At the time when Ohkyo was working his way through school in Kyoto, his talent was noticed by the venerated priest Mitsuzo, who was then the head priest of Daijo-ji. Mitsuzo gave him the funds to support his studies, and because of this fortuitous connection, Ohkyo returned the favor when the temple's reception hall was built by doing all of the paintings on this hall's walls, working together with his disciples.
In some of these paintings, one sees, for example, an astute painting method that gives an illusionary impression that the subjects are directly looking at one no matter from which angle one observes the painting. This is best exemplified in his works of plum blossoms and puppies. And then there are the vivid colors and creative sensibilities represented in the painting of the 8th-century Chinese figure Kuo Tzu-i that looks so modern that one can hardly believe the work was painted more than 200 years ago. One simply cannot help from being amazed by such ingenious elements.
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