Dragon and Mount Fuji

Name: Dragon and Mount Fuji
Brand: Kashu Iguchi
SKU: 5944
Price: 190.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 127 x 62 cm

Product number: 5944

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Kashu Iguchi and was a 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 127 cm
Width 62 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Kashu Iguchi

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Description

Above the snow-covered peak of Mount Fuji, a golden dragon traces its path through dark bands of clouds – a powerful combination of two central auspicious symbols of Japanese art, uniting permanence and cosmic force.

The clouds are rendered in dense, velvety sumi gray, while the dragon emerges in fine gold lines, lending the image an almost shimmering depth. The painting bears the signature and seal of Kashu Iguchi, visible in the lower part of the image.

Including a specially signed wooden box, this hanging scroll becomes a special collector's piece that unites the veneration of Mount Fuji as a sacred mountain with the dynamic symbolic power of the dragon – an impressive motif for any lover of the art of the hanging scroll.

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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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