Monkey with Peach

Name: Monkey with Peach
SKU: 5977
Price: 410.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 170 x 35 cm

Product number: 5977

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Details about the sold piece

Height 170 cm
Width 35 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

With a curious upward gaze, a monkey reaches for a ripe peach on a winding branch – a combination of motifs that traditionally symbolizes long life and good fortune in East Asian iconography, as the peach is considered the fruit of immortality. The animal's fur is rendered in soft, shimmering brown tones with delicate brushwork, creating an almost sculptural, lifelike effect, while the peach branch extends gently and loosely into the upper pictorial space.

Above the scene, a calligraphic dedication with seals complements the composition, as is often found in classical ink painting. The work is executed on paper and was created in the Shôwa period; the scroll mounting is fitted with jikusaki ends made of wood.

Humorous and yet meaningful, this kakemono serves as a bringer of good fortune for the tokonoma or as a charming, narrative accent in any Japanese-inspired living space.

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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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