Goose and Reeds; Willows in the Moonlight right screen: 1774; left screen: 1793 Maruyama kyo A goose, wings half spread, swoops toward the surface of the water in the right-hand screen. The only indications of a shore are tops of spindly reeds bending beneath the wind in the lower right corner and waves cresting close by. On the left screen, willow trees by a river and the moon’s reflection on the surface of the water offer a more quietly lyrical view. In both, the viewpoint is low and pictorial elements are close to the viewer, giving the background space a feeling of great depth. Although they have been handed down as a pair, dates inscribed by Maruyama kyo on each screen are some two decades apart. kyo, founder of the Maruyama-Shij school, blended Western-style realism with elements from Japanese and Chinese traditions of painting in a manner that made him one of the most popular artists of his day.. Goose and Reeds; Willows in the Moonlight. Maruyama kyo (Japanese, 1733-1795).