Mountain Range at Dawn
Sold – no longer available
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 124 cm
- Width 66 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Bone
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
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Description
Rugged and massive, a dark mountain range rises on this kakemono against a warm, golden-yellow sky, in which a small, boldly painted red sun sets the only contrast in color. At the foot of the mountains stretches a dense pine forest, its silhouettes rendered in fine, almost calligraphic brushstrokes.
The reduced, powerful pictorial language evokes the morning hours in the high mountains, when the first rays of sun reach the peaks, and conveys a mood of sublimity and stillness. Such motifs were often chosen to lend a room a calm, meditative atmosphere.
Painted on silk, with a jikusaki made of bone, this hand-painted unique work dates from the Shôwa period. This kakemono comes in a wooden box (tomobako) and is an impressive choice for anyone drawn to the quiet power of Japanese mountain landscapes.
