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Ascending the Dragon Gate

Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

Narrow, vertical format painting showing a fish from above in the upper right, with black streaks indicating water painted vertically at intervals across the top of the painting. Blue waves and frothy water in the lower part of the painting. — Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; 51 1/4 × 19 3/8 in (image). Public Domain

Artist
Maruyama Ōkyo

Subject Area
Creatures of the Sea

Artistic Techniques
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Saint Louis Art Museum ↗

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The Art of Maruyama Ōkyo

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