Detail View: The AMICA Library: Heron on a Tree Trunk

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1997.108
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Name: 
Okyo, Maruyama
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1733 - 1795
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Maruyama Okyo
Title: 
Heron on a Tree Trunk
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
2nd half 18th Century
Creation Start Date: 
1750
Creation End Date: 
1795
Materials and Techniques: 
two-fold screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 69.4cm x 185cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1997.108
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Rights: 
Context: 
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 tree 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.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1997.108.tif