Puppy Painting History: Pleasant Japanese Art

The puppy paintings, introduced from China and Korea and perfected by Okyo Maruyama, have passed through many successors, including Rosetsu Nagasawa, and led to the modern era. This is the first history of the artwork, as revealed by a curator who was fascinated by puppy paintings.

Okyo Maruyama, Rosetsu Nagasawa, Sotatsu Tawaraya, Buson Yosa, Jakuchu Ito ……
116 works selected from museums and private collections in Japan and abroad!

Chapter 1: Puppy Paintings from Across the Sea
Chapter 2: Puppy Paintings in Japan
Chapter 3: Art of Dogs and This and That