Artist

Maruyama Ōkyo

1733–1795 · born in Minamikuwada district · died in Kyoto

Maruyama Ōkyo was born into a farming family near Kyoto and became one of the most important Japanese painters of the 1700s. He taught himself to paint from nature and was famous for his realistic animals and plants. He founded the Maruyama school. He died in Kyoto in 1795.