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Untitled

Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

1773

ink

panel

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Landscape Wind Wave

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1773 ink by Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙, a Romanticism work, depicting Wind Wave, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
When & what style?: 1773 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

You see two tall paper panels side by side: a single wave curling across both sheets, foam spraying like tiny white fireworks. Ōkyo painted this in 1773, when most Japanese artists still worked in flat, decorative patterns. Here, the wave feels alive—ink washes build depth, and fine brushstrokes suggest the water’s weight and speed. It’s not a copy of nature; it’s Ōkyo’s quiet experiment with how much feeling you can pack into ink on paper. If you like the way the wave moves, look up *waves, japan* next.