Summer Night; Winter Day by Maruyama Ōkyo
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Summer Night; Winter Day

Maruyama Ōkyo · 1784

Moonlit summer and snow-covered winter face each other across a pair of screens.

What to notice

Compare the drifting clouds and night vegetation with the pale winter hills; observation and gold ground hold opposite seasons together.

Discover

Ōkyo combined close study from nature, Western-influenced realism, and Japanese screen-painting traditions. The paired panoramas make seasonal contrast feel both immediate and meditative.

Source institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
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