Authentic Works by Maruyama ¨­kyo and Tao Yuanming: Three Scrolls of Flowers, Birds, and Figures wit

Authentic Works by Maruyama ¨­kyo, Tao Yuanming: Three Scrolls of Flowers, Birds, and Figures with Authentication Certificate

Maruyama ¨­kyo , lived from 1733 to 1795, was active during the mid to late Edo period as a painter and founder of the Maruyama school. Originally surnamed Fujiwara (later changed to Minamoto), he took the surname Maruyama and was named Iwajiro (later changed to Mondo), with art names including Kawan, Setei, Issho, Senrei, Sensai, Seishukan, Oshimizu Gyoshi, Joun, and Rakuyo Sennin. He studied under Ishida Yutei and was born in Ano Village, Kuwata District, Tanba Province (present-day Ano, Sogabe Town, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture), as the second son of a farming family. As the founder of the "Maruyama School" in the modern Kyoto painting scene, he emphasized a realistic style of painting and was known as the artist who began depicting "legless ghosts." His disciples included Goshun, Nagasawa Rosetsu, Mori Tetsuzan, and Genki. The school founded by ¨­kyo is known as the "Maruyama-Shijo School," and its lineage continues to this day.

The artwork is painted on silk with fine brushwork and is in generally good condition. It is mounted with gold brocade, though the surface shows some slight creasing. Accompanied by a paulownia wood storage box, the scroll measures approximately 180 cm in length and 43 cm in width.