Mount Fuji in the Mist

Name: Mount Fuji in the Mist
Brand: Saeki Kishiyoshi
SKU: 6174
Price: 320.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 192 x 55 cm

Product number: 6174

Height 192 cm
Width 55 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Heisei (1989–2019)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Saeki Kishiyoshi

€320.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

Barely more than a hint of form emerges from the evenly light background of the painting: the characteristic silhouette of Fuji, half veiled by drifting mist and low-hanging clouds. The extremely reduced, almost abstract painting style dispenses with any superfluous detail and lets the contour of the sacred mountain speak for itself. Fuji has been regarded as the spiritual center of Japan for centuries and has been captured by countless painters in ever new moods. This particularly restrained, almost meditative interpretation draws the eye to the essential and invites quiet contemplation.

The painting bears the signature and seal of Saeki Kishiyoshi and was created in the Heisei period. Painted on silk and fitted with a jikusaki made of bone, this hand-painted unique work is an exceptionally reduced, poetic testament to the beauty of Japan's national mountain.

Frequently asked

Does this piece come with a wooden box (Tomobako)?

Yes, this work is delivered with a wooden box.

Does this work carry a seal or signature?

Yes, this piece carries the signature or seal of Saeki Kishiyoshi

When was the work created?

Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Heisei (1989–2019) period, but cannot give a precise date.

Is this genuine craftsmanship?

Yes, this piece is a genuine handcrafted original that exists only once.

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?.