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Lovely Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Sparrow in Autumn
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely first half of the 20th century scroll paintings Japan artist-signed sparrow in autumn
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Lovely Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Sparrow in Autumn
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
139.5 cm horizontal 66 cm painting, vertical 43.3 cm horizontal 51.5 cm Biography Dongwon Ho
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Sparrows & Nandina
Located in Kyoto, JP
narcissus, nandina and sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, Willow and Sparrows, circa 1920 Taisho era
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Summer willow and sparrows Taisho period, circa 1920 Framed painting. Mineral pigments
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Gentle Landscape of Sparrow and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of a sparrow investigating the area beneath blooming
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Tree Sparrows on Drying Stacks of Bailed Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Japanese Tree Sparrows on Stacks of Bailed Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Lacquer, Silk

Six Panel Japanese Peony and Sparrow Scene Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A six panel Japanese screen depicting a landscape scene peonies and sparrows against a gold
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

English Oil Painting of Horse and Groom Attributed to Ben Marshall, circa 1805
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A stunning circa 1805 English equestrian oil on canvas painting firmly attributed to prominent late
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas

20th century French Romantique Bird Painting, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
sparrows. Delicate and romantic painting. Louis XV style frame with a bow on the top. Nice quality.
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Vintage 1950s French Paintings

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Wood, Paint

17th Century Still Life with Birds Painting Oil on Canvas by Victors
By Jacobus Victors
Located in Milan, IT
neatly arranged, reproduced with the utmost fidelity and adherence to life. Mallards, doves, sparrows and
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Turtles & Azalea
Located in Kyoto, JP
narcissus, nandina and sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Peacock & Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
narcissus, nandina and sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Phoenix & Paulownia
Located in Kyoto, JP
narcissus, nandina and sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Cherry Blossom & Birds
Located in Kyoto, JP
narcissus, nandina and sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Crane, Pine & Camelia
Located in Kyoto, JP
narcissus, nandina and sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Pheasants & Plum in Snow
Located in Kyoto, JP
sparrows. The rich expression of flower and bird paintings opens our eyes not only to the beauty of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers & Birds of Spring & Autumn
Located in Kyoto, JP
tree on the right screen paired with sparrows represents spring, and on the left screen, the maple tree
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
H 67.25 in W 145 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Artists Suiho Yano Showa Period Scroll Japan 20c Artist Nihonga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, it is a work of "Basho / Sparrow" drawn by Midori Yano. Under Basho, this work
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Circa 1900 Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossoms in Moonlight. Meiji period.
Located in Kyoto, JP
the painting. The image captures the tranquility and ephemeral beauty of a moonlit cherry blossom
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
vase depicts the auspicious "millet and quail" and "millet and sparrow" motifson an intricate honeycomb
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese antique pottery bowl/[Banko ware] Mie prefecture/1850-1912
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
efforts to revive Banko ware. This is Banko ware made around 1850-1912. A sparrow is drawn. It sits on a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Pottery

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Pottery

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
depicts the auspicious "millet and sparrow" motif, set against an extremely intricate pattern in blue
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
carp and river prawn 3. Java sparrow and plum 4. Landscape featuring a lazy stream and dragonflies 5
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Softwood, Lacquer

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
depicts the auspicious traditional "millet and quail" motif on one side and "millet and sparrow" motif on
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain, Abalone

Japanese Blue White Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
striking porcelain vase depicts the auspicious "millet and sparrow" motif, set against an extremely
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
depicts the auspicious traditional "millet and quail" motif on one side and "millet and sparrow" motif on
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Green Purple Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
cylinder shape body featuring auspicious wisterias and sparrows, in red, blue, purple and green, a signed
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Antique Architectural Press Cathedral Cityscape Etching After Frank Brangwyn
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in Dayton, OH
painting to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was accepted - at the age of 17. Spurred by this
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Vintage 1920s Prints

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Paper

"Sparrows" and "Chicks" by J. Heap
Located in Wiltshire, GB
"Sparrows" and "Chicks" by J. Heap. Unusual pair by J. Heap a late Victorian
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Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

Japanese Painted Floor Screen with Cat & Sparrow
Located in Seattle, WA
(take). Sparrows commonly gather in groves of bamboo for protection and this painting depicts this
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Signed Great Brutalist Bright Orange Pirates Galleon Oil Painting
By Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Large 1960s Galleon painting Reminiscent of 'The Black Pearl' captain Jack Sparrows beloved ship of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Bird Newel Post Finial for Stairs, Carved Sparrow Finial
Located in St Petersburg, St Petersburg
This carved finial, decorated with a figure of a cute naughty Sparrow, will be an original addition
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2010s European Stairs

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Beech, Oak

18th Century, Japanese Screen, Kano School
Located in London, GB
subject in both Japan and China. Here sparrow, wagtails and wild quails are depicted in a misty gold
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Other Antiquities

