Sparrow in a Blossoming Plum Tree

Name: Sparrow in a Blossoming Plum Tree
Brand: Iranan Ryo
SKU: 5913
Price: 320.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 200 x 60 cm

Product number: 5913

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Details about the sold piece

Height 200 cm
Width 60 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Iranan Ryo

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Description

A quiet, almost wintry stillness pervades this Kakemono, on which a single bird sits on a gnarled, partly moss-covered plum branch whose blossoms are just beginning to open. Delicate green on the buds and the restrained palette of sepia and cream tones create a contemplative, almost meditative mood that invites the viewer to linger.

The tree is rendered with confident, calligraphic brushwork, while the bird appears lifelike through fine detail in its plumage and gaze. This juxtaposition of rough bark and delicate plumage is a favored stylistic device of classical Kachô-ga painting and lends the composition depth and tension.

The work bears the signature or seal of Iranan Ryo and is delivered including a specially signed wooden box. Painted on silk and mounted on a shaft of bone, this hanging scroll dates from the Shôwa period. A quiet, poetic unique work for lovers of traditional Japanese painting.

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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?.

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