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*''Born: [[1733]]''
*''Died: [[1795]]''
*''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.
==Life and career==
The son of a farmer, Ôkyo journeyed to Kyoto as a youth and became ''[[chonin|chônin]]'' (a townsman). In his teens, he worked at a toy shop, where he worked painting dolls' faces, and produced a number of ''[[uki-e]]'', woodblock prints highlighting Western-style linear perspective, including pieces called ''[[megane-e]]'', intended to be viewed through a stereoscope<ref name=Mason>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. pp. 319-22.</ref>.
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.
==References==
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Died: [[1795]]''
*''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.
==Life and career==
The son of a farmer, Ôkyo journeyed to Kyoto as a youth and became ''[[chonin|chônin]]'' (a townsman). In his teens, he worked at a toy shop, where he worked painting dolls' faces, and produced a number of ''[[uki-e]]'', woodblock prints highlighting Western-style linear perspective, including pieces called ''[[megane-e]]'', intended to be viewed through a stereoscope<ref name=Mason>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. pp. 319-22.</ref>.
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.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
