Calligraphy

A 19th century Chinese divider with calligraphy, hand-painted on wood. This rectangular divider stands on two feet and displays calligraphy on both sides of its central panel.

A very important work, both historically and aesthetically-"Getting madly drunk out of an earthenware goblet", by Gaboku Ogawa c.1953, exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art show "Abs...

Strong brush strokes in sumi ink on mulberry paper. Dark red lacquer trim with original intricate silver hardware. Top seal reads: Soushoan, Bottom seals read: Getsujo

Strong brush strokes in sumi ink on mulberry paper. Dark red lacquer trim with original intricate silver hardware. Top seal reads: Soushoan, Bottom seal reads: Getsujo

Modern 20th century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy. This image represents the meaning of “Self Renewal“ characterized by its unique style of calligraphy related elements, such as wo...

Antique Chinese decorative welcome panel made of wood with raised gold calligraphic characters on a reddish background. The vertical composition and script style suggest a traditiona...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy. Late Edo (c. 1850) painting of a dramatic mountainside carved by a waterfall with a crane flying in the foreground an...

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...

Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud).

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.

A self-taught artist, Fung has studied and practiced traditional calligraphy for a long time before evolved his work into Abstract Expressionism.

Higuchi Issai is said to have written "皇朝千文" (a calligraphy model and reading and writing textbook), and served the Emperor.

He is said to have written "皇朝千文" (*Calligraphy examples and reading and writing textbooks) and worked for the Emperor.

The front panel is coated with a thick layer of light lacquer and embellished with traditional Chinese calligraphy, showcasing the Chinese character for "luck, happiness, blessing, a...

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

A pair of boldly brushed Rice Paper Calligraphy Panels having a particularly fine Asian presentation.

A beautiful Japanese hand-painted brush Muryo-Doji Buddhist painting (likely sumi ink) on colored paper featuring three praying women and what appears to be kanji calligraphy - proba...

A set of Chinese paintings Perfect for vintage interiors Condition Yomiuri Shimbun (the size of one view double-page spread) 43.0. × 32.0 cm.   

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...

This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1950s.

A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading "Dragon", the other reading "Tiger".

A Chinese two-part eight-panel screen from the 20th century, featuring low-relief carvings, gilt-painted calligraphy, and a rich brown lacquer finish. Composed of two sections with f...

Chinese Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls, vertical lines of calligraphy executed in a light style, right reading: “Moon Rises and the Candle has no Effect” and the left reading: “Wind Ris...

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...

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

A large Chinese hand carved shop sign from the early 20th century, with calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this shop sign features Chinese char...

Imaoka first studied calligraphy under Ueda Sōkyū (1899-1968) who was a charismatic teacher introducing his talented pupils to the art of avant-garde calligraphy.

This vintage Indian still-life, with its blend of floral beauty and calligraphic elegance, is ideal for adding a touch of refinement to any home.

Showcasing gilded calligraphy in the center, the panels are adorned with carved flowers and foliage at the bottom.

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...

Set of 10 (8 wide + 2 smaller) panels with original thick red lacquer with calligraphy in gold leaf. Later frames in black lacquer with profiled leaf-gilded moldings Fusian provinc...

Selections from the Paintings and Calligraphy Donated to the Shanghai Museum from the Ching Banlee Liangtuxuan Collection.

paint size：560(W)× 1330(H) [mm]　 Scroll Mount size ：690(W)× 2020(H) [mm] alligraphy, Set of Three 「天高」「瑞雲」 are boldly depicted in various calligraphy styles. The right-hand scroll h...

A pair of Chinese red and black signs from the early 20th century with hand carved and lacquered calligraphy. Created in China during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of t...

The screen is 20th century Showa period while the applied calligraphy/poetic inscriptions appear to be from the Edo period (1615-1868) or earlier.

They reveal how colour, illumination, and calligraphic hierarchy guided both the eye and the voice through the act of recitation.

The panels with calligraphy are sealed by the artists. The polychrome paintings are executed in the same style on a paper ground, mounted with a border of gold leaf speckled paper, s...

On the background a kingfisher (kawasemi) and a Japanese tit (shijûkara) are perched in a blooming plum tree (ume). The panels with calligraphy are sealed by the artists. The polych...

A graceful column of calligraphy introduces an elegant vertical rhythm to the composition, balancing the horizontal sweep of the landscape.

Each porcelain plaque having a passage of poetry in Chinese calligraphy, with the artist's chop mark or seal in red.

The screen's palette is tranquil and refined, consisting of tones of gold, verdigris, celadon, rose, cream, coral, and pale yellow, contained within a dark lacquered wood frame. An A...

Signed with artist’s calligraphy and seal. Inscribed "Cranes in Pine" with artist signature Fumi with a seal signed Soun.

With its dynamic gold calligraphy this beautifully aged, 10 panel byōbu, fuses beauty with function, whether used as a 'wind wall', a room divider or a piece of art.

Tanzaku are rectangular sheets of paper used for calligraphic poems or paintings. Since the mid-Heian and Kamakura periods, such papers, termed shikishigata, were inscribed with poet...

The calligraphy is a poem entitled "The Song of Eight Drunken Deities in Wine" by celebrated Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu (712-770).

The branches are executed with bold, calligraphic strokes that shift effortlessly between dry and saturated ink.

Both compositions are enriched with dense, repeating floral motifs across the ground plane, while the upper and lower registers incorporate panels of calligraphy, reinforcing the man...

The stripes, applied with a calligraphic cadence, do not strictly follow musculature; instead, they float across the body as decorative elements, closer to textile pattern than to na...

The stripes, applied with a calligraphic cadence, do not strictly follow musculature; instead, they float across the body as decorative elements, closer to textile pattern than to na...

The stripes, applied with a calligraphic cadence, do not strictly follow musculature; instead, they float across the body as decorative elements, closer to textile pattern than to na...

Some are executing calligraphy, painting, or playing go, while some are joyfully leading a hanaguruma (flower cart) with a flower basket with a drum and possibly other music and song...

The brushwork is exquisite, with gradated shading and fine line-work on both petals and leaves. Chinese calligraphy and a red seal mark add authenticity and cultural depth.

Born in Kyoto, he practiced painting under Mori Kansai (1814-1894) and calligraphy under Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924). Kaho was inspired by the painting style of the renowned artist Ma...

Circa early 20th century, Qing dynasty Jiang Jun Chinese chinoiserie watercolor scroll painting on silk showing branching stems of pink and white peonies and peach blossoms. Calligra...

A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink on a silver ground with a rock, bamboo and calligraphy, by Tanomura Chokunyū (1814-1907). Inscribed: I painted at the time when the p...

The large, powerful calligraphic character “Kyo” in the centre means “emptiness” or “void”, a significant idea in Zen Buddhism that continuously influenced the artist throughout his ...