Sketch-Style Tea Bowl with Calligraphy (Haiga)

Name: Sketch-Style Tea Bowl with Calligraphy (Haiga)
Brand: Suzuki Ishioko
SKU: 6166
Price: 475.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 130 x 66 cm

Product number: 6166

Height 130 cm
Width 66 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Ceramics
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Suzuki Ishioko

€475.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

With loose, almost caricature-like brushwork, a tea bowl and a small vessel are sketched here, accompanied by loosely thrown-down characters in very free, cursive calligraphy.

This reduced, humorous painting style is called Haiga – a pictorial form closely related to haiku poetry, which fuses image and text into a playful unity. The lightness of the linework stands in contrast to the deep meaning accorded to the tea ceremony in Japanese culture, and alludes with a wink to the quiet joy of drinking tea together.

Such works were often popular among tea masters and their students as personal, informal works of art. The work bears the signature and seal of Suzuki Ishioko and was created in the Shôwa period. Painted on paper and fitted with a jikusaki made of ceramics, this hand-painted unique work is a charming, unconventional kakemono for friends of tea culture.

Frequently asked

Does this piece come with a wooden box (Tomobako)?

Yes, this work is delivered with a wooden box.

Does this work carry a seal or signature?

Yes, this piece carries the signature or seal of Suzuki Ishioko

When was the work created?

Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Shôwa (1926–1989) period, but cannot give a precise date.

Is this genuine craftsmanship?

Yes, this piece is a genuine handcrafted original that exists only once.

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?.