Kakemono Spring Landscape by the River

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Period:
Heisei (1989–2019)
Dimensions (height x width):
178 x 60 cm
Item number:
4196

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Details about the sold piece

  • JikusakiWood
  • Material HonshiPaper
  • MotifLandscape
  • TechniqueHand-Painted

Description

A wide river panorama opens up in delicate tones of blue and green, lined with blossoming cherry trees, a traditional village with red-tiled roofs, and a pagoda on the opposite bank. In the foreground, a willow tree sways in the wind, while an angler in his small boat waits patiently on the calm water.

This colorful spring landscape combines several classic motifs of East Asian painting – blossoming cherry trees, willow branches, and an inhabited riverbank – into an idyllic overall composition that captures the vitality and awakening of spring. A short line of calligraphy in the upper left gives the scene a poetic title.

The painting is done on paper, mounted with wooden rods, and dates from the Heisei period. With its rich color palette and detailed composition, this kakemono is a particularly vivid and decorative example of Japanese landscape painting.

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