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2025年10月13日

Maruyama Okyo
【Lotus and a turtle】

A turtle swims leisurely in a lotus pond. Okyo left behind many paintings of turtles, but this one is appealing for its light-hearted depiction, as if it were an improvisation. This work was painted in 1783, when Okyo was 51 years old.
Number
D-155
Title
Lotus and a turtle
Artist
Maruyama Okyo
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 32.5 × H 101 cm (Image) ・ W 46.5 × H 188.5 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1783 at the age of 51.
Condition: slightly stained
certification by Maruyama Oshin
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
1,500,000yen

Maruyama Okyo
【Lotus and a turtle】

A turtle swims leisurely in a lotus pond. Okyo left behind many paintings of turtles, but this one is appealing for its light-hearted depiction, as if it were an improvisation. This work was painted in 1783, when Okyo was 51 years old.
Number
D-155
Title
Lotus and a turtle
Artist
Maruyama Okyo
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 32.5 × H 101 cm (Image) ・ W 46.5 × H 188.5 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1783 at the age of 51.
Condition: slightly stained
certification by Maruyama Oshin
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
1,500,000yen

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