Spring Branch with Bird

Name: Spring Branch with Bird
Brand: Arii Shōun
SKU: 6289
Price: 140.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 200 x 70 cm

Product number: 6289

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This piece was handmade by Arii 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 70 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Arii Shōun

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Description

This kakemono by the Japanese artist Arii Shōun exudes a calm, almost poetic mood. Finely painted white and red plum blossoms elegantly adorn the gnarled branches of an old tree, while a small bird lends the scenery a lively freshness. The harmony of detail and color reflects the classical aesthetic of traditional Japanese silk painting.

The hand-painted work from the Showa period impresses with careful brushwork and a particularly delicate coloring on high-quality silk. Elegantly complemented by wooden jikusaki, this artwork is a piece of authentic Japanese tradition.

Perfectly suited to lending living spaces a calming atmosphere or stylishly enhancing offices, this kakemono invites you to pause and enjoy the beauty of the moment.

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I am interested in this work. Do you have more of them in stock?

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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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