Landscapes - Sansui Ga

These scrolls show the Japanese artists immense skill with painting of landscapes and the feeling to a room will depend on the background subject .

Sansui (Sansuiga) Landscape painting:
Sansuiga (landscape painting) is a genre of the picture which developed in China. san means yama (mountains), sui means mizu (river), ga means a picture. The style of landscape painting tried to create a reproduction of real scenery, but there is much "created scenery" "image scenery" which constituted scenery elements such as the mountains / trees / rocks / rivers  to enhance the realism of the scene.
Although Japanese scenery paintings were influenced by  Chinese art there was not a word for "Fukeiga (the Chinese word for  Fukei or scenery)". The development of the landscape picture assumed a natural view of the scene and was called "a landscape painting".  However, while taking in such techniques, a lot of Japanese painters of landscape base their images on a sense of beauty , Wabi Sabi-a harmonious setting and design, rather than  the conventional Chinese landscape image.

Sansui(=Sansuiga) (Landscape painting) :
Sansuiga (landscape painting) is a genre of the picture which developed in China through the early Sung Dynasty and when that arrived in the 19th Century started to be more representative of traditional scenic views. Often hung in homes at certain times of the year, the Landscape painting of China usually had descriptions or poems about the view.

The word san means yama (mountains), sui means mizu (river), ga means a picture. There is the work which aimed at reproduction of real scenery, but there is also  "created scenery" "image scenery" which constituted scenery elements such as the mountains / trees / rocks / rivers by realism again. Artistic licence. Taking an existing scene and enhancing it in a way that would attract the buyer to place this on the wall of their home. but more than this it was a representation of a spiritual place. Mountains where spirits reigned, hidden valleys full of myths and legends.

The art of Japan has a powerful  Chinese influence. There was originally no word for  simply "Fukeiga (Fukei=scenery-ga=Picture)". The picture which assumed a representation of natural scenery was simply called "a landscape painting". Originally "Sansuiga (landscape painting)" began as spiritual world expression to be based on a legendary Chinese hermit with miraculous powers of thought.. On the other hand, the Meiji era began, and the words of "scenery" became established with the full-scale introduction of Western paintings. In "Fukeiga (Scenery)",the  eyes of the naturalism or realism assumed a form that was different from a conventional "Sansuiga (landscape painting)" the basis of the landscape scenery style of painting were incorporated, and natural reproduction by a rational technique was aimed at the subject matter of the art work.. However, while taking in such techniques, some of the traditional Japanese landscape painting became based on a sense of beauty of the subject matter rather than the actual image itself. So floating clouds and misty forests, cool waterfalls and scented glades became the holy grail of the Japanese Landscape painter of scrolls.. The scroll therefore does not have to be as detailed as a western landscape but rather an impression, a feeling of what the viewer is looking at. A successful landscape scroll delivers this. The waterfall should make you feel cool ad the forest should suggest the smell of damp leaves and birdsong and the mountain should make you feel that you become part of the birds flying below the cold peaks.

Viewing a Japanese landscape scroll relies on the viewer relaxing and becoming one with the scene. For more information read this-click

The magnificent antique hand painted works of art show the Japanese style of painting at its very best. Some of these scrolls are very old and I have spent many years researching and locating the very best in genuine Antique Scrolls. In a few cases I have had scroll mounts restored  on the scrolls where these have deteriorated, However the restoration has been done by professional Scroll restorers and the original paintings have not been altered in any way. I also make my own scrolls and these are in the modern scrolls section

