Heron on a Willow Branch, late 1700s. Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733-1795). Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk; image: x 185 cm (27 5/16 x 72 13/16 in.). Okyo was the most influential painter and teacher of his time in Kyoto. His mastery of brush and ink found expression in a variety of Chinese and Japanese subjects, painting styles, and formats. This depiction of a heron on a willow branch is done in a classical Japanese painting (yamato-e) style, utilizing flat areas of colorful pigments set against an expansive background with little or no spatial depth.

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Size: 3400px × 1284px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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