Apricot-Ume
The  Ume features strongly in Japanese art and we have some of the very best quality representation of these Prunus mume, commonly known as ume (梅:うめ) or Japanese apricot, or Chinese plum is a species of Asian plum in the family Rosaceae. The flower, long a beloved subject in the traditional painting of East Asia and Vietnam, is usually translated as plum blossom

 

Ume by Katsuhiko with its artists Box:

Striking and dramatic rendering of sturdy branch with delicate blooms shows confident, dynamic strokes.
This Japanese scroll painting features lush, blossoming Ume (plum) branch, beautifully painted by the scroll artist Katsuhiko.
Katsuhiko also made and signed the specially created Kiri Box which reads Kanbai which is an expression used to describe when a plum blooms during the coldest period of the year which is kanchu in the calendar ( the period begins from shokan until taikan which is January 6-20.
 

48x24
Hand painted with detailed rendering offers great appeal to the viewer
SOLD
This is not a long painting and therefore very suitable for display of a Bonsai.  

The painting is in the style of Nihon-ga (Japanese painting) around the Taisho period to the early Showa period 1912-1950.
Mainly the scroll would be used either during new years (or for the month) or an extra scroll to hang in the alcove NM

YOSAI OKADA. A.D 1784-1864. Born in KAGA (clan ISHIKAWA) 1840 seal Portrait of a Quince.£375

Before restoration this scroll painting was in a bad state. Many holes had to be repaired and the creases taken out as far as was possible. It was a great deal of slow and careful restoration that took a long time. However, as it is painted by a famous master it was important to bring the scroll back to life. The restoration was done as a museum restoration. With Box.

 

Before work


 

 

 

 

 

 

8.Ume Ikebana and Fruit

Title and inscription: May all things go your way. Painted in early autumn of 1937. 
Artist:  Taigen Koji ( signature: depending on the reading can be Nobuyoshi, Nobutada, or other series of name combinations or even Etsuji) Box says painted by Etsuji Sanjin himself. 
 

 

Narcisus with Ume, A spring scene. A scroll in beautiful condition with a box £160

Perfect for a gardener or someone who enjoys planting bulbs.

Plum Ume This is a Zen landscape

picture showing just the branch of the
Plum (Ume)  55" x10" with Box £175 Under Offer