The Pine and the Gnarled Plum Tree

Name: The Pine and the Gnarled Plum Tree
SKU: 3566
Price: 130.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 185 x 42 cm

Product number: 3566

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Details about the sold piece

Height 185 cm
Width 42 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

The pine and the plum tree are counted among the so-called three friends of winter and, in the East Asian pictorial tradition, stand for steadfastness, renewal, and long life. In this expansive river landscape with willows, small houses, and a boat, this venerable motif unfolds against an atmospheric natural backdrop.

The subtle gradations of color between rich green and warm ocher lend the scenery spatial depth, while individual figures on the shore give the picture a narrative character. The work was created in the Meiji period (1868–1912) on paper and shows the carefully executed landscape painting typical of this era.

The wooden jikusaki complements the classical mounting of this hanging scroll. An evocative kakemono with a long symbolic tradition for collectors of antique 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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