Morning Glories and Puppies
Maruyama Ōkyo · 1784
Why it's great
Puppies play under a trellis of morning glories in the soft light of dawn. Maruyama Ōkyo was famous for painting animals from life, which was new in Japan, and his puppies are a famous example. The soft fluffy dogs have made many people smile. It's an adorable picture from the 1700s.
👀 Look closer!
Count the puppies and see how each one is doing something different. Which is the sleepiest?
Where to see it
📍 Tokyo National MuseumTokyo, Japan
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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.
