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Puppies

Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
Color painting of three pupples in the center against a blue backround scattered with gold dust along the top and bottom registers. The puppy on the left, with brown and white fur, is curled up facing the viewer with mouth and eyes open; the central puppy, with whote fur on the body and brown on the face, is seated facing the viewer with eyes closed; the puppy on the right, with white fur, is standing in profile facing left.
Two-panel folding screen, ink and color on paper, 9 5/8 × 49 3/4 in. Public Domain
Artist
Maruyama Ōkyo
Subject Area
Artistic Techniques
Artistic Techniques
Shasei Gold, Gold Leaf
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