Makuri Maple Leaves in Autumn

One of a kind — this work exists only once.

Period:
Shôwa (1926–1989)
Dimensions (height x width):
36 x 6,5 cm
Item number:
5936

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Details about the sold piece

  • Material HonshiPaper
  • MotifLandscape
  • TechniqueHand-Painted

Description

This Makuri painting dates from the Shôwa period and shows autumn-colored maple foliage in vivid red, orange, and yellow, above which a small bird with outspread wings flies through the air. The painting deliberately relies on a reduced, nearly empty background, which gives the luminous leaves and the delicately painted bird ample room to unfold.

Autumn foliage combined with a bird in flight is one of the classic motifs of Kachô-ga painting and symbolizes the transition of the seasons as well as the fleeting beauty of the moment, which is described in Japanese aesthetics as Mono no Aware. The high-contrast coloring of the leaves against the quiet flight of the bird creates a particularly lively, almost musical pictorial composition.

This work is a Makuri, an unframed painting on Honshi paper without hanging scroll mounting. A colorful, immediate collector's item for lovers of Japanese autumn motifs, suitable both for individual framing and for direct presentation.

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