Landscape with Pavilion and Boat on the Shore
Kakemono, unique work, 194 x 34 cm
Product number:
4169
- Height 194 cm
- Width 34 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Ceramics
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
€150.00
Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days
Description
Along a tranquil body of water, this kakemono unfolds a quiet shoreline landscape: a simple pavilion on stilts rises above the water, while a small boat lies moored on the opposite shore. Gnarled trees with densely leaved crowns frame the scene and draw the eye into the depth of the composition.
The brushwork in ink is loose and atmospheric, with softly blended gray tones for sky and water and stronger, darker accents for trees and architecture. This deliberate contrast between mist and clarity creates spatial depth and a calm, meditative mood, characteristic of literati-influenced landscape painting.
Motifs featuring pavilions, boats, and still waters traditionally allude to retreat into nature and a life away from the bustling world – a recurring ideal of East Asian scholar painting. For lovers of calm, atmospheric landscape compositions, this kakemono, Landscape with Pavilion and Boat on the Shore, is an evocative addition.
Frequently asked
Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Shôwa (1926–1989) period, but cannot give a precise date.
Yes, this piece is a genuine handcrafted original that exists only once.
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?.
