Iris in Ink Tones

Name: Iris in Ink Tones
SKU: 5338
Price: 270.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 184 x 51 cm

Product number: 5338

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Details about the sold piece

Height 184 cm
Width 51 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Ceramics
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

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Description

With sparing, deliberately placed brushstrokes, an iris blossom unfolds at the lower edge of the image, its leaves stretching upward in varying shades of gray ink. The upper area of the image is deliberately left empty, creating space for the handwritten verses that add a literary dimension to the work.

The iris is one of the most popular summer motifs in Japanese art and traditionally represents courage as well as the transition from spring to summer. The restrained, almost sketch-like execution in pure ink painting lends the motif a particular lightness and leaves much room for the viewer's imagination.

Painted on paper, with a jikusaki made of ceramics, this hand-painted unique work dates from the Shôwa period. It is a stylish choice for anyone who is enthusiastic about the reduced aesthetic of classical Japanese ink 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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