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. |