Beauty Under Wisteria
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This piece was a handmade 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
- Height 180 cm
- Width 60 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Sculpture
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
A young woman in traditional attire gazes elegantly to the side, dressed in an orange-red kimono with a delicate floral pattern, over which a deep black cloak with a striking patterned inner lining is draped. On her head she wears a distinctive, lacquer-black headdress with a red band, while to her left a branch of blooming wisteria in soft violet hangs down, lending the composition a gentle, romantic touch.
This bijin-ga, as depictions of beautiful women in Japanese painting are called, was created in the Shôwa period (1926–1989) and was hand-painted on silk. Such portraits of idealized beauty were highly popular in early 20th-century Japan and combined traditional depictions of clothing with a refined, often slightly melancholic expressiveness.
The roller rods are fitted with ends made of plastic. With its calm elegance and carefully rendered clothing, this kakemono is a particularly decorative unique work for lovers of classical Japanese figure painting.
