18th century Japanese manufacture - Kakemono with landscape

This work is a beautiful example of an antique Japanese kakemono. The word kakemono literally means "hanging thing" in Japanese. It is, in fact, a painting or calligraphy, on silk, cotton, or paper, in the form of a scroll and intended to be hung. Unlike the emakimono, the kakemono opens vertically and is intended as an interior wall decoration. Being associated with specific times of the year or special occasions, it is displayed only temporarily and then carefully rolled up and stored in special boxes or replaced with another kakemono more appropriate for the new occasion.

The example in question is a kakemono created in the 18th century, depicting a splendid landscape view in a typical traditional Japanese style. The distinctive features of this oriental painting style lie in the construction of space, which is based not on perspective but rather on the superposition of elements. The calligraphic technique of describing objects is also typical, with a subtle drawing and a dematerialization of volumes. Everything appears essentially two-dimensional and light, as in the finest Japanese painting tradition. Furthermore, the landscape view is depicted on a monochrome surface, from which the objects gradually emerge, thanks to the artist's refined touch.

The work is a beautiful piece of 17th-century Japanese art that reflects a delicate lyrical and calligraphic sense of nature.

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