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A Japanese Kakejiku (scroll) signed Maruyama Okyo, Edo period,…
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Melbourne
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8-Oct-2018
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A Japanese Kakejiku (scroll) signed Maruyama Okyo, Edo period, 18th century Maruyama school scroll dated Tenmei 7 (1787) in sumi and colours on silk, depicting a flower cart brimming with peonies, sunflowers and blossom with lively Karako (Tang style court children) signed, the painting 106 cm high, 41.5 cm wide other Notes: Tenmei Hinotohitsuji Chuka Sha Okyo (painted by Okyo in mid summer in the year of the fire sheep (1787) with two seals Okyo no in and Chusen. Born to a poor farming family in Tanba, Kyoto prefecture, Okyo brought a revolution in the world of Japanese painting. During his formative years he studied the Kano and Tosa inspired techniques under Ishida Yutei (1772-1786). Okyo was also influenced by Western realism. He ultimately combined all three styles and established his own style, previously unseen in Japan
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Oriental: Ceramics - Japanese