Gold Leaf Screen

A craggy mountain landscape with lake side pavilions. Mineral pigments, ink and gold leaf clouds and gold dust on mulberry paper. Fabric border with black lacquer trim.

Interesting and unusual subject matter, Tosa School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.

A wild landscape of rolling hills, cherry trees, willow and pines with cherry blossoms dropping their petals. Beautifully executed use of gold leaf with good veining and gold dust cr...

A wonderful scene of water in abstract designs with Japanese red pine and fishing nets. Very unusual, early painting, possibly used architectually in fusuma, later mounted to be used...

Courtiers are those that are in attendance at a royal court. Beautifuly painted court figures in procession with ancient musical instruments. Tosa School painting in mineral pigments...

Blooming cherry grove on rivers edge with pieces of gold leaf creating gold mist. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim and bronze mounts.

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Peonies In the Mist. Showa period (1926 - 1945) painting in oil on canvas of peonies with gold and silver dust clouds. Signature reads, Seishu.

Mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim.

Kano School, Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and lacquer wood trim.

Golden clouds encompass the islands of Matsushima, located in the north-east of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture in the Tohoku region. Beautifully painted with mineral pigments, gold leaf...

Midcentury 8 panel gold and silver leaf tea paper screen. Each panel is 87" x 22" and at 132" wide when fully extended would be just as impressive mounted as a painting on the wall.

A Tosa School painting showing the hustle and bustle of the city including 3 dutchmen strolling. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. From t...

Mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim.

Golden clouds encompass the islands of Matsushima, located in the north-east of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture in the Tohoku region. Beautifully painted with mineral pigments, gold leaf...

People dressed in ceremonial robes and masks celebrate the New Year. On New Year's eve a traditional Japanese custom is to ward off evil spirits by pretending to chase away people w...

Late winter scene of egret, willow and daffodil in mineral pigments on gold leaf with accents of gold dust. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Kano School Panting.

The Genpei War took place from 1180–1185, during which the Minamoto clan rebelled against the Taira clan for control of Japan. The two clans had a bitter rivalry for years, and the M...

Buck and doe under a red maple on heavy gold. Mineral pigments on gold leaf on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. White deer are considered a symbol of longevity ...

Boat is in tow through lowtide. Ink on gold with black lacquer trim. Signature and seal on back read: Hogan Tansaku Hitsu. (meaning Furusawa Tansaku, the Kano artist)

A striking, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) entirely covered with lustrous golden silk with a faint square pattern. In Japan, such tranquil and evenly composed screens are ofte...

A Japanese screen with hand-painted calligraphy with maker's red seal. This striking two-panel folding screen is a masterful representation of shodō, the Japanese art of calligraphy....

Fine painting of a variety of waterfowl in rich mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.

Various subject matter including nature scenes, birds, and flowers (Kacho-ga) and illustrations from classic literature like "The Tale of Genji". The large screens feature dramatic, ...

Early painting of chrysanthemums growing from the green earth against small squares of applied gold with blue water in the distance. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade b...

A full moon illuminating an ancient gnarled plum tree laden with snow covered blossoms. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with beautiful...

Japanese two-panel screen: Peony and Cherry, Edo period (circa 1800) painting, formerly fusuma (Japanese sliding doors), executed in the Kano school style, featuring a cherry tree in...

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Snow Scene on the Marsh This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the Edo period (circa 1700), depicts a tranquil winter marsh inhabited by a heron amid s...

The use of 22ct gold leaf in squares was already in use but its' lavish and extensive use was an innovation when newly built castles and solid homes needed both reflective light insi...

Elegant Japanese six-panel byōbu depicting a tranquil landscape with blooming flowers set against softly rendered hills and stylized clouds. The composition is balanced and serene, w...

Plum blossom, baby pine and bamboo painted in mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf on paper. Silk brocade border with black lacquer trim and 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...

Ink and mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust, silver leaf clouds, and a silk brocade border.  

Gorgeous Japanese early 20th century Meiji period six-panel byobu screen featuring a brushwood gate and fence with flowering chrysanthemums. The large screen is crafted with ink and ...

This four-panel screen offers a bold, luminous presence with its sculptural silhouette and richly textured surface. Designed with a softly scalloped crest line, the screen is clad in...

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.

Extraordinary Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a pagoda pavilion landscape with a dramatic gold leaf background.

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...

Beautifully painted and use of deep gold. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.

A pair of captivating black and white horses, believed to define hard work and power in Japanese mythology, are beautifully rendered in this painting of mineral pigments on mulberry ...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Trees in Floral Landscape, Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of pine and other trees amongst flowers, with bamboo shoots on the right panel, and white...

The poems are applied to a later screen decorated with fruiting grape vines. The vines are depicted in ink, and vivid natural mineral color pigments, with dramatic gold leaf.

Anonymous Flowers of the Four Seasons A four-panel Japanese screen. Ink, gofun and pigments on gold leaf. This Japanese screen is a rich visual celebration of the flowers of the fo...

The panels are painted in a cinnabar red with the relief carving detailed in gold leaf. The screen has acquired a rich natural patina over its many years of use.

Takatsuna and Kagesue then raced each other to be the first to cross the river to reach the enemy. Mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Kano School painting depicting an interior with finery such as a lacquer table, silk textiles, and other paintings. The fusuma doors appear to be a famous Sesshu Toyo painting, and t...

Hand-painted with natural mineral pigments over a dramatic gold-leaf square ground. The painting is mounted in an ebonized black lacquered wood frame with a traditional silk brocade ...

The screen features an amazing background of gold leaf clouds and gold leaf specks.

Which were written by Fujiwara no Teika by the order of the emperor Go Horikawa in 1232. Sumi ink and gold dust with mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper.

Decorated with peonies, irises and wisteria and two traditional flower carts all on gold leaf. The colors still radiate today. Original quite decorative brass hardware adds anothe...

Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...

Crafted in ink and natural color pigments on mulberry paper with thick gold leaf borders on each panel. The character Yoshitsune is seated under a blossoming cherry tree in full armo...

Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of plum, bamboo, white camellias, cranes and mandarin ducks in a snowy scape with gold leaf clouds. Kano School painting in mineral pigments a...

Tsurusawa Tangei (1687–1769)
 Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons
 Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink, colour and gold leaf on paper. Dimensions (each screen): H. 138 cm × W. ...

Made in the Kano school style with natural ink and color pigments over a dramatic gold leaf square ground. The painting showcases vibrant green tones in a flowing landscape with mori...

A gorgeous, strangely beautiful, unusually engaging, and alluring hand-painted large six-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting an almost magical/ mythical nature scene ...

Impressive pair of Japanese two-panel byobu screens featuring late 18th-century edo period applied vignettes, poems, and paintings in various formats over a dramatic gold leaf square...

Circa 1900. Two-panel Japanese screen. Ink and gold leaf on paper. This commanding two-panel screen by Suzuki Shōnen presents an ancient pine rendered with extraordinary force and ...