Love Birds and Sakura J440 is a large Japanese gold Original Acrylic Painting on unstretched canvas by artist Ksavera.

Love Birds and Sakura J440 is a large-scale Japanese-inspired gold painting

Original Acrylic Painting on unstretched canvas by artist Ksavera.

Artwork Details

• Medium: Acrylic on strong canvas 380g/m2 

• Format: Single artwork (unstretched canvas)

• Canvas size: 100 × 210 cm
  Recommended stretcher size: approx. 90 × 200 cm

• Finish: Glossy varnish

• Rolled shipping, no frame

Production

This artwork is made to order.
A similar but not identical version will be painted within 2 weeks after purchase.
Photos of the finished artwork will be provided for approval before shipping.

About the Artist

Ksavera is an independent contemporary artist based in Germany.
Her artworks are held in private, corporate, and museum collections worldwide.

Shipping & Authenticity

• Signed on the front and back

• Certificate of authenticity included

• Rolled shipping with tracking (DHL)

Estimated delivery times:

• Germany: 2 days

• EU: 1–2 weeks

• USA, Canada, Australia: 2–5 weeks

The imagery of blossoming plum trees echoes the artwork’s focus on delicate beauty and transience — a core principle of Japanese visual culture.

The composition is built around gold and pink tones enriched with subtle gold accents, creating a quiet dialogue between movement and stillness.

Inspired by traditional Japanese aesthetics and seasonal symbolism, the artwork reflects themes of connection, intimacy, and the fleeting nature of beauty. The layered surface and glossy finish allow the painting to change subtly with light, revealing new details from different angles.

Designed as a statement piece, this large gold painting becomes a focal point on large walls and contemporary interiors.

Haiku -

さかりなる
うめにすでひく
かぜもがな

sakari naru / ume ni sude hiku / kaze mogana

the plum blossomed.
Wind, do not doubt with your hand
delicate petals.

Die Pflaume blühte.
Wind zweifle nicht mit deiner Hand
zarte Blütenblätter.

芭蕉松尾, Matsuo Bashō (1644—1694)

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Curatorial Note / Museum Essay (for Collectors and Interior Designers)

J440

J440 is a monumental horizontal composition that radiates warmth, refinement, and symbolic abundance. Set against a luminous golden ground, the work unfolds as a contemporary homage to East Asian poetic painting traditions while asserting a distinctly modern spatial presence.

Across the expansive field stretches an ancient branch of Meihua plum (often poetically associated with early spring blossom), generously covered in delicate pink flowers. The branch curves with quiet authority—its aged form a testament to endurance—while the blossoms signal renewal, tenderness, and the promise of continuity. In classical symbolism, plum blossom represents resilience and beauty that emerges despite hardship; here, that meaning is elevated through scale and material luminosity.

Resting upon the flowering branch are two grosbeaks, positioned in subtle intimacy. Their closeness is neither theatrical nor sentimental—it feels grounded, natural, inevitable. Paired birds in East Asian visual language signify fidelity and shared destiny. Within this composition, they anchor the emotional center, transforming the landscape into a meditation on companionship and balanced union.

A golden sun hovers in harmonic dialogue with the gilded background. Rather than merely illuminating the scene, it establishes a spiritual axis—suggesting vitality, cyclical time, and the constancy of light. The metallic surface captures and refracts ambient illumination, allowing the artwork to shift throughout the day: morning light softens the pink blossoms; evening light intensifies the gold into a deep, architectural glow.

The accompanying haiku extends the contemplative dimension. As in traditional poetic-pictorial practice, the verse does not describe the image but deepens it—inviting viewers to pause within a moment suspended between stillness and breath.

For collectors, J440 represents a work of presence. Its horizontal format makes it particularly powerful above a sofa, dining table, console, or in expansive corridors. The gold ground introduces warmth without heaviness, while the pink blossoms provide chromatic refinement rather than decorative excess.

For interior designers, this piece operates as both focal point and atmospheric instrument. It complements:

• warm minimalist interiors

• stone, travertine, or plaster textures

• walnut and dark wood furnishings

• bronze, brass, and neutral textiles

• Japandi, contemporary, and gallery-inspired spaces

Its scale allows it to balance large architectural volumes, while its symbolism offers emotional resonance—making it an exceptional acquisition for newly designed residences, hospitality projects, or as a wedding commission symbolizing unity and flourishing love.

J440 is not merely a floral composition; it is a visual meditation on longevity, intimacy, and radiant equilibrium—where ancient branch, blooming season, and shared devotion converge beneath an eternal sun.