Gilthead Sea Bream

Name: Gilthead Sea Bream
Brand: Ichigaku Hatano
SKU: 6164
Price: 750.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 138 x 78 cm

Product number: 6164

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Ichigaku Hatano 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 138 cm
Width 78 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Ichigaku Hatano

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Description

With a round body and a luminous eye, a Gilthead Sea Bream appears to swim through the empty pictorial space of this kakemono, painted in warm ochre and brown tones that lend the fish an almost metallic scale structure. The fine, densely set lines of the dorsal fin and scales attest to precise observation of nature and confident brushwork.

Fish such as the Gilthead Sea Bream, known in Japan as tai, are traditionally regarded as bringers of good fortune and symbols of celebration and prosperity, since its Japanese name sounds similar to the word for "happy." Accordingly, depictions of this kind are popular for festive occasions or as a benevolent gesture toward the recipient of a gift.

The sheet bears the signature and seal of Ichigaku Hatano and is kept in a specially made wooden box. With its clear, almost graphic pictorial language and its friendly symbolism, this kakemono is an original addition for collectors of Japanese animal painting or a meaningful gift for a festive occasion.

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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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