Vintage mid Showa Japanese sumi shikishi - mountain landscape

Japanese shikishi from the mid Showa period with a mountain landscape executed in sumi ink. The composition combines open space, misty atmosphere, and steep rock forms with pines, following the tradition of Japanese ink landscape painting.

The image is built with restraint and economy, relying on tonal washes, simplified structure, and depth created through empty space. Works of this type belong to the broader field of mid-Showa Japanese decorative ink painting on shikishi, where landscape motifs were rendered in a calm and reduced manner.

Signed and sealed in the lower left area.

Condition

Vintage condition. Vintage works may show natural signs of age: light toning, small fiber creases, and edge wear. Please review the photos carefully.

Size

Size (approx.): 24 x 27 cm.

Shipping

Safe and tracked shipping from Latvia (Riga Gallery of Japanese Art CloudyYokomido). Protective packaging.

For US buyers

This item enters the United States duty-free

More shikishi in our shop

Nature shikishi
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloudyYokomido?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=56228920

Landscape shikishi
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloudyYokomido?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=56228720

Zen Ink shikishi
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloudyYokomido?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=56228708

Figure shikishi
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloudyYokomido?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=56246505

Life shikishi
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloudyYokomido?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=56246575

Mythic shikishi
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloudyYokomido?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=56229210