ANTIQUE JAPANESE INK AND COLOR HANGING SCROLL OF PEONIES AND BUTTERFLY, 18IN x 76IN (46cm x 193cm)

拍品描述

A refined Japanese hanging scroll depicting?blossoming peonies accompanied by a delicately rendered butterfly, painted in ink and soft mineral pigments on silk. The composition emphasizes elegance and balance, with gently layered petals in pale pink tones contrasted against fluidly brushed foliage, creating a calm and lyrical floral study. This scroll was painted in 1890-1920. In Japanese pictorial tradition,?peonies symbolize wealth, honor, and beauty, while the butterfly represents?grace, transformation, and the fleeting nature of life. Together, the imagery conveys a classic seasonal theme frequently favored during the late Meiji and early Taish_ periods. The painting is signed at lower right with an?artist?s inscription, accompanied by a?red cinnabar seal, confirming the work as a hand-painted composition rather than a printed decorative piece. The brushwork and restrained palette align with Japanese flower-and-bird painting influenced by earlier Chinese models, yet softened for domestic display. Mounted in a traditional?silk brocade mounting?with patterned borders and wooden rollers, the scroll is well-proportioned and suitable for immediate hanging. Acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. It measures 18 inches x 76 inches. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS SCROLL WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., 18IN x 76IN (46cm x 193cm), LOT REF #26-152

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