Scroll weights: Fuchin
 

Autumn Waterfall. Artist is Maeda Ichiou (1890-1939) Born in Gifu prefecture, his other name was Kenichi and was taught by Yamamoto Sunkyo. He lived until the age of 49. The seal (seal script can be hard to decipher) but its more like a short line poem of the uguisu or a Bush Warbler, which relates the the artist's name Ichiou which is 'a bush warbler'. This is a absolutely beautiful Sansui ga, landscape, of a waterfall through autumn leaves. The light that has been captured by this artist is quite stunning and the balance of the subject has been extremely well done. Flocks of birds fly through the leaves and in front of the waterfall and the entire image is full of life and movement. Painted on silk this Sansui ga has all the elements that you would like to see in a landscape painting . The mounts are in very good condition. On a personal note this has, without doubt, been  one of my favourite scrolls in this genre. 70.1z23.1 inches under offer   TOREI Mountain Stream fisherman with Waka Poem 50.7x 22.8 Being remounted with a new box £175 TOREI Mountain Stream Torii, Kiyotada VII 鳥居 清忠 (1875 - 1941) Kiyotada Torii was a painter and printmaker. He was born in Tokyo in 1875 as the son of Kiyosada Torii. (Torii VI). His original name was Saito Chōkichi. His adopted son, Saito Akira was the famous print artist Torii Kotondo (Torii VIII). He studied Tosa painting under Kawabe Mitate in 1903. The year after that he started as a printmaker for several theaters, producing actors’ portraits and advertisements. His Kabuki prints were published by Oana Shūjirō at Shūbisha. He also produced war prints during the Russo-Japanese war. Another well-known student of Kiyotada Torii was Ueno Tadamasa, who was authorised by the Torii family to use the name of Torii Tadamasa in 1949.                Nachi-no-Otaki are also known as the Number one Falls-Ichi no Otaki  . This is a very atmospheric image that reminds me in some ways of the great glacier shifts which created the magnificent waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite and Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite. Similar landscapes are in Japan deep in the mountains and his is an older image of the famous  Nachi-no-Otaki Falls and the water from these mighty falls create lakes of pure fresh mountain water which has always been an attraction for the Japanese. We are waiting on the box for this scroll. Background to the subject of this Scroll: The Nachi Primeval Forest, is a place of mountain god worship. Nachi-no-Otaki / Ichi no Otaki Falls, 133 meters high. The name comes from Mount Nachi, however as this is the biggest waterfall in Japan it is also affectionately known as Ichi No, (Number one) OTaki, (of all Waterfalls). Ichi no Otaki. In the Mt. Nachi-san area is the Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine. This has five Shinto buildings called "Kumano-Gongen" structure, which are very important cultural properties of Japan and are architecturural examples from the 8th through 10th century. Other places worth a visit include the Seiganto-ji Temple with a vermilion three-storied pagoda that has now become a Mt. Nachi-san's symbol, and the Hiryu-jinja Shrine where the holy go to worship the Nachi-no-Otaki Falls, also known as "Ichi-no-taki", as what symbolises the divine spirit. The three-storied pagoda of the Seiganto-ji Temple was reconstructed in 1972, and its viewing platform area affords a full view of the Nachi-no-Otaki Falls.Kumano Nachi-san mountain, with its slopes covered by a primeval forest of luxuriant evergreen trees, is about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) inland from the Sea of Kumano. Cascading down between the peaks, the Nachi River runs over 48 waterfalls. Nachi Fall or  Ichi-no-Taki, is the largest of these. The great Ichi-no-Taki, where in a 13-meter-wide flow, one ton of water drops straight down for 133 meters (436 feet) every second, rivals the Kegon Fall at Nikko and the Fukuroda Fall in Ibaraki Prefecture as the most beautiful waterfall in Japan. Nearby, said to be the first place to have enshrined and revered Nachi Fall, is the Nachi Shrine, one of the three Kumano Grand Shrines.        Yosemite: Bridalveil    Upper Falls         Upper Falls           Yellowstone                Ichi noOtaki Click any for a bigger picture        An evocative and very nicely painted scroll of a winter mountain landscape Sansui Ga. This is a very long scroll more suitable for a stair well or tall  hallway. The width is modest at just under 24 inches and the length is just under 87 inches. The silk mounts are original and in good condition and the Haiku,  signature and Chop stamp are also clear. The scroll dates from the 1950's Mountain Village in Snow 86.6 x 23.7 £175 including Box. If you would like a big scroll I am also restoring another large scroll of an old pine and that length is around the same but the width is 32 inches. From a painting done for a screen door This 18th century painting on hand made rice paper of an old pine branch with gold highlights sprayed like Maki-e (蒔絵?, lit. sprinkled picture) mounted onto new silks with period Scroll ends. This will be ready around the end of May   Pines and Plum Blossom at Arashiyama Mountain in Kyoto Painted in 1960 Arashiyama is an exclusive district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Oi River which forms a backdrop to the district. £175 including Box   Arashiyama is a pleasant, touristy district at the outskirts of Kyoto. Its landmark is the wooden (now partially concrete) Togetsukyo Bridge with forested Mount Arashiyama as backdrop. There are many things to see and do in the Arashiyama area. Tenryuji, a leading Zen temple, shops, cafes and restaurants are found in the district's busy center around Togetsukyo Bridge and Keifuku Arashiyama Station. North of the central area, there are bamboo groves and a residential district with several small temples, scattered along the base of the wooded mountains. The area with its rural feel is best explored on foot, by rental bicycle (around 700 Yen per day) or on a rickshaw (around 8000 Yen for 30 minutes and 2 persons). Another pleasant thing to do is taking a two hour boat tour down Hozu River. The river flows through an idyllic, forested valley before reaching urban Kyoto at the Togetsukyo Bridge. Alternatively, you can enjoy views of the valley from the Sagano Romantic Train. Arashiyama is particularly beautiful and busy during the cherry blossom and autumn leaf seasons.         Fuchin Weights attach on the scroll ends to keep the scroll flat against the wall .     SHUNPOU painted this scroll of an old Watermill 73.8 x21.3  Subtle colouring painted delicately on Silk makes this a very warm picture, The silk mounts have been perfectly matched and the scroll is full of movement and energy.  £165
Waterfall Sansui ga fishing for Unagi  on a summer evening  scene by scroll artist Kouzan painted late 20th century. Capturing the waterfall in the distance in a late Sunner evening with the lamps of the hut glowing and the reflection of the moonlight in the great waterfall up in the mountains. This reminded me of Angel Falls. Fishermen catching eels, Unagi,  in the river at night, the best time for this delicacy. It's a Japanese custom to eat unagi on "doyo no ushinohi" in the summer. Including Box,  under offer
Thatched house in the Mountains A beautiful study of a farm in the mountains. The large thatched house is the grain store and would also be the livestock shelter in winter.  Nestled under mountains this peaceful and evocative scene is a lovely example of Scroll Art with delicate colours still fresh after half a century. With its own box, £175
Pines on a mountain side 1930 78 x 25 Very beautiful scroll with original watered design silk mounts. Including box £185
Notes on Painter Hashimoto Gaho  (1835 - 1908) Gaho was born in Edo, he was a son of Hashimoto Ohara who was the painter retained by the Kawagoe clan. Infancy name; Taro later 長卿. Different pen name;克己斎・酔月画生 Yotsuki . He became a disciple of Kano Shosen. On the same date, Kano Hogai, Gaho's lifelong friend, also became a disciple of Tadanobu . In 1897 he worked with Ernest Fenollosa and Okamura Tenshin and became the first professor of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.(the former name of Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geijutu Daigaku)). He also established "Nihon Bijutsu In"(The Japan Art Institute- the art organization establised by Okakura Tenshin and Hashimoto Gaho in 1898) He was teacher to many fine artists including Hishida Shunso, Yokoyama Taikan, Shimomura Kanzan, Saigo Kogetsu, Kawai Gyokudo etc. Later Gaho organised "Futaba kai" with Gyokudo and formed "Gaho kai". a member of "Teishitsu gigein"(an artist who created arts and crafts only for the Imperial Household in the Empire era.)
Autumn Landscape waterfall This is an Art Deco Period Waterfall.72x23 from the 1930's. At this time Japanese artists were looking to the west for ideas and this simple composition is quite amazing in it's technique and understated beauty. It is almost a Van Gogh image in some ways with a little of Sisley in the styling.. In wonderful condition. With a box. £150
This is a stunning painting on Silk. The detail is wonderful; and very impressionistic   Yuko's signature Japanese Cedar Pine Forest by stream The artist for this painting is Yuko and he painted this in the very early part of the 1900's This has now been  mounted onto a sympathetic silk scroll with a fine silk covered  box. £175
Rising sun and mountain TAIKAN YOKOYAMA. He was a very famous painter1868-1958 58.3x25 However this is a hand made screen print from the early part of the 20th century Remounted onto new silks and with a box. This scroll is £160
	Twin Pines by Yuko This was recently restored with completely new silk sections for the scroll. The painting was untouched but incorporated into the new scroll. With period wood ends and a period wood box, this late 19th century landscape scroll is now a very beautiful work of art that can continue to be be appreciated nearly 150 years after its creation . A beautiful painting with many delicate highlights and shadows. Fully restored with new silk mounts and original wood scroll ends.. With its own box £175
Sansui Ga. 1910 Landscape with mountain forest created in Sumi -ink painting Restored mounts with original scroll ends in wood £175 including Box and postage	Twin Trees painted by Tokoku  47x18 ins. With flashes of setting sun , this wonderful ink painting has many layers and shows great Japanese impressionist techniques. This scroll painting from 1920 has been restored with its period box £185

