{"id":1995,"title":"Gamboling Puppies","medium":"Hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk","classification":"Paintings","dimension":"15 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (39.37 x 52.71 cm)","object_name":"hanging scroll","continent":"Asia","country":"Japan","nationality":"Japanese","dated":"1779","room":"Not on View","role":"Artist","signed":"LRC, in black: 安永己亥仲夏寫　應舉","markings":"LRC red artist's seals: 應舉之印, 仲選","text":"One of O_kyo's great innovations was to sketch directly from nature. This approach, together with his interest in anatomy, led to works imbued with Western realism. Even when O_kyo painted in the traditional broad brush manner, as seen here, his use of foreshortening gave his subjects a convincing degree of volume. While O_kyo painted a wide range of subjects, including figures, animals, and landscapes, his lighthearted portrayals of gamboling puppies are particularly numerous.","creditline":"Bequest of Richard P. Gale","accession_number":"74.1.136","artist":"Maruyama Ōkyo","life_date":"Japanese, Shijō, 1733–1795","department":"Asian Art","rights_type":"Public Domain","image_width":6187,"image_height":4375,"recent":0,"see_also":[],"sort_number":"74     1  136","dynasty":"Edo period (1603–1868)","image":"valid","public_access":1,"curator_approved":1,"highlights":0,"Cache_Location":"001000\\900\\90\\1995","Primary_RenditionNumber":"mia_5032082.jpg","Rights_Image_Display":"Full","mtime":"2026-02-04T06:00:50.797Z"}