Kakemono Mountain Landscape with Boat in Fog

One of a kind — this work exists only once.

Period:
Shôwa (1926–1989)
Dimensions (height x width):
190 x 60 cm
Item number:
5403

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Details about the sold piece

  • JikusakiSculpture
  • Material HonshiSilk
  • MotifLandscape
  • TechniqueHand-Painted
  • Wooden BoxYes

Description

Rugged mountain ranges emerge in fine ink tones, gradually blurring into haze toward the top. Gnarled pines grow between moss-covered rocky outcrops, while at the lower edge of the image a small boat moves quietly across the water – a still, almost meditative scene from classical landscape painting that invites long contemplation.

The depiction is rendered entirely in monochrome ink on silk, with fine gradations from light gray to deep black that create depth and atmosphere. The painter deliberately dispenses with color, letting the nuances of the ink alone convey the mood of mist, rock, and water. Signature and red seal at the lower edge of the image attribute the work to the Shōwa period.

The kakemono is delivered in a wooden box signed by the artist (tomobako), mounted with a gold-colored border and rollers made of plastic. A restrained, poetic landscape painting for lovers of classical ink painting, "Mountain Landscape with Boat in Fog" fits unobtrusively into any room and invites quiet contemplation.

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