Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940) - Pont et panorama de Prague sur Soie Dorée (Vendu sans prix de réserve)
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Shunko Deshima’s signed 1930s Art Deco ink painting on gold silk, titled “Pont et panorama de Prague”, depicts a bridge and cityscape in Prague and measures 26 × 41 cm; it is from Japan.
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Charming and poetic ink painting on golden silk from the 1930s / Art Deco representing a bridge spanning the Vltava in Prague, lined with trees and topped by historic domes and spires, by Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940)
Title: Bridge and Panorama of Prague
Artist: Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940)
Era: 1930s / Art Deco
Technique: Chinese ink on golden silk (framed)
Signature: Signed and dated "Prague" at the bottom right
Format: 26 × 41 cm (viewable work) / 31 × 46 cm (with frame)
Condition: Good condition
In a beautiful original lacquer frame of the utmost elegance.
Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940), born Keitarō Dejima (出島 啓太郎), is a Japanese painter, illustrator, engraver and lithographer of the School of Paris.
After studies in traditional painting (nihonga) at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, he travels to Europe from the early 1920s, passing through Prague and Brussels before settling in Paris around 1925.
A picturesque figure of the Montparnasse district during the Roaring Twenties, he moved in Japanese artistic circles alongside Tsuguharu Foujita and poet Mitsuharu Kaneko.
His work is distinguished by a very pared-down graphic style in which traditional nihonga techniques predominate over Western influences.
He primarily works with Chinese ink, watercolor and gouache on silk, often accenting his compositions with gold or silver backgrounds inspired by Art Deco.
He enjoyed great popularity with French audiences fond of Oriental exotism, notably exhibiting Parisian landscapes such as Notre-Dame (circa 1932).
His preferred subjects include animals treated with great delicacy, particularly cats and poultry scenes, as well as bouquets of flowers and Parisian models.
He typically places a double signature on his works, pairing his name in Latin letters with his vertical signature in Japanese characters (出島春光).
These biographical details are documented in Japanese museum archives, such as those of the Saitama Museum of Modern Art.
Seller's Story
Founded in 2010 in the heart of the Drouot District in Paris by Julien Chaudet, Galerie Le Chevalet Bleu presents a selection of paintings, drawings and lithographs from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique Chinese porcelains.
Translated by Google TranslateCharming and poetic ink painting on golden silk from the 1930s / Art Deco representing a bridge spanning the Vltava in Prague, lined with trees and topped by historic domes and spires, by Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940)
Title: Bridge and Panorama of Prague
Artist: Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940)
Era: 1930s / Art Deco
Technique: Chinese ink on golden silk (framed)
Signature: Signed and dated "Prague" at the bottom right
Format: 26 × 41 cm (viewable work) / 31 × 46 cm (with frame)
Condition: Good condition
In a beautiful original lacquer frame of the utmost elegance.
Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940), born Keitarō Dejima (出島 啓太郎), is a Japanese painter, illustrator, engraver and lithographer of the School of Paris.
After studies in traditional painting (nihonga) at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, he travels to Europe from the early 1920s, passing through Prague and Brussels before settling in Paris around 1925.
A picturesque figure of the Montparnasse district during the Roaring Twenties, he moved in Japanese artistic circles alongside Tsuguharu Foujita and poet Mitsuharu Kaneko.
His work is distinguished by a very pared-down graphic style in which traditional nihonga techniques predominate over Western influences.
He primarily works with Chinese ink, watercolor and gouache on silk, often accenting his compositions with gold or silver backgrounds inspired by Art Deco.
He enjoyed great popularity with French audiences fond of Oriental exotism, notably exhibiting Parisian landscapes such as Notre-Dame (circa 1932).
His preferred subjects include animals treated with great delicacy, particularly cats and poultry scenes, as well as bouquets of flowers and Parisian models.
He typically places a double signature on his works, pairing his name in Latin letters with his vertical signature in Japanese characters (出島春光).
These biographical details are documented in Japanese museum archives, such as those of the Saitama Museum of Modern Art.
Seller's Story
Founded in 2010 in the heart of the Drouot District in Paris by Julien Chaudet, Galerie Le Chevalet Bleu presents a selection of paintings, drawings and lithographs from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique Chinese porcelains.
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Artist
Shunko Deshima 出島 春光 (1897–1940)
Title of artwork
Pont et panorama de Prague sur Soie Dorée (Vendu sans prix de réserve)
Technique
Ink
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Japan
Condition
Good condition
Height
26 cm
Width
41 cm
Depiction/theme
Cityscape
Style
Art Deco
Period
1930-1940
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