Crow on Blossoming Plum Branch
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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 192 cm
- Width 48 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Wood
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Taishô (1912–1926)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
In a quiet, almost wintry atmosphere, a dark-feathered bird sits on a gnarled, sparsely leaved branch covered with the first delicate plum blossoms. The clay-colored, slightly yellowed paper reinforces the impression of age and lends the scene a warm, muted tone.
The bird's strong yellow beak and dense, dark plumage are rendered with a few confident brushstrokes, while the plum blossoms are only suggested through fine red dots and delicate white petals. This interplay of bird and early-blossoming tree is a popular motif symbolizing the transition from winter to spring.
The kakemono, painted on paper during the Taishô period, is mounted in gray-blue silk fabric and fitted with wooden roller rods. The painter's signature and red seal are found at the lower left edge of the image. A calm, carefully composed unique work of classical Japanese bird painting.
