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Japanese Impressionist Painting of Trees in Snow By S Kitayama Dated 1912
By Japanese Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
(Japanese, 1888-1945), an important figure in late Meiji period credited with being the father of Japanese
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Acrylic
Reflection, Contemporary Photorealist Painting of Japanese Figure & Vervet Skull
By Matthew Bober
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reflection
2015
Oil on Panel
9" x 12" unframed
15" x 18" framed
Photorealist oil painting of a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Paravento giapponese a sei pannelli dipinto su foglia d'argento
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
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Elegante e moderno esempio di arte orientale senza figure uccelli o fiori.
Paravento ben conservato con le
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Lovely Nihonga Scene Taisho / Showa Period Scroll Japan Artist Landscape Figure
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Axis: Vertical 192 cm, horizontal 38.3 cm
Inside: Vertical 130 cm, horizontal 35 cm some errors will occur in the dimensions. Please understand.
I don't know the details of the aut...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 76.58 in W 30.75 in D 0.04 in
Seated Figure in Geometric Space. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A figure study in oils on paper combines the organisation of space, characteristic of Japanese
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Dialogue Within Oneself - Surrealist Painting, Silhouette Female Figure, White
By Gian Berto Vanni
Located in New York, NY
Dialogue Within Oneself is a 46 x 36-inch abstract surrealist oil painting on canvas. The painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Pink & Blue Biomorphic Contorted Alligator Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pink and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The work
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Japanese Tea Garden
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
artists who followed in Moore’s footsteps by traveling and painting in Japan. During the late-nineteenth
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary Abstract Orange, Purple, and Blue Biomorphic Animal Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary orange, purple, and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Pink and Blue Toned Biomorphic Rabbit Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pink and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The work
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Contemporary Abstract Orange and Blue Toned Biomorphic Deer Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary orange and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Contemporary Abstract Green, Purple, and Blue Biomorphic Lizard Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary green, purple, and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Orange and Blue Toned Biomorphic Alligator Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary orange and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cecilia BeavenContemporary Abstract Orange and Blue Toned Biomorphic Alligator Figure Painting, 2021
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Contemporary Abstract Green and Pink Biomorphic Double Alligator Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary green and pink toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Purple and Blue Toned Biomorphic Dragon Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary purple and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Japanese Late 19th Century Four-Panel Screen of a Samurai Figure on Horseback
Located in New York, NY
A highly unique antique Japanese four-panel screen, produced circa 1880s, in painted paper
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Wood
H 35.5 in W 55.5 in D 1 in
Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
palette, painting a sculpture of a nude figure on a beach by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Painting by Postwar Japanese Avant-Garde Artist Toshimitsu Imai
By Toshimitsu Imai
Located in PARIS, FR
Toshimitsu Imai (1928-2002) emerges as a remarkable figure in the postwar Japanese avant-garde art
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two Pascal Cucaro Abstract Figural Oil Paintings on Masonite
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Brooklyn, NY
painting. A simple letter or character would abstract into a figure, object, or groupings and variations of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood, Masonite, Paint
Jules Perahim Surrealism Oil Painting on Paper Romanian French Surrealist Figure
Located in Surfside, FL
Jules Perahim (Born: 1914; Bucharest, Romania - Died: 2008; Paris, France)
Oil painting on paper
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Lovely 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Mount Fuji Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
attitudes.
Acknowledged as a leading figure in literati painting circles, Tessai held esteemed positions as
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
H 48.82 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
hang". In Japan this refers to a painting or calligraphy, most often done on silk or paper framed in a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 63.78 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Painting en plein air - Impressionist Figure in Landscape Oil by Charles Angrand
By Charles Angrand
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
wonderful and good-sized piece depicts an artist painting "en plain air" in a beautiful green meadow with
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometric Figure #4
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Geometric Figure #4
Year: 2002
Medium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Diana and the Three Fates, Vintage 1970s Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Diana and the Three Fates, vintage 1970s semi abstract oil painting on board by 20th century Denver
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 18.25 in W 48 in D 0.2 in
Lovely Antique Japanese Gouache on Paper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely figural antique Japanese gouache on paper having kimono clad geishas in a garden setting
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Girl Promenading
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
traveling and painting in Japan. During the late-nineteenth century, other American painters investigated
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Japanese 17th c Edo Scroll Kano Yosanobu Buddhist Painting
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
of Ebisu and Daikoku are standing in a double-width hanging scroll with a smiling face,
a figure that
Category
Antique 18th Century Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
The Japanese Corner
By Elliott Daingerfield
Located in New York, NY
Satterlee (1844–1908), a Paris-trained figure and genre painter who was then an instructor at the National
Category
19th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Flendon" Abstract Expressionist Figuration
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Actors in Dance / Theatre Scene 20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a work of 2 scrolls figure in a Theatre/Dance Noh style.
