Spring Awakening - Two Birds on a Blossoming Cherry Branch
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Details about the sold piece
- Height 185 cm
- Width 62 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Wood
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
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Description
Two delicate birds sit close together on a blossoming cherry branch, surrounded by lush white blossoms. The composition radiates calm and harmony, while the soft color palette of cream, brown, and pink tones conveys the impression of quiet spring days. The artist places particular emphasis on the subtle rendering of the plumage structures and the transparency of the petals, giving the work both technical precision and poetic grace.
The painting was created in the Shōwa period and is executed on fine silk. The jikusaki are made of wood. The seal could not be clearly attributed to a known artist, but the stylistic execution points to a school oriented toward the classical Nihonga tradition, in which observation of nature and emotional restraint merge. This work combines artful composition with a quiet, timeless elegance typical of Japanese painting of the 20th century.
