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Maruyama Ōkyo

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) was a Japanese painter.

Also recorded as Maruyama Okyo; Ōkyo Maruyama.

Overview

Born at Minamikuwada district in 1733, died at Kyoto in 1795.

In detail

training under Ishida Yūtei is recorded. Gen Ki, Nagasawa Rosetsu and Mori Tetsuzan are recorded as having studied under Maruyama Ōkyo.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are shunga. The authority associates the name with Maruyama school.

Works named in the authority record are The Ghost of Oyuki, Pine Trees in the Snow and Cracked Ice screen.

Work by Maruyama Ōkyo is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Ashmolean Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Maruyama Ōkyo”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q405444: Maruyama Ōkyo

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