Two Ducks at the Shore

Name: Two Ducks at the Shore
SKU: 5959
Price: 290.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 200 x 52 cm

Product number: 5959

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Details about the sold piece

Height 200 cm
Width 52 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

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Description

Two ducks with iridescent blue-green plumage rest among grasses and bright red autumn berries – one attentively holding its head raised, the other with slightly spread wings, about to settle down.

The painting combines fine, naturalistic lines in the plumage with loosely rendered, sketch-like plant motifs in the background, creating an appealing interplay of precision and painterly lightness. Ducks and waterfowl are among the most popular motifs of classical kachô-ga painting and often stand for marital fidelity and domestic happiness.

Dating from the Shôwa period, this kakemono is delivered including a wooden box – a lively, harmonious nature motif for enthusiasts of traditional Japanese bird depictions.

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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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