.

Modes of Making: Ogata Korin and Art in Early Modern Japan
Frank Feltens (Associate Curator of Japanese Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery)

12. July 2021 (Mo), 18:15 (German time/CEST)

PDT (US) 9:15 
MDT (US) 10:15 

CDT (US) 11:15

EDT (US) 12:15

BST (London) 17:15

JST (Tokyo) 1:15

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84323829020?pwd=cWNVOVBMV3RoRDVheko5bUtORTNBUT09

Meeting ID: 843 2382 9020

Passcode: Korin

Abstract:

Ogata Korin (1658-1716) is one of early modern Japan's most cherished artists. He was also one of the era's most versatile painters, having worked in nearly every medium available to artists during his time: painting, lacquer, ceramics, and textiles. Korin's mastery lies in the multivalence of his materials and his skill in recasting age-old themes into novel visual experiences. Through the lens of the iris subject--one of Korin's signature tropes--this talk explores the processes of production, layered cultural meanings, and impact of key examples of Korin's iris works in different media. The talk draws from Feltens' book Ogata Korin: Art in Early Modern Japan, available from Yale University Press.

The talk is part of this summer term’s lecture series on New Publications in Japanese Art History at the Institute for East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University.

[Morgan Pitelka]

Katharine, I gave a lecture at the opening of that exhibit! ANd I also have an essay in the catalog, which is unfortunately hard to find, so I'll attach it. Here's the reference:

Morgan Pitelka, “Warriors, Tea, and Art in Premodern Japan.” Samurai: Beyond the Sword. Ed. Birgitta Augustin. Detroit Institute of Arts, 2014. 

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[Morgan Pitelka]

Thanks for this question Paul. It actually is the rise of the samurai--the subject of next week's class--that further disempowered elite women, though many continued to have some influence as authors and patrons of the arts. For more info, I recommend this comprehensive bibliography of Japanese women writers throughout history: https://www.gayerowley.com/teaching/women-writers-bibliography/

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