Calligraphy Poem on the Plum Blossom

Name: Calligraphy Poem on the Plum Blossom
SKU: 5168
Price: 150.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 203 x 46 cm

Product number: 5168

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Details about the sold piece

Height 203 cm
Width 46 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

Arranged in several evenly spaced columns, this calligraphy kakemono extends across the entire height of the picture, with larger and smaller characters arranged in a pleasant, rhythmic alternation. The confident, flowing brushwork reveals a practiced hand and lends the text a pleasant lightness despite its density.

In terms of content, this is a poem about the plum blossom in the cold spring – a classic theme of East Asian poetry that celebrates the first delicate blossoms as a symbol of resilience and hope amid the cold of winter. The matte green border of the hanging scroll and the warm, cream-colored picture ground form a fitting frame for this poetic text.

The calligraphy was written by hand on paper in the Shôwa period. For lovers of Japanese poetry and calligraphy, this kakemono is a particularly evocative piece that puts the anticipation of spring into words.

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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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