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Green Maple and Waterfall

Maruyama ŌkyoEdo period (dated 1787)

Suntory Museum of Art

Suntory Museum of Art
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

This painting depicts the splendid flow of water from a huge waterfall. The hanging scroll composition, about the height of an adult human, shows the straight descent of the waterfall and the black boulders in the pool beneath the falls. A green leafed maple tree branch extends across the top of the composition, giving a fresh and vivid sensibility to the scene. Okyo (1733-1795) often painted such waterfall scenes. The title inscription written on the right side of the composition was brushed by Okyo’s close friend Minagawa Kien (1734-1807). The inscription by Okyo, “Tenmei hinoto hitsuji chuto sha Okyo” [Tenmei 7 (1787) mid winter, painted by Okyo], indicates that the painting was created during the winter of Okyo’s 55th year.

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  • Title: Green Maple and Waterfall
  • Creator Lifespan: 1733 - 1795
  • Creator Nationality: Japan
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Birth Place: Tamba Province
  • Date Created: Edo period (dated 1787)
  • Location Created: Japan
  • Physical Dimensions: w920 x h1777 cm
  • Painter: Maruyama Okyo
  • Object Title (Japanese): 青楓瀑布図
  • Object Date (English): Edo period (dated 1787)
  • Category (Japanese): 絵画
  • Artist Name (Japanese): 円山応挙筆
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Suntory Museum of Art, Suntory Museum of Art
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