Two Swallows
Sold – no longer available
This piece was handmade by Murakami Kozan 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 210 cm
- Width 38 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Bone
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
Two swallows in a steep dive, wings spread wide, cross this hanging scroll between delicately pink-blossoming branches – a motif that in Japan traditionally announces spring and the return of warmer days, as swallows, being migratory birds, are closely connected with the changing of the seasons. The birds are rendered with confident brushwork and fine white accents in the plumage, while the blossoming branches, in delicate washes of pink and red, gently play around the birds' movement.
The painting bears the signature and seal of the painter Murakami Kozan and dates from the Shôwa period. It is executed on paper, and the scroll mounting concludes with jikusaki ends made of bone, indicating particularly careful workmanship.
With its cheerful, spring-like appearance, this hanging scroll is suited both to the classical tokonoma and as a lively, seasonally changing accent in a modern home.
