Spring and Autumn – Set of 2
Sold – no longer available
This piece was handmade by Kano Eishin 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 192 cm
- Width 57 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Bone
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
No longer available
Description
Two hanging scrolls that complement each other to form an evocative pair of seasons: one scroll shows a mist-wreathed pine rock with a blossoming plum tree, an emblem of spring, while the second scroll depicts the same landscape in autumn, with foliage turned red and a small sailboat gliding through the hazy pictorial space.
Mist-shrouded mountains in the background join both compositions into a harmonious unity and point to the constant change of the seasons, a central theme of classical Japanese landscape painting. The restrained wash, kept in fine tones of gray, lets the floral and autumnal accents of color have all the more effect.
Both sheets bear the signature and seal of Kano Isenin Eishin and are elaborately mounted on gold-colored brocade with a blue border. As a matching set, the two kakemono unfold their full effect only when hung together, offering a particularly elegant, changing arrangement of the room depending on the season.
