Calligraphy: Snow on the Mountain Peaks

Name: Calligraphy: Snow on the Mountain Peaks
SKU: 5195
Price: 180.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, 215 x 48 cm

Product number: 5195

Height 215 cm
Width 48 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

€180.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

Several columns of powerful characters render a wintry nature poem: the snow-covered mountain peaks resemble floating clouds, behind the forest the sun glitters after the rain. The brushwork combines strong, broad basic strokes with faster connecting lines, so that the characters retain a certain lightness despite their density, corresponding to the airy content of the image.

The poem combines two wintry images of nature – the cloud-like snow peaks and the light glittering after the rain – into an atmospheric unity, as is often found in classical nature poetry.

Such a calligraphy hanging scroll is particularly suited for the winter months or as permanent wall decoration for lovers of wintry landscape poetry.

Frequently asked

When was the work created?

Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Shôwa (1926–1989) period, but cannot give a precise date.

Is this genuine craftsmanship?

Yes, this piece is a genuine handcrafted original that exists only once.

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?.