Ebisu Fishing

Name: Ebisu Fishing
Brand: Kano Tanso
SKU: 6195
Price: 380.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 137 x 74 cm

Product number: 6195

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This piece was handmade by Kano Tanso 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 137 cm
Width 74 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Kano Tanso

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Description

With sleeves rolled up and evident delight, the god of fortune Ebisu casts his fishing line, seated on a rock that juts slightly out over the water. His round, friendly face and relaxed posture are captured with a few humorous lines – typical of the depiction of this popular god of fortune and prosperity.

The hanging scroll is painted on paper and bears the signature and seal of Kano Tanso from the Shôwa period. Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin), is regarded as the patron saint of fishermen and merchants and is usually depicted with a fishing rod and a large sea bream, which resonates here as an allusion within the image.

The roller of the hanging scroll is fitted with wooden fittings. Depictions of Ebisu were traditionally hung at New Year or on business occasions to invoke luck and success. A charming, narrative hanging scroll for collectors of Japanese folk motifs and depictions of gods of fortune.

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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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