White Herons

1769

Not on view

Blank paper is left in reserve for the bodies of the herons, silhouetted by soft, misty wash rather than ink outline. Instead of depending on images from copybooks for inspiration, Maruyama Ōkyo, founder of the Maruyama-Shijo school and proponent of naturalism in painting, practiced sketching from life. He created images of birds, animals, and fish drawn from every angle, and captured the atmospheric effects of rain, mist, and snow.

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円山応挙筆白鷺図
Title: White Herons
Artist: Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 (Japanese, 1733–1795)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1769
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 14 x 22 5/16 in. (35.5 x 56.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.71
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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