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Heron on a Willow Branch, late 1700s. Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk.

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Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk · Image: 69.4 x 185 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Heron on a Willow Branch
Artist
Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)
Date
late 1700s
Medium
Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 69.4 x 185 cm (27 5/16 x 72 13/16 in.)
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1733–1795

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Heron on a Willow Branch · Maruyama Ōkyo, late 1700s
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