Maruyama Okyo
【A heron with willow trees in the rain】
Title
A heron with willow trees in the rain
Detail
Materials : ink on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 27 × H 106 cm (Image) ・ W 29 × H 186.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained on the mount / slightly creased, trace of repair on the image
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".