Kakemono Fuji-San as a Washed Outline with Inscription

One of a kind — this work exists only once.

Signature / Stamp:
Kosuke Houn
Period:
Shôwa (1926–1989)
Dimensions (height x width):
123 x 74 cm
Item number:
5982

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Details about the sold piece

  • JikusakiWood
  • Material HonshiPaper
  • MotifCalligraphy, Landscape
  • TechniqueHand-Painted

Description

Reduced to its essential forms, Fuji-San rises in this hanging scroll as a single, softly washed outline against an almost empty picture surface – a depiction fully in keeping with the tradition of classical ink painting, in which the sacred mountain was often painted as a symbol of permanence, purity, and Japan's national identity. The delicate gray tones at the summit blend gently into the unpainted paper ground, so that the mountain appears born of mist.

To the right of the depiction, a calligraphic line of poetry completes the composition, as is customary in the classical unity of image and script found in Japanese hanging scrolls. The work bears the signature and seal of the painter Kosuke Houn, is executed on paper, and dates from the Shôwa period; the scroll mounting concludes with jikusaki ends made of wood.

As a timeless, reduced landscape motif, this hanging scroll is particularly well suited to purist interiors as well as to the classical tokonoma.

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