The Samurai Warrior

Name: The Samurai Warrior
SKU: 5711
Price: 390.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 165 x 38 cm

Product number: 5711

Height 165 cm
Width 38 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

€390.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

A samurai in full armor, mounted high on horseback with a drawn bow, in full gallop across wide open land – a depiction full of movement and martial tension.

With confident, energetic brushstrokes, the armor, the horse's body, and the characteristic arrows in the rider's quiver are rendered in detail, while the picture ground in restrained gray suggests the vastness of the landscape. The hanging scroll forms a companion pair with a second, calmer scene by the same painter, which shows a pagoda veiled in rain and a dated colophon – a contrast between martial dynamism and contemplative stillness, of the kind often sought in classical pictorial pairs.

The work is delivered including a signed wooden box and is an impressive motif for collectors of historical samurai depictions.

Frequently asked

Does this piece come with a wooden box (Tomobako)?

Yes, this work is delivered with a wooden box.

When was the work created?

Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Meiji (1868–1912) period, but cannot give a precise date.

Is this genuine craftsmanship?

Yes, this piece is a genuine handcrafted original that exists only once.

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?.