Nightingale on Blossoming Plum Branch

Name: Nightingale on Blossoming Plum Branch
Brand: Yoshida Shuko
SKU: 6377
Price: 270.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 208 x 44 cm

Product number: 6377

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This piece was handmade by Yoshida Shuko 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 208 cm
Width 44 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Sculpture
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Yoshida Shuko

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Description

The depiction focuses on a slender branch with brilliant red plum blossoms shown in various stages between bud and full bloom. The fine linework and delicate pink tones set a clear accent against the light background. Perched on one of the branches is a nightingale, calm and attentive, its plumage rendered in muted natural colors. The composition appears light and poetic, carried by ample open space that emphasizes the elegance of the motif.

The work, attributed to Yoshida Shūkō, was created in the Shōwa period, executed on paper, and comes with an accompanying signed wooden box.

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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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