Turnips

Name: Turnips
SKU: 4230
Price: 150.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, 124 x 57 cm

Product number: 4230

Height 124 cm
Width 57 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Sculpture
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

€150.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

With sturdy, juicy red bulbs and lushly spreading green leaves, this kakemono presents a decidedly down-to-earth motif: freshly harvested turnips. The brushwork alternates between broad, wet areas for the leaves and more precise lines for stems and roots, giving the plants a lively structure despite their simple form.

Such vegetable still lifes have a long tradition in Japanese painting and often stand for an appreciation of simple, everyday things as well as for a modest, nature-bound way of life. Unlike ornate flower motifs, they deliberately direct the eye toward the nourishing and the down-to-earth, combining artistic ambition with a certain closeness to everyday life.

The strong red color of the turnips stands out effectively from the picture, which is otherwise held in shades of green and gray, lending the composition a pleasant freshness. For collectors who, alongside classic landscape and figure motifs, also appreciate quieter subjects devoted to nature and everyday life, this kakemono is an original choice.

Frequently asked

When was the work created?

Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Shôwa (1926–1989) 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?.