Leaping Koi Over Reed Stems

Name: Leaping Koi Over Reed Stems
SKU: 5345
Price: 160.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 177 x 60 cm

Product number: 5345

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Details about the sold piece

Height 177 cm
Width 60 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Sculpture
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

In an elegant arc, this golden-shimmering koi leaps from the water, its mouth slightly open, its fins spread wide. Fine scale lines set with a confident hand and a gentle gradation from a dark back tone to a light belly give the fish an almost three-dimensional plasticity, while delicate splashes in the background suggest the water.

The leaping koi is one of the most popular auspicious motifs in Japanese art and stands for vigor, courage, and the will to overcome obstacles. The clear pictorial composition, which focuses entirely on the fish, makes this motif appear especially powerful and immediate.

Painted on silk, with a jikusaki made of plastic, this hand-painted unique work was created in the Shôwa period. It is an expressive choice for anyone who wants to give their home a special touch with an energetic, symbolically charged motif.

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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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