Encounter at the Edge of the Waterfall

Name: Encounter at the Edge of the Waterfall
Brand: Yagioka Shunzan
SKU: 6366
Price: 880.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 200 x 44 cm

Product number: 6366

Height 200 cm
Width 44 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:

Yagioka Shunzan

€880.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

In a vast, almost empty pictorial space rises a softly outlined mountain whose contours dissolve into mist. At the foot of the slope, a few roofs and walls of a small house appear as faint shapes, barely more than suggestions emerging from the damp gray of the background. On the right in the foreground stands a tree, applied loosely and freely with the brush, its darker tones lending the image structure and depth. The sparse composition draws the eye not to details, but to atmosphere and space.

The scene appears still and timeless, as if captured from a fleeting moment. The use of ink gradations creates a finely nuanced balance between proximity and distance, between visibility and dissolution. Mist and emptiness become load-bearing elements here, not concealing the motif but poetically expanding it. The landscape appears not as a concrete place, but as a state of stillness and contemplation.

The kakemono dates from the Meiji period and is painted on silk, with jikusaki made of bone. The seal refers to Hashimoto Gahō. The work is exemplary of a reduced, spiritual landscape painting in which restraint and painterly freedom merge into a quiet, meditative unity.

Frequently asked

Does this piece come with a wooden box (Tomobako)?

Yes, this work is delivered with a wooden box.

Does this work carry a seal or signature?

Yes, this piece carries the signature or seal of Yagioka Shunzan

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?.