White Herons – (Maruyama Ōkyo) ◄ Edellinen seuraava ►

Artist: Maruyama Ōkyo

Treffi: 1769

koko: 36 x 57 cm

Tekniikka: Paper

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.