Plum Blossoms in Moon Mist

Name: Plum Blossoms in Moon Mist
Brand: Shōun
SKU: 6376
Price: 270.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 200 x 55 cm

Product number: 6376

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Shōun 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 200 cm
Width 55 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Shōun

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Description

The monochrome landscape unfolds in soft shades of gray, creating a quiet, early-morning atmosphere. Wisps of mist envelop the high mountain slopes, while the round moon remains visible as if behind a veil. On the slope stands a simple thatched-roof house, flanked by a plum tree whose delicate blossoms stand out in fine white accents, lending the image a poetic focal point. In the foreground, flat expanses of water and low shoreline plants run quietly through the composition.

In the lower right is the inscription with the accompanying seal of Shōun (松雲). The work dates from the Shōwa period, is executed on silk, fitted with jikusaki made of bone, and comes in a 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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