Grapes

Name: Grapes
SKU: 4377
Price: 110.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 120 x 42 cm

Product number: 4377

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Details about the sold piece

Height 120 cm
Width 42 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Sculpture
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

Heavily hanging clusters of grapes wind across a wide expanse of paper in this hanging scroll, accompanied by large, jagged leaves and sweeping tendrils that curl artfully at the lower edge of the composition. The pure ink painting creates an appealing interplay of light and dark areas through varying degrees of dilution.

The grapevine is among the motifs treasured in Japan since the medieval period in literati painting, standing for abundance, fertility, and a certain delight in nature's plenty. The spontaneous, calligraphic brushwork allows both the firm foliage and the soft, round grapes to be rendered convincingly with just a few strokes.

This work, executed on paper, dates from the Shôwa period and bears the artist's signature as well as the red seal at the lower edge of the composition. The reduced, elegant pictorial language makes this kakemono an elegant yet unobtrusive piece for collectors of classical Japanese plant painting.

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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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