Rooster / Kawamura Kanpō - Niwatori
- Product ID
- B0150
- Name
- Kawamura Kanpō
- Profile
A Japanese-style painter. In 1935, born in Aichi pref. Member of the Tōyō Bijutsukai. Pupil of Ōhashi Suiseki. A frequent prize winner. Specialized in Buddhist paintings, landscape paintings and animal paintings.
- Size
- 600mm x 1860mm
- Roller End Material
Redsandalwood- Material of the Work
- Silk
- Stock Condition
- Sold out
- Description
Rooster, which heralds the morning at sunrise, have been popular in Japan as a bird of good luck to bring the sun. It is often taken up as a subject of paintings. For example, paintings by Itō Jakuchū, a visionary painter of the Edo period, are famous.
In this painting, Kawamura Kanpō depicts a rooster resting its wings on the trunk of a thick plum tree in vivid colors. The rooster is more realistic than the plum tree, and the delicate depictions of its wings and legs are worthy of special mention. The contrast between the two makes the rooster stand out even more, which is very impressive. It is also interesting to see a rare depiction of the rooster with such sharp eyes.