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Paper

18th Century, Japanese Screen, Kano School
H 37.8 in W 148.82 in D 1.97 in
Pair of Ashikaga Shizuo Japanese Floral Wood Block Prints, Signed, circa 1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
" & "Two Sparrows on a Flowering Branch" Measures - fr: 22" h x 16" w x 1
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Ladies with Sailor
By Emma Herland
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
day, assembled and edited by Walter Shaw Sparrow. Published 1905. Artist: Emma Herland (1856-1947
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

Ladies with Sailor
Ladies with Sailor
H 12.6 in W 14.57 in D 1.78 in
Japanese Antique Hand Painted Playful Birds Silk Scroll, Taisho Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
sparrows or warblers, amidst a plumb tree and waterfall, Taisho period. Hand painting in lively colors
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Four-Panel Screen Pine and Maple on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Midcentury Japanese four-panel screen depicting a pine tree and maple tree with a sparrow. Ink and
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Silk, Wood

Japanese Fine Antique Blue and Gold "Bird & Flowers" Hand-Painted Screens, Pair
Located in South Burlington, VT
spring and summer subject matter: rich gold mist back ground with a plethora of nature: Sparrows and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Textile, Wood, Paper

Japanese Fine Small Antique Blue and Gold "Birds & Iris" Hand Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
a plethora of nature: Sparrows and a perched bird, Iris, cherry blossoms, mountains, flowers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Pair of Large Chinese Republic Period Hardstone Jade Mounted Reversible Screens
Located in Dallas, TX
representing exotic birds (sparrows, swallows and either roosters or peacocks) beautifully perched on tree
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Mounted Objects

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Stone

19th Century Pair of Miniature Dogs with Ephemera Photographs & X-Rays Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
two miniature "dogs" one adulterated house sparrow (has canary feather added to its plumage) and one
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Softwood, Paper

“Jungle aux oiseaux” Signed by Anne Leurent
Located in Beirut, LB
flowers and sparrows on the trees. Made in cotton wool. This Flanders tapestry comes from a painting by
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries

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Wool

Hand-Painted Japanese Contemporary Porcelain Washbasin by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
-painting. This artist is admired for his expert use of gold in creating a brilliant backdrop for his
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Gilded Red Blue Porcelain Washbasin by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
-painting. This vase depicts sparrows playing among coral berry shrubs, whose red berries are an integral
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
stunning vase depicts the auspicious traditional "millet and sparrow" motif, set against a striking dark
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Loquat and Sparrows, circa 1910-1915 Taisho
Located in Kyoto, JP
Saegusa Soko (1886-1947) Loquat and Sparrows Early Taisho period, circa 1910-1915 Hanging scroll
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Sparrows and the Three Friends of Winter, circa 1800
Located in Austin, TX
screen featuring a flock of sparrows descending from billowing golden clouds to roost in a bamboo grove
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

18th Century, First Period, WORCESTER, Sparrow-beak JUG, Hand Painted, C. 1770
By Dr. John Wall 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a lovely SPARROW-BEAK Milk Jug from the WORCESTER factory, with a loop handle having an
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Porcelain

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Porcelain

1922 Japanese Screen Pair, Birds in Bamboo Forest by Yamamoto Shuntei
Located in Kyoto, JP
on an expansive ground of gold leaf Shuntei depicts a flock of sparrows excitedly descending on a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Carved Chinoiserie Four Panel Screen Room Divider
Located in Bradenton, FL
, sparrows and birds of paradise give the scene life. The back shows bamboo over rocks with more birds of
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Carved Chinoiserie Four Panel Screen Room Divider
Carved Chinoiserie Four Panel Screen Room Divider
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H 84.25 in W 64 in D 0.75 in
Early Showa Japanese Four Panel Screen Flora and Fauna
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Sparrows amid bamboo, flowering prunus and chrysanthemums along a meandering stream. Made in a Nihonga
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

20th Century Japanese Bird & Flower Screen by Yoshida Choshu
Located in Kyoto, JP
sparrows settling on a blossoming shrub, the artist conveys the brilliance of a late spring afternoon. He
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Vintage 1930s Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Japanese Fine Antique Blue and Gold "Ducks & Sakura" Small Hand Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
: rich gold mist back ground with a plethora of nature: Sparrows and Mandarin duck, cherry blossoms
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Fine Antique Blue and Gold "Bird & Flowers" Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
: Sparrow and Mandarin duck, cherry blossoms, white capped mountains and flowers and trees galore and oh yes
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paper

Japanese Antique White Porcelain Blue Painting Bowl / Imari Ware / Edo Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
period when Imari ware started. The simple design of sparrows and bamboo is wonderful. It's like
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Cloisonne Millefleur Box by Inaba, Taisho Period, Japan
By Inaba Cloisonne Co.
Located in Austin, TX
of Takashi Murakami's flower fields paintings. The interior of the box clad in brass. The brass
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

“Jungle aux oiseaux” Signed by Anne Leurent
Located in Beirut, LB
flowers and sparrows on the trees. Made in cotton wool. This Flanders tapestry comes from a painting by
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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