Born into a farming family in Anao village in Tanba (Kameoka, Kyoto).
Around this time he went to work in a Kyoto shop, painting megane-e for peep boxes and so learning Western perspective.
Around this time he studied painting under Ishida Yūtei, of the Kanō lineage.
He began calling himself Ōkyo, supported by the monk Yūjō of Enman-in.
Around this time his style, based on close observation from life, won popularity, and he founded the Maruyama school.
Around this time he is said to have painted the screens Pines in Snow, now a National Treasure.
With his pupils he painted the sliding doors of Daijō-ji in Tajima (Kami, Hyōgo).
He painted sliding doors for the newly rebuilt imperial palace.
He died in Kyoto.
Suzuki HarunobuHiraga GennaiMotoori NorinagaSugita GenpakuUeda AkinariHayashi ShiheiInō TadatakaHanawa Hokiichi
People of the Edo period ・ People by period
Based on facts found in textbooks and biographies. Uncertain points are marked as such.