Fuji in Broad Ink Strokes with Inscription
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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 200 cm
- Width 87 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Bone
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
With only a few broad brushstrokes, this kakemono captures the characteristic silhouette of Mount Fuji, whose snow-covered summit region is suggested by light reserves left within the ink surface. Above the mountain, loosely applied, sweeping lines run like bands of clouds or wisps of mist, lending the composition breadth and movement. A small signature at the lower right completes the image.
For centuries, Mount Fuji has been regarded as a sacred mountain and the most important symbol of Japan, honored by countless painters and poets. Created in the Meiji period (1868–1912), this hanging scroll was hand-painted on paper and shows, in its reduced, almost abstract pictorial language, how much expression can be achieved with a few skillful brushstrokes.
The scroll rods are fitted with bone ends. As a symbol of permanence, sublimity, and the close connection of Japanese culture to nature, this kakemono is an atmospheric unique work for lovers of classical landscape painting.
