Kawamura Bokudo (1839-1880) "Figure of beautiful parents and children decorating dolls" Late 19th century (Meiji period)

Art work details

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Setting weight
This piece weighs 0.7 kg and will be shipped in 80 size.

Material
Japanese pigments on silk

Size
Overall: vertical 186× width 47.2cm＊width does not include roller ends.
(the work: vertical 107.5× width 34.9cm)

Condition
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover.
・There are some burns, stains on the image.
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, warp in mounting.
＊The box is a little broken.

Remarks
Roller ends is lacquerware.
・Box inscription by the original owner of the work.

Materials for mounting
・All of them are made of silk.

Other
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*There may be a slight difference in color between the photo and the actual product.

Biography
Kawamura Bokudo (1839-1880)

Born in 1835. Born in Nagoya.
Studied Shijo school under Sasaki Gettai.
Later, admired Gito Shibata and Seiki Okamoto, and studied in Kyoto.
Died in 1880 at the age of 41.

A word from the store
This figure shows a parent and child decorating hina dolls for the Peach Festival.
In Japan, hina dolls are usually displayed for about a month between February 3 and March 3, the Peach Festival.
It expresses the wish of the parents that their newborn child will grow up to be a healthy and gentle woman.
The dolls are also thought of as a substitute for the child, and are intended to wish the child "please do not bring misfortune" and "may you be blessed with happiness".
The peach on the left back of the picture (peach has the meaning of warding off evil spirits) and the white camellia that blooms in early spring represent the season.
The mounting used for this work is an old silk, which is almost impossible to order nowadays.
Although the work is approximately 150 years old, there are no notable defects other than a few burns in the blank spaces, and there are no stains on the face, which is the lifeblood of a beauty painting.
The old high-quality rock paints have deep and subdued colors.
The artist, Bokudo, died at the young age of 41, and his skill will be sorely missed.