Small Wanderer Beneath Blossoming Trees at the Torii

Name: Small Wanderer Beneath Blossoming Trees at the Torii
Brand: Seizumi
SKU: 6194
Price: 220.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, 128 x 57 cm

Product number: 6194

Height 128 cm
Width 57 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Seizumi

€220.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

This landscape miniature comes together in a delicate, almost playful way: beneath two blossoming trees with dabs of pink blossoms, a narrow path leads to a simple torii, through which a tiny figure is just passing. The loosely applied ink cloud in the background and the delicately placed touches of color lend the scene a dreamlike, almost poetic mood.

The reduced, impressionistic painting style leaves ample room for the viewer's imagination and recalls the tradition of literary landscape painting, in which the grandeur of nature deliberately makes the human figure appear small. Every detail – from the gnarled tree trunk to the barely visible wanderer – has been rendered with a calm hand.

The painting bears the signature and seal of Seizumi and was created in the Shôwa period.

Painted on paper and fitted with a jikusaki of wood, this hand-painted unique work is a quiet, poetic piece of Japanese landscape art, titled Small Wanderer Beneath Blossoming Trees at the Torii.

Frequently asked

Does this work carry a seal or signature?

Yes, this piece carries the signature or seal of Seizumi

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?.