Komai Genki “Sweetfish”
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Komai Genki “Sweetfish”
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| IItem No. | |
|---|---|
| Title | Sweetfish（color on silk） |
| Overall size | |
| Artwork size | Height:38.0cm Width:54.7cm |
| Artist | Komai Genki |
| Date Created | Edo period, dated 1781 (Temmei 1) |
| Price | 300,000 yen (excluding tax) |
Sweetfish, large and small, are swimming in a school in the river.Although there are only a few brush strokes, the transparency of the surface of the water is truly outstanding.The soft and supple texture of sweetfish is skillfully expressed by the tsuketate technique.
The inscription indicates that this work was painted in the fifth month of the lunar calendar in the first year of Temmei 1 (1781).The fifth month of the lunar calendar corresponds to the period from June 6 to July 6.
The artist, Genki, was a painter who excelled at painting pure Tang Dynasty beauties, but this work shows his skill in flower-and-bird paintings as well.
Komai Genki (1747-1797) was a painter of the Maruyama School active in Kyoto in the mid-Edo period.
He studied painting under Maruyama Okyo, and was admired alongside Nagasawa Rōsetsu as a student of Okyo.
He excelled in delicate and graceful paintings of Chinese beauties, faithfully inheriting Okyo’s painting style.
As an antique, it may have some scratches or blemishes. We recommend that you visit our store to check the condition.
If you wish, we will send you detailed photos of the item, so please feel free to contact us.
