Play of the Crayfish

Name: Play of the Crayfish
Brand: Ekitō
SKU: 6274
Price: 350.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 182 x 51 cm

Product number: 6274

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Ekitō 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.

More items in category Birds, Fish, Tigers and Other Animals All one-of-a-kind Japanese Painting pieces

See new one-of-a-kind pieces first

We feature every delivery from Japan in the newsletter first – before the pieces show up in search results.

You might like these pieces

Two white-eyes on a gnarled plum branch with pink and white blossoms in the hanging scroll Heralds of Spring by Koizumi Kogetsu

Heralds of Spring as a kakemono by Koizumi Kogetsu in overall view with blue-gray border mounting

Koizumi Kōgetsu

Harbingers of Spring

Kakemono, unique work, 184 x 59 cm

€230.00

Two Crayfish

Kakemono, unique work, 122 x 63 cm

€230.00

Close-Up of the Songbird with Plum Blossom in the Hanging Scroll Songbird on a Blooming Plum Tree

Ogawa Shodo

Songbird on Blooming Plum Tree

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 133 x 66 cm

€410.00

A small songbird sits on a thin vine branch with red and blue berries in the kakemono by Mori Getsujo

Songbird on Vine as a kakemono by Mori Getsujo in full view with beige-colored edge mounting

Mori Getsujō

Songbird on Grapevine

Kakemono, unique work, 142 x 37 cm

€1,420.00

Nishioka Sosen

Swallow at the Waterfall

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 184 x 45 cm

€390.00

Red and orange blooming peonies with leaves, kakemono by Sakai Hoitsu

Full view of the hanging scroll with red blooming peonies on a rock by Sakai Hoitsu, hung with hanging cord

Sakai Hōitsu

Peonies Blooming on Rock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 150 x 47 cm

€430.00

Details about the sold piece

Height 182 cm
Width 51 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Ekitō

€350.00

Description

This subtle Japanese hanging scroll from the Showa period unites observation of nature with artistic elegance. The masterful handwork depicts a tranquil landscape in which a graceful willow branch lowers its twigs over three lively crayfish. The subtle coloring on silk captures the interplay of light and shadow, lending the motif a gentle, almost poetic atmosphere.

The delicate details, from the damp grass to the accentuated pincers of the crayfish, illustrate the harmonious connection between movement and stillness – a classic motif of Japanese art that stands for impermanence and the beauty of the moment.

The hanging scroll is finished with a jikusaki made of bone and convinces with its harmonious mounting in soft, natural tones. This unique work is suited both for collectors and for lovers of traditional Japanese aesthetics who appreciate the calm beauty and craftsmanly perfection of a genuine Nihonga painting.

Frequently asked

I am interested in this work. Do you have more of them in stock?

No – as a one-of-a-kind piece it exists in a single example only.

Can you source a similar work?

We would be glad to look for one. Get in touch with the details of the object you are looking for and we will see what we can do.

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?.

Recently viewed