Size: 210 x 76 cm Silk book Paulownia wood box Printed by Gen-sha With commentary Good condition with no noticeable stains. A painting depicting a group of deer resting in a forest where the autumn colors deepen. Highly regarded as a masterpiece of bird-and-flower and landscape painting from the Five Dynasties period (907-959), it holds an extremely important position in art history for tracing the transition to the Northern Song academic style. The paintings of the Five Dynasties, supported by the two major trends of the so-called Huang style of Western Shu and the Xu style of Southern Tang, are characterized by a strong interest in the unification of painting based on a unique method called mokkotsu-ho (boneless method), and the traces of mokkotsu-ho can be seen in the depiction of the deer, which are beautifully integrated into the entire painting. Each tree has an outline, and the leaves are drawn using the hook-and-fill method, and light red and blue colors are applied over the thickly painted gesso ground, making the appearance of the trees even more profound. These painting methods show the fusion of the Huang style and the Xu style, and this "Danfeng Youlu-zu" (Deer in Autumn Maple) can be said to be a rare masterpiece in which the two styles of painting are beautifully sublimated. *All items for sale are used. Please refrain from purchasing if you are concerned about stains or odors that are difficult to see in the photos. Also, please check the profile before considering a purchase. Interior Japanese-style room Tokonoma (alcove) Hospitality