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Maruyama Ôkyo

Japanese, 1733–1795

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About

Why this artist matters now

Maruyama Ōkyo , born Maruyama Masataka, was a Japanese artist active in the late 18th century. He moved to Kyoto, during which he studied artworks from Chinese, Japanese and Western sources. A personal style of Western naturalism mixed with Eastern decorative design emerged, and Ōkyo founded the Maruyama school of painting. Although many of his fellow artists criticized his work as too slavishly devoted to natural representation, it proved a success with laypeople.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (9)

Cherry from Ōkyo Picture Book

1850 · accordion-style woodblock printed folding-book; ink and color on paper

Each page: 28.5 x 19.1 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Azure-Winged Magpie from Ōkyo Picture Book

1850 · accordion-style woodblock printed folding-book; ink and color on paper

Each page: 28.5 x 19.1 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Summer Night; Winter Day

1784 · Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, gold, and silver on paper

Overall: 154 x 362 cm (60 5/8 x 142 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Winter Day

1784 · Six-panel folding screen, ink, gold, and silver on paper

Image: 154 x 362 cm (60 5/8 x 142 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Summer Night

1784 · Six-panel folding screen, ink, gold, and silver on paper

Image: 154 x 362 cm (60 5/8 x 142 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tiger in Wind

1776 · hanging scroll; ink on paper

Painting: 134.6 x 58 cm (53 x 22 13/16 in.); Mounted: 194 x 73 cm (76 3/8 x 28 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion

1775 · Six-panel folding screen; ink and slight color on paper

Image: 83 x 191.8 cm (32 11/16 x 75 1/2 in.); Overall: 95.7 x 204.5 cm (37 11/16 x 80 1/2 in.); Open and extended: 83 x 243 cm (32 11/16 x 95 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cranes and Pine

1767 · One of a pair of six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper

Paintings: 167 × 372 cm (65 3/4 × 146 1/2 in.); Frames: 171 × 376 cm (67 3/8 × 148 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Turtles and Plum Branches

1767 · One of a pair of six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper

Painting: 167 × 372 cm (65 3/4 × 146 1/2 in.); Frame: 171 × 376 cm (67 3/8 × 148 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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9 published of 43 catalogued · 41 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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22 entries · 2 sources

Tiger in Wind
1776 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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Summer Night; Winter Day
1784 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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Summer Night
1784 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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Winter Day
1784 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion
1775 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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Azure-Winged Magpie from Ōkyo Picture Book
1850 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cherry from Ōkyo Picture Book
1850 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Rijksmuseum

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Azure-Winged Magpie from Ōkyo Picture Book (1850)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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