Pheasants at the Cherry Tree
Sold – no longer available
This piece was handmade by Mano Kamura 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 215 cm
- Width 57 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Ceramics
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
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Description
This elaborately designed kakemono dates from the Shôwa period and depicts a magnificent pheasant with a bright red face and iridescent, orange-green patterned plumage standing on a moss-covered rock. Its long, banded tail cascades over the stone in elegant curves, while a second, lighter-colored pheasant can be seen in the lower part of the image.
Above the rock, a flowering cherry tree opens its delicate pink and white blossoms, complemented by pink lilies at the base of the stone – a classic combination of spring blossoms and proud plumage symbolizing prosperity and beauty. The painting bears the signature of Mano Kamura.
This kakemono comes in a wooden box and is painted on silk, mounted in delicate, blue-green patterned silk fabric with roller rods made of ceramics. A particularly detailed, richly colored unique work of Japanese bird-and-flower painting.
