Minneapolis Institute of Art

Gamboling Puppies

Maruyama Ōkyo

Date

1779

Medium

Hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

One of O_kyo's great innovations was to sketch directly from nature. This approach, together with his interest in anatomy, led to works imbued with Western realism. Even when O_kyo painted in the traditional broad brush manner, as seen here, his use of foreshortening gave his subjects a convincing degree of volume. While O_kyo painted a wide range of subjects, including figures, animals, and landscapes, his lighthearted portrayals of gamboling puppies are particularly numerous. Japan, Asia

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