it is a very tasty work combined
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 74.02 in W 15.95 in D 0.04 in
Seascape, Geometric Figure #2
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Seascape, Geometric Figure #2
Year: c.2000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
4 Vintage Japanese Watercolor Paintings on Silk Geisha Seascape Landscape Boats
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of four vintage unframed Japanese paintings on silk including one of a female figure or geisha
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Paintings
Materials
Silk, Paint
H 18 in W 14.5 in D 0.125 in
Japanese Painting Taisho Period Scroll Head and Cane Nihonga Suisho Nishiyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic work] ◆ Suisho Nishiyama ◆ Landscape ◆ Japanese painting ◆ Kyoto ◆ Master: Seiho
Category
Vintage 1930s Taisho Paintings
Materials
Silk
H 73.63 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Figure A3, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor
Figure A15, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink
Japanese Painting Meiji / Taisho Period Scroll by Dokuzan Hashimoto Zen Buddhism
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Dokuzan Hashimoto (Dokuzan Hashimoto)
[ Artyearbook evaluation Frame: 1.4 million yen] Japanese painting
Category
Antique Early 1900s Taisho Paintings
Materials
Silk
H 82.29 in W 17.72 in D 0.04 in
Figure A7, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink
Japanese Children with Tortoise
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
painting in Japan. During the late-nineteenth century, other painters investigated Japanese themes too, but
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Composition - Japanese Abstract French
By Jun Dobashi
Located in London, GB
JUN DOBASHI 1910-1975
1910 - Tokyo-1975 (Japanese)
Title: Composition, 1962
Technique: Original
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life (Geometric Figure II)
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Still Life (Geometric Figure #2)
Year: 2003
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Japanese Painting Meiji 1903 Scroll Suzuki Shoutoshi Nihonga New Year's Day 1903
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
see.
The figure of the zodiac ``Snake'' and a jewel are depicted, and a poem of praise is attached to
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
H 70.87 in W 17.52 in D 0.04 in
Interior of a Japanese House
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in New York, NY
Moore’s painting (Edward S. Morse, Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings [Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody
Category
Late 19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Lovely Pair Nihonga Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan Artist Matsumura Keibun Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
two folding screens.
It
is an interesting work that shows the bird's figure flying to the person who
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 50.4 in W 21.07 in D 0.04 in
Pair of Japanese Screens: ink paintings of peacocks on gold leaf by Imao Keinen
By Imao Keinen
Located in Prahran, Victoria
flowers, birds and landscapes. He refrained from figure-painting.
Imao Keinen had many pupils, some of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 69.3 in W 128.35 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Turtles & Azalea
Located in Kyoto, JP
unframed ‘kacho-e’ painting by the 19th century Japanese Takamatsu domain painter Kano Chikanobu. There are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 45.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Sparrows & Nandina
Located in Kyoto, JP
unframed ‘kacho-e’ painting by the 19th century Japanese Takamatsu domain painter Kano Chikanobu. There are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 45.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Peacock & Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
unframed ‘kacho-e’ painting by the 19th century Japanese Takamatsu domain painter Kano Chikanobu. There are
Category
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
unframed ‘kacho-e’ painting by the 19th century Japanese Takamatsu domain painter Kano Chikanobu. There are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 46 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Figure 17-7" mixed media on canvas by Michelle Y Williams (39x33in), 2017
By Michelle Y Williams
Located in Paris, France
"Figure 17-7", mixed media by Michelle Y Williams.
Michelle Y Williams lives and works in Texas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Hanging Scroll by Kamisaka Sekka, Japan
Located in Milano, IT
This painting represents a man waiting under a dark tree. The composition is extremely simple but
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, Hairdresser, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
signature, Mario BGil, in Japanese, with the date 14 (2014).
The mesaurements of the drawing are 76 x 56 cm
Category
2010s Edo Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.08 in
Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, Takashimayaoisha, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
woodblock print Takashimaoisha (1790), 41,02 x 28,0 cm. Ohmi Gallery (or. Ross Walker)- Japan.
The artist
Category
2010s Edo Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite
H 34.65 in W 26.38 in D 1.38 in
Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art - James Coughlin
By James Coughlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art
Mid century figural and architectural painting on
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
H 22.5 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
Figure A7
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Monumental Antique Mounted Japanese Daimyo Procession Hand Scrolls, Set of Four
Located in Sheridan, CO
Very unique and rare museum quality professionally framed Japanese Daimyo procession hand scroll
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Paint, Paper
H 15 in W 132 in D 6 in
Large Abstract Expressionist Figure Handmade Paper Etching Silkscreen Print
By Sam Messer
Located in Surfside, FL
This is done on a very interesting handmade paper (Japanese?) it is hand signed and numbered.
In
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Lithograph, Screen
Japanese Motif, 2018., oil on canvas, 85x90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Japanese Motif, 2018., 85x90 cm
Abstract composition.
Nugzar Avtandilovich Kahiani was born in
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 33.47 in W 35.44 in D 1.19 in
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Cherry Blossom & Birds
Located in Kyoto, JP
unframed ‘kacho-e’ painting by the 19th century Japanese Takamatsu domain painter Kano Chikanobu. There are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 46.25 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Crane, Pine & Camelia
Located in Kyoto, JP
unframed ‘kacho-e’ painting by the 19th century Japanese Takamatsu domain painter