Kakemono Sakura am Flussufer

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Signature / Stamp:
Mori Ippo
Period:
Meiji (1868–1912)
Dimensions (height x width):
180 x 53 cm
Item number:
5876

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This piece was handmade by Mori Ippo 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

  • JikusakiBone
  • Material HonshiSilk
  • MotifLandscape
  • TechniqueHand-Painted

Description

In delicate tones of sepia and gold, this kakemono unfolds a vast, mist-laced mountain landscape: gentle ranges of hills fade into the haze, while at the riverbank in the foreground, blossoming branches reach out over moss-covered stones. A single bird, small and distant, passes across the scene.

The restrained, almost monochrome coloring creates a quiet, poetic atmosphere typical of classical Japanese landscape painting. The painting bears the signature and seal of Mori Ippo (1798–1872), a painter of the Maruyama-Shijō school known for his fine depictions of birds and landscapes.

This signature attests to the work's origin in the 19th century and makes this kakemono, titled "Sakura am Flussufer", an evocative testament to Japanese painting of the Meiji era (1868–1912).

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