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*''Born: [[1733]]''

*''Born: [[1733]]''

*''Died: [[1795]]''

*''Died: [[1795]]''

*''Japanese'': 円山応挙 ''(Maruyama Oukyo)''

*''Japanese'': [[円山]]応挙 ''(Maruyama Oukyo)''

Maruyama Ôkyo was the founder of the [[Maruyama-Shijo school|Maruyama-Shijô school]] of Japanese painting, and the leading artist in mid-to-late 18th century Kyoto. He is particularly known for his monochrome ink paintings of traditional subjects - such as tiger and dragon - incorporating Western painting techniques such as shading and linear perspective<ref name=tigerdragon>Morse, Anne Nishimura et al. ''MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan''. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2008. p153.</ref>, creating works which were quite innovative for their time but still look wholly Japanese traditional to the modern eye.

Maruyama Ôkyo was the founder of the [[Maruyama-Shijo school|Maruyama-Shijô school]] of Japanese painting, and the leading artist in mid-to-late 18th century Kyoto. He is particularly known for his monochrome ink paintings of traditional subjects - such as tiger and dragon - incorporating Western painting techniques such as shading and linear perspective<ref name=tigerdragon>Morse, Anne Nishimura et al. ''MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan''. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2008. p153.</ref>, creating works which were quite innovative for their time but still look wholly Japanese traditional to the modern eye.

He learned something of Western techniques by studying imported Western paintings, and used these techniques to revitalize traditional subjects while displaying a masterful command of brush and ink. In 1775, he was listed first among all painters in Kyoto, in a guide to notable people in the city<ref name=tigerdragon/>.

He learned something of Western techniques by studying imported Western paintings, and used these techniques to revitalize traditional subjects while displaying a masterful command of brush and ink. In 1775, he was listed first among all painters in Kyoto, in a guide to notable people in the city<ref name=tigerdragon/>.

He was succeeded by his pupil [[Maruyama Goshun]], who established a studio on Shijô-dôri, from which the name of the Maruyama-Shijô school is derived. Some of Ôkyo's other students, such as [[Nagasawa Rosetsu]], went on to work as [[Eccentric painters]], independently of any school.

He was succeeded by his pupil [[Matsumura Goshun]], who established a studio on Shijô-dôri, from which the name of the Maruyama-Shijô school is derived. Some of Ôkyo's other students, such as [[Nagasawa Rosetsu]], went on to work as [[Eccentric painters]], independently of any school.

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