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2026年1月20日

Maruyama Okyo
【Toryumon】

Okyo's carp are known for their accurate sketching, lively and smooth movements, and sometimes bold composition, which evoke images in the viewer. This work was created when Okyo was 45 years old, the year after he created "Wisteria" (Nezu Museum), an Important Cultural Property.
Number
D-176
Title
Toryumon
Artist
Maruyama Okyo
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed (double)
Size : W 36.5 × H 106 cm (Image) ・ W 50 × H 198 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained , slightly creased on the image
Appeared in "Auction catalogue of Sawa Kyudaishi of Senshu and an anonymous landlord's Collection"(May 1934)
Painted in 1777 at the age of 45.
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
3,800,000yen

Maruyama Okyo
【Toryumon】

Okyo's carp are known for their accurate sketching, lively and smooth movements, and sometimes bold composition, which evoke images in the viewer. This work was created when Okyo was 45 years old, the year after he created "Wisteria" (Nezu Museum), an Important Cultural Property.
Number
D-176
Title
Toryumon
Artist
Maruyama Okyo
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed (double)
Size : W 36.5 × H 106 cm (Image) ・ W 50 × H 198 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained , slightly creased on the image
Appeared in "Auction catalogue of Sawa Kyudaishi of Senshu and an anonymous landlord's Collection"(May 1934)
Painted in 1777 at the age of 45.
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
3,800,000yen

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