Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795)
The Ghost of Oyuki, late 18th century
Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and slight colour on silk, depicting a female ghost with long, dishevelled hair, her mouth downturned in a grimace, her right hand in a contorted gesture, signed Okyo with seal Okyo no in; with wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Yurei ichijiku (Ghost, one scroll) and inscribed inside Maru Okyo no ga kijo kakefuku Manzotei shozo ima yo ni tsutaete Keirin Manroku ni shosai mono sunawachi kore nari Keisetsu rojin (Scroll of a devil-woman by Maru[yama] Okyo [formerly] in the Manzotei collection and transferred to me; this is the piece recorded in the Keirin manroku, Keisetsu Rojin), with two seals. Overall 147cm x 49.7cm (57 7/8in x 19 5/8in), image 97cm x 39cm (38 3/16in x 15 3/8in). (2).
Saleroom notices
- The painting is published and illustrated by Kaneko Nobuhisa, Motto shiritai Nagasawa Rosetsu: shogai to sakuhin (Want to Know More about Nagasawa Rosetsu: The Life and Work), Tokyo, Tokyo Bijutsu, 2014, p.67.