Winter landscape by Kotei early 20th century

There was some damage on the painting but we managed to do what we could and after mounting
I believe that we have brought back to life a truly wonderful example of Sumi Sansui Ga painting

The evening sun over the winter landscape casting long shadows through the grove of trees on the hill
is quite remarkable. Its a very old painting which has now been enhanced by its new silks and period wood ends

Painted by the scroll artist Barei  Autumn Landscape . Recently restored and remounted onto new silks. With box £190

Japanese Shrine of Emperor

Recently completely restored with new silks and mounts to this beautiful painting from the 1920's

With a wooden box made for this Scroll

£195

Scroll weights: Fuchin

Scroll weights: Fuchin

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Chinese Landscape from Huangshan-Yellow Mountain.

This scroll is wide at 30 inches and has a silk covered  box. £155. 

Sansui Ga Landscape with Ume, Plum Blossom. Newly restored 1920 £175 including box

77 x 19 An evocative painting with the moon high in the sky as
some fishermen make their way home in the dark

Scroll weights: Fuchin

Landscape ink painting, 24inches x77 date 1930  £155

Scroll weights: Fuchin

Snow landscape

Measurements : 48.9cm by 188.5cm / 19.2" by 74.2"
Material of the roller ends : Wood.
Technique : Hand painted on Paper.
period 1910 this is a wonderful composition and perfect for a stairway wall. It is quite long and  what I find is that the various stories each part of the painting shows keeps the viewer interested every time you look at it.
£165 including Box

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