Antique Japanese Calligraphy

Rare and remarkable set of ten 19th century Japanese calligraphy prints on paper executed in a woodblock technique and presented under glass in a gilt wood frame.

Rare and remarkable set of ten 19th century Japanese calligraphy prints on paper executed in a woodblock technique and presented under glass in a gilt wood frame.

The overall aesthetic emphasizes spontaneity and balance, hallmarks of Japanese calligraphy influenced by Chinese models yet adapted to native sensibilities.

The bottom is signed by the artist with Japanese calligraphy.

Beautiful vintage Japanese Shōwa lacquered & gold Suzuribako calligraphy chest.

Moon and bamboo in ink on gold paper with red and black lacquered negoro frame. (Meiji period) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in par...

A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala.

A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala.

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy.

An antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand with calligraphy décor and circular top.

We hope you will simply enjoy the atmosphere of the work. The calligraphy features a relaxed, unforced style that emulates his manner.

Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on the upper right reads Shogazen, seal on the upper left reads Hosai. Ink on mulberr...

A mounted calligraphy hanging scroll (Kakejiku) by Japanese poet and calligrapher Omachi Keigetsu (1869-1925) circa 1900s, late Meiji or Tasho period.

A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala.

Both the upper left and right sections of the print are adorned with finely written Japanese calligraphy, adding an element of classical poetry and commentary to this tranquil yet dy...

Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a dedicated artwork.

Designed by Tea Master "Oribe" With Sanscrit Calligraphy Please view our video. "Oribe designed this lantern to represent the secular nature of lanterns and especially to be place...

Please note that while this calligraphy was mounted for posterity, there are signs of age-related discoloration (yellowing), rubbing, and repairs to damage.

Painting of a perforated garden stone with red bamboo growing behind. Chinese zekku poem reads, "Returning home to my grass hut on a spring evening," by the Tang-poet Qian Qi. Screen...

Antique Japanese Porcelain Plate Calligraphy Warriors Marked Base, 19th Century Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19...

Poems refer to moon gazers. Ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Seals read: Roku-roku sai.

An antique Japanese Taishō period Tamba Tachikui Ware from the early 20th century with brown glaze and discreet calligraphy.

A Japanese Meiji period barrel shaped Sake jar from the 19th century with hand-painted blue calligraphy and frontal spout opening.

Picture Sheet: W790×H330mm Framed: W1050×H415×D28mm, 3.5kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 10cm x 125cm x 50cm, 10kg Japanese Politician Japan's first blin...

Lovely bowl, 1 japanese and 1 chinese gaiwain. Both with lovely bird scene. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates Region of Origin: China Period: 19th c...

A Japanese Taisho period tiered food box from the early 20th century with red lacquer and calligraphy.

An elegant Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu) combining beautifully brushed classical calligraphy with finely painted portraits of Heian-period court nobles.

This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

A japanese stsuma earthenware pair of vases of baluster shape, moulded with a scene with ladies playing go and doing calligraphy.

Ink on paper, Scroll head: wood Image size: 740(W) x 1070(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 890(W) x 1840(H) [mm] 750g Estimated packing size: 140(W) x 140(H) x 1950(D) [mm] 4kg Dynamic Si...

The print bears a vertical cartouche with Japanese calligraphy at lower right, likely identifying the location or poem associated with the view.

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The interior of the presentation box is covered in Nashiji lacquer with Japanese calligraphy in the lid reading 贈呈 ロートン英國空軍大尉貴下 海軍大臣男爵加藤友三郎 , 大正十二年一月, 古杳 – Presented as a gift to Cap...

These base layers often preserve traces of daily life, sometimes including handwritten notes or fragments of correspondence, offering a quiet record of the past. While brush calligr...

Great piece of cloisonne. Japanese- Russian War period. Japanese imperial plate with the Kikumon depicted. Often used at Military rituals or ceremony’s such as drinking Sake, there...

Interesting and have piece. Must be an inkstone. The cover is with mother of pearl with a box where flowers are growing from. Very happy piece. Additional information: Material: Por...

Pair of very early temple calligraphy panels. A pair of Edo period (17th century) carved wood panels that used to hang outside a temple. One plaque has evidence of a seal in the uppe...

Iroha Two six-panel folding screens (byôbu), featuring the famous Iroha poem by Kûkai (Kôbô Daishi, 774–835) written in the cursive Sôsho style. Inscribed/signed: Shôbô fude-ryû ri...

Lovely decorative Japanese room divider, there’s a calligraphy and silver leaf side and the other is made up of recycled paper fragments.

This print exemplifies the refined sensibility of late 18th-century Japanese art, where subtle color, calligraphic grace, and poetic sentiment merge seamlessly.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada "Toyokuni the Third" (Japanese 1786 - 1864) Page Size: 14 x 9.5 in. Frame Size: 21 x 16.25 Translation of Calligraphic Japanese Text: 大星由良之助 Ōboshi Yuranosu...

Measurements in cm 67x247h The kakemono, literally from Japan language "hanging thing", is a Japanese painting or calligraphy, on silk, cotton or paper, arranged in the form of a sc...