Kakemono Woodpecker on Cherry Tree

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Period:
Meiji (1868–1912)
Dimensions (height x width):
190 x 60 cm
Item number:
5871

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Details about the sold piece

  • JikusakiBone
  • Material HonshiSilk
  • MotifAnimals, Flowers and Plants
  • TechniqueHand-Painted
  • Wooden BoxYes

Description

A small woodpecker sits attentively on a gnarled cherry tree branch, surrounded by delicate pink and white blossoms as well as young reddish leaves – a classic motif of Japanese bird-and-flower painting (Kachōga), finely executed on silk. The warm, golden-brown tone of the silk lets the colors of the plumage and blossoms emerge especially softly.

The composition, with its diagonally rising branches and the lower-hanging, more densely leaved branch in the lower part of the image, lends the work a natural depth and balance. The fine signature at the lower edge of the image points to a skilled painter of the Meiji period (1868–1912), from which this kakemono dates.

This kakemono comes in a signed wooden box (tomobako), which lends the work additional authenticity.

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