Mountain Landscapes with Temple and Traveler – Set of 2

Name: Mountain Landscapes with Temple and Traveler – Set of 2
Brand: Hijikata Torej
SKU: 5951
Price: 380.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 220 x 71 cm

Product number: 5951

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Hijikata Torej and was a 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 220 cm
Width 71 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Hijikata Torej

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Description

This two-part set of Japanese hanging scrolls depicts two complementary mountain scenes: on one sheet, a temple with a curved roof rises among gnarled pines, while on the other, a figure with a white horse wanders through misty mountain ranges.

The fine ink painting on paper, accented with delicate touches of color, attests to great painterly care, particularly in the rendering of the rock formations and the loosely arranged vegetation. Both hanging scrolls bear the signature and seal of Hijikata Torei and together form a harmonious pictorial pair, as was often created for wall pairs in Japanese art.

Dating from the Meiji period, the set is delivered including a specially signed wooden box – a rare offering for collectors wishing to acquire two related works as an ensemble.

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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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