Kingfisher in Moonlight

Name: Kingfisher in Moonlight
Brand: Tani Bunchō
SKU: 5629
Price: 190.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 161 x 48 cm

Product number: 5629

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Tani Bunchō 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 161 cm
Width 48 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Tani Bunchō

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Description

A kingfisher with shimmering blue-green plumage sits elegantly on a branch above the water, its surface reflecting the bird's mirror image in muted colors. The fine, almost jewel-like coloring of the bird stands out charmingly against the calm surroundings held in cool tones.

The hanging scroll bears the signature and seal of Tani Bunchō and was executed in hand painting on silk during the Shōwa period. The jikusaki is made of bone; the hanging scroll is delivered in a specially matching wooden box.

Kingfisher in Moonlight is one of the most poetic motifs in Japanese bird painting, combining stillness, grace, and the special atmosphere of the night. This finely executed hanging scroll is excellently suited for collectors who are enthusiastic about elegant, richly colored depictions of nature in Japanese painting and who are looking for an atmospheric, contemplative wall image for their rooms.

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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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