Koi in the Spray of the Waterfall

Name: Koi in the Spray of the Waterfall
Brand: Suirei
SKU: 5340
Price: 210.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 191 x 60 cm

Product number: 5340

Sold – no longer available

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Details about the sold piece

Height 191 cm
Width 60 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Ceramics
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Suirei

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Description

Against the plunging masses of water of a waterfall, a powerful koi struggles upward on this kakemono, its body elegantly arched, the scales rendered in fine tones of gray and gold. Delicate white touches of paint stand for the spraying mist and lend the scene movement and drama.

The depiction takes up the well-known legend of the koi that swims up the waterfall and in doing so transforms into a dragon – a symbol of perseverance, willpower, and success after great effort. Accordingly, this motif was popular as a bringer of good fortune and a source of encouragement in living and working spaces.

The picture is painted on silk, the jikusaki is made of ceramics, created in the Shôwa period. This kakemono comes in a wooden box (tomobako) signed by the artist and is thus an expressive choice for anyone wishing to be inspired by the symbolic power of Japanese 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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