Bamboo and Rocks

Name: Bamboo and Rocks
SKU: 3531
Price: 100.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 170 x 78 cm

Product number: 3531

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Details about the sold piece

Height 170 cm
Width 78 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

In pure ink painting without any color, a bamboo grove rises above rugged rock formations – a motif that has stood for resilience and modesty in East Asian painting for centuries. With a few confident brushstrokes, the painter captures the supple elegance of the bamboo leaves.

The high-contrast distribution of bold and washed-out ink tones lends the image spatial depth, while the rock formations in the lower part of the image provide a calm counterpoint. The kakemono was created during the Shôwa period (1926–1989) on paper.

Please note that the painting shows age-related damage in the pictorial area, which, however, does not diminish the charm of this unique work as an antique. The jikusaki made of wood completes the classical mounting – a piece with history for collectors of traditional ink painting.

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Why does the date of creation sometimes not match the artist's dates

Because the two pieces of information speak about different things: the period designation describes the object – support, colors, condition – while the signature reflects which name appears on the painting. In most cases there is no attempt at deception behind this, but rather Japanese painting training: copying from workshop models was the curriculum for centuries, an utsushi is regarded as a bow to the teacher, workshops signed with the master's name, and artist names were passed down within a school. Such a hanging scroll is therefore not a forgery, but a hand-painted one-of-a-kind that continues the formal language of its school – just not the work of the famous name, and priced accordingly. We explain this in detail in the guide Why does a kakemono often bear the signature of an artist long deceased?.

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