Flowers and Butterfly

Name: Flowers and Butterfly
SKU: 4192
Price: 170.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 158 x 56 cm

Product number: 4192

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Details about the sold piece

Height 158 cm
Width 56 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Ceramics
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

Dark red morning glories twine upward along delicate tendrils, while lush white chrysanthemum blossoms unfold in the lower portion of the composition – between them hovers a small, bright orange butterfly that lends the composition additional lightness. An accompanying line of calligraphy at the left edge of the image adds a poetic note to the motif.

The combination of autumn flowers and butterfly was a popular subject in Japanese painting, capturing the change of the seasons and the fleeting beauty of nature. The fine, naturalistic execution of the blossoms and leaves attests to great painterly care.

Painted on silk and fitted with a roller rod with handles made of ceramics, this kakemono dates from the Shôwa period. With its harmonious coloring and fine detail work, this hanging scroll is a particularly decorative example of classical Japanese flower painting.

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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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