Two Sparrows on the Sakura Branch
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This piece was handmade by Asami Kashiro 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 200 cm
- Width 55 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Bone
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
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Description
The scene appears playful and lively, showing two small sparrows sitting close together on a gnarled branch while delicate white-pink cherry blossoms open above them. The fine feather drawings of the birds and the delicate petals attest to great painterly precision, while the warm, shimmering silk ground lends the picture a calm, friendly note – a motif that captures Japan's brief, celebrated spring.
The work bears the signature and seal of the painter Asami Kashiro and was hand-painted on silk during the Shôwa period. It is delivered including the signed wooden box, which additionally documents the provenance and authenticity of the hanging scroll.
As a kakemono, this unique work is wonderfully suited to celebrating the cherry blossom season in the tokonoma in spring, but its cheerful motif also unfolds its charm outside of this season. Collectors and lovers of Japanese bird and blossom painting will find here a particularly lovingly crafted piece.
