Kakemono
The Pines and the Cranes
One of a kind — this work exists only once.
- Item number:
- 3371
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Details about the sold piece
- Material HonshiSilk
- TechniqueHand-Painted
Description
Between two mighty peaks, whose flanks fade into the haze, a gnarled pine grows out of the rock and stretches its branches over a quiet valley with thatched-roof houses. At the upper edge of the painting, small groups of cranes have settled on the heights – hardly more than a few brushstrokes, yet set down by an attentive painter with a sure hand.
Pine and crane are among the oldest symbols of good fortune in East Asian painting: the evergreen pine stands for constancy and long life, the crane for wisdom and great age. In combination, such paintings traditionally wish for longevity and well-being – a motif that was gladly hung in refined rooms or on festive occasions.
The kakemono is painted entirely by hand on silk, in restrained gray and earth tones with fine details in the architecture of the houses and in the branches of the pine. As a unique work by a Japanese painter, it combines classical landscape composition with a calm, meditative visual language and makes a stylish eye-catcher for lovers of traditional Japanese hanging scrolls.