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2026年2月27日

Maruyama Okyo
【Monkey climbing dead trees】

This is a painting of a monkey that Okyo painted when he was 49 years old. Okyo's monkeys are somewhat plain, and while he places emphasis on depicting the facial expressions and forms, one of his charms lies in the way he glimpses his perspective, as if he is carefully determining the lines that give the monkey its distinctive appearance.Accompanying the painting is a caption by Kawabata Gyokusho, a Japanese painter of the Meiji and Taisho periods who taught the Maruyama school of painting at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
Number
D-189
Title
Monkey climbing dead trees
Artist
Maruyama Okyo
Detail
Materials : ink and light colour on satin
wooden boxed
Size : W 61.5 × H 40 cm (Image) ・ W 65 × H 132 cm (Mount)
certification by Kawabata Gyokusho
Painted in 1781 at the age of 49.
Artist History
Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) was a Japanese painter from the mid-Edo period. The founder of the Maruyama school. He learned painting methods of the Kano school from Ishida Yutei and distinguished himself as a painter. He is also known for placing the utmost importance on sketching. He taught many of his disciples, including the major painters called "the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School".
Price
1,800,000yen

Maruyama Okyo
【Monkey climbing dead trees】

This is a painting of a monkey that Okyo painted when he was 49 years old. Okyo's monkeys are somewhat plain, and while he places emphasis on depicting the facial expressions and forms, one of his charms lies in the way he glimpses his perspective, as if he is carefully determining the lines that give the monkey its distinctive appearance.Accompanying the painting is a caption by Kawabata Gyokusho, a Japanese painter of the Meiji and Taisho periods who taught the Maruyama school of painting at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
Number
D-189
Title
Monkey climbing dead trees
Artist
Maruyama Okyo
Detail
Materials : ink and light colour on satin
wooden boxed
Size : W 61.5 × H 40 cm (Image) ・ W 65 × H 132 cm (Mount)
certification by Kawabata Gyokusho
Painted in 1781 at the age of 49.
Artist History
Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) was a Japanese painter from the mid-Edo period. The founder of the Maruyama school. He learned painting methods of the Kano school from Ishida Yutei and distinguished himself as a painter. He is also known for placing the utmost importance on sketching. He taught many of his disciples, including the major painters called "the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School".
Price
1,800,000yen

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