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Landscape with Pavilion by the Shore

Kakemono, unique work, 172 x 56 cm
Product number: 4214

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This piece was a handmade 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 172 cm
  • Width 56 cm
  • Item Type Kakemono
  • Jikusaki Wood
  • Material Honshi Paper
  • Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
  • Technique Hand-Painted
  • Unique Work Yes
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Description

Between gnarled pines and towering rocks, the view opens onto a small pavilion by the water – an image that captures the longing for retreat and contemplation as it was cultivated in Japanese landscape painting over the centuries. With confident brushstrokes in varying ink tones, the artist captured the interplay of rock, bamboo, and water without losing himself in details.

At the lower edge of the painting, the work bears a red-stamped seal mark as well as a signature pointing to the Meiji period – an era in which traditional ink painting retained its firm place in Japanese art despite growing Western influences. The Honshi is made of fine paper, the Jikusaki ends are made of wood.

As a hanging scroll, the work can be hung and stored away without difficulty, making it suitable both for permanent display and for changing wall decoration. Anyone who is drawn to the quiet, meditative visual language of Japanese landscape painting will find in this Kakemono an authentic testament to a bygone craftsmanship.

Frequently asked

No – as a one-of-a-kind piece it exists in a single example only.
We would be glad to look for one. Get in touch with the details of the object you are looking for and we will see what we can do.
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?.