Harbingers of Spring

Name: Harbingers of Spring
Brand: Koizumi Kōgetsu
SKU: 6342
Price: 230.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 184 x 59 cm

Product number: 6342

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Koizumi Kōgetsu and was a one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.

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Details about the sold piece

Height 184 cm
Width 59 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Koizumi Kōgetsu

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Description

In delicate colors, a scenery unfolds before the viewer that celebrates the beginning of spring. The pink and white blossom branches of the plum symbolize renewal and beauty, while two small birds linger among the branches, lending the image a lively touch. The fine interplay of abundant blossoms and slender branches is clearly composed and yet full of lightness.

The work dates from the Showa period and was painted on silk, giving the coloring a particularly fine luminosity. It bears the seal of Koizumi Kōgetsu. The jikusaki made of wood also lend the hanging scroll a plain, natural mounting.

The depiction combines elegance and harmony in an impressive way. It is excellently suited to lending a room an atmosphere of calm, freshness, and classical beauty – a unique piece of Japanese art that carries within it the magic of nature.

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Why does the date of creation sometimes not match the artist's dates

Because the two pieces of information speak about different things: the period designation describes the object – support, colors, condition – while the signature reflects which name appears on the painting. In most cases there is no attempt at deception behind this, but rather Japanese painting training: copying from workshop models was the curriculum for centuries, an utsushi is regarded as a bow to the teacher, workshops signed with the master's name, and artist names were passed down within a school. Such a hanging scroll is therefore not a forgery, but a hand-painted one-of-a-kind that continues the formal language of its school – just not the work of the famous name, and priced accordingly. We explain this in detail in the guide Why does a kakemono often bear the signature of an artist long deceased?.

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