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Edo era - Wood panel kachoe browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Paintings: Pre 1900: item # 1122532
zen-zen0 76-16 Tenno-cho, Okazaki, Sakkyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8335 075-771-9190 $1400 |
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| A double sided architectural Edo period wooden panel. The front is a 'kachoe' or bird and flower scene featuring a bush warbler on an ancient pine. The back is decorated with a simpler ink plum. As is generally the case this piece has been darkened through age. It has also proven exceptionally difficult to photograph. The scene on the front is a very high quality work considering the medium. The painting itself is quite heavily textured with layers of gofun being built-up in the moriage style. Presently presented in a rough wooden frame likely dating to the early 20th century, the wooden painting was originally in a different format. Perhaps small, upright sliding doors which have now been joined in the center. Painted wooden doors made of 'sugi' wood or cryptomeria are known as 'sugito'. The work (including the frame) stands 34'' high and measures 29.5'' across (86 by 75 cm). Each side is signed and sealed. The signature on the front reads Kateikan Joei. The signature on the back reads Kateikan Keikyoku. We have been unable to trace the artist. | ||||||||||||||
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