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古市金峨 Furuichi Kinga (1805-1880) Japanese art Paired kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scrolls / Rising Sun and Moon with Box RE398

古市金峨 Furuichi Kinga (1805-1880)
Painter of the late Edo and Meiji periods. Born in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Studied the Shijo School paintings under Okamoto Toyohiko in Kyoto. Around 1830, he returned to his hometown Kurashiki and opened a painting school. In his later years, he broadened the scope of his work by adopting Nanga painting.

with signature 'Kinga Ken' 金峨献 and seal 'Kinga' 金峨

This elegant pair of hanging scrolls presents a refined dialogue between the rising sun and the moon, rendered with remarkable restraint and sensitivity by Furuichi Kinga, whose mature style favors atmosphere and balance over overt narrative. Each scroll is devoted to a single celestial presence, suspended in a vast, softly toned expanse that emphasizes stillness and temporal rhythm rather than physical landscape, allowing the viewer to experience dawn and night as complementary states rather than opposites. The subtle gradations of pigment and the generous use of empty space reflect Kinga’s absorption of both Shijō naturalism and later Nanga sensibilities, where suggestion carries more weight than description. When displayed together, the pair creates a quiet cyclical movement—day yielding to night, night returning to day—embodying harmony, continuity, and contemplative calm. The work is accompanied by a fitted storage box, ensuring proper preservation, while the restrained composition and measured brushwork reveal an artist deeply attuned to poetic abstraction and the passage of time.

Whole dimensions: 15.8" W x 71.4" H / 40.3cm x 181.6cm
Inside dimensions: 10.7" W x 39.6" H / 27.3cm x 100.7cm

Material: Paper
Technique: Handpainted
Roller ends: Bone

Weight: 920g including Box

Condition

Antique items have originally crease, stain, damage, and more. I would like you to refer to the listing photos, but please understand that it's difficult to show all conditions by the photos. Special notes: STAIN, CREASE, DAMAGE a little, FOLD, WARP, STAIN DAMAGE in the back of the mounting.

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