Antique Silk Screen

Screen is dated Taisho 8 (1919). Mineral pigments on silver, with silk brocade border.

Hawks were a popular motif in artwork because Japanese falconry, or takagari, was a sport of aristocrats such as nobles and samurai. Hawks came to symbolize nobility and strength. Su...

Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924. Yukimatsu Shunpo was born in Oita in 1897 and studied under Himejima Chikugai in Osak...

Mineral pigments on gilded silk set in a lacquer frame with gilt bronze hardware.

Nadeshiko, also known as fringed pinks is a flowering plant native to Japan. Ink, mineral pigments and 18th century gold leaf, with good veining, on mulberry paper. Silk brocade bo...

Japanese Meiji-Taisho Two-Panel Screen with Owl & Bamboo, circa 1915 A beautifully painted Japanese two-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a solitary owl perched quietly amo...

With nandin, narcissus and chrysanthemums. Signature and seal read: Koun. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

A small sized, Edo period (first half of the 19th century) six-panel screen painted in mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border and beautiful gilded bronze hardware.

Japanese four panel Taisho Period (1912-1926) screen. Depicting bamboo, blossom and birds in flight.

Kano school painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Painted in mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border.

Early 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period four panel folding byobu table screen featuring peony, prunus, and magnolia. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on silk with ...

Delightful late 18th century/early 19th century Japanese Edo period two panel byobu screen depicting children at play near a riverbank and catching fish.

Fascinating pair of large Japanese 19th century Edo period six-panel folding byobu screens depicting the legend of Minamoto No Yorimasa (Japanese Samurai 1106-1180).

Serene late 19th century Japanese Meiji Period four-panel screen capturing ducks and geese mid-flight across a tranquil, dreamlike landscape with clouds.

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...

Nicely painted mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Kosho.

Pigment on silk. Various walkways interconnecting the temple complex with one lone figure of a woman. Back paper is hand-stamped with mica paint. Signature and seal read: Gekkan

Set in a dark red lacquered frame with a silk brocade border. Beautiful, vibrant green colors decorate the screen with an aged patina.

The intricately painted scenes have vibrant natural color pigments on paper and applied to a dramatic gold leaf speckled ground. The screen is set in a black lacquered frame with a d...

Japanese six-panel screen: Plovers in flight over coastal landscape.

The screen depicts four of the seven Gods or deities of good fortune.

Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese children frolicking on a garden terrace with a pavilion and large pine tree.

Signature reads: Kanshin. Mineral pigments painted on gold dusted mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.  

Exceptional 19th century Japanese two-panel late Edo Tokugawa\early Meiji period screen. The painting features clusters of flowering autumnal chrysanthemums and field grasses amid qu...

Taisho era painting in mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Good condition with a recent remounting.

Antique 19th Century Japanese Four Panel folding Byobu Late Edo Period C.1800 Maruyama-Shijo School A high quality commissioned example, painted in ink and mineral pigments on paper...

Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue waterscape with pheasants and ducks. Made in the Kano school style with natural ink and ...

Country farm geese with early spring blossoms and a bamboo fence. Beautiful details on the feathers. Signature and seal read Keibo Joshi (Ms. Keibo) mineral pigments on silk with a...

An amazing and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of silk...

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

Dramatic and beautifully executed cherry blossoms trickle down the two panels with natural willows calmly coexisting with luminous gold dust fading to the ground. Mineral pigments an...

An imaginary garden with flowers from all seasons including spring lilies, summer hibiscuses, autumn chrysanthemums, and winter berries. Wild autumn grasses move in a soft breeze wit...

The silk woven panel depicting a scene of figures in and around a courtyard. The central panel having a separate woven border and all mounted in a giltwood frame under glass.

A beautiful and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of sil...

A Japanese two-panel folding screen painted with pigments on a gold leaf ground, depicting a group of bamboo plants.

With a banana leaf palm on the left, at water's edge with geese. Perhaps a scene from the southern islands. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold leaf and a silk brocade border.

Long admired in East Asian art as symbols of strength, endurance, and prosperity, the horses are rendered with remarkable economy of means, their forms emerging gracefully from the s...

One of a kind Japanese folding screen, or byōbu, with six panels depicting a delicate and graceful scene of wild horses in a natural setting.

Mesmerizing pair of late 18th/early 19th century Japanese Edo period byobu screens by Shibata Gito (Japanese 1780-1819). The paintings depict Chinese immortals in a dreamy landscape....

Monumental pair of late 18th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period byobu screens depicting the battles between Taira and Minamoto. The screens have six panels each with individual sce...

Red and yellow chrysanthemums and pampass grasses. Meiji period (1868 - 1912), Rimpa style painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

with thought to be Izumo no Okuni (1578-1613). Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

An abundant use of gold with beautifully draped chrysanthemums and gold flake clouds. Mineral pigments, go fun, gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

From our recent Japanese Acquisitions- Hard to Find Lotus Flowers A stunning Japanese Antique Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vib...

This pair of serene scenes seem to capture the essence of this poem. The screens are set in black lacquered frames with distinctive silk brocade borders.

Set in ebonized wood frames with a dark silk brocade border. Labeled on the back of one screen.

Late Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting with a wonderful use of gold dust on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Ryutei.

Long admired in Japanese art as a symbol of beauty, nobility, and the changing seasons, the pheasant is integrated into a carefully orchestrated landscape populated by birds, floweri...

This type of magnolia blooms in late winter/early spring and is one of the first trees to provide a landscape with color. Mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signatu...

Executed in ink and mineral pigments on mulberry paper with finely veined eighteenth-century gold leaf, the composition combines delicate floral forms with expansive areas of shimmer...

A very rare and exceptional tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) featuring refined Rinpa School–style paintings on both sides, each panel centred around an inset sudare (rattan blin...

Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu.

Watercolour and ink on gold leaf and paper. Surrounded by two silk borders, a thin dark-silver one and wide brown one with a square pattern.

The contrasting plumage of the birds provides a vivid focal point within an otherwise understated composition, balancing natural observation with decorative elegance. Finished with a...

Signature reads: Tsunenobu hitsu (after Kano Tsunenobu), Kano School painting in mineral pigments on paper with a silk brocade border.

Colorful pair of 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu table screens depicting pairs of Minogame turtles in spring landscapes. Made in the Kano school style one screen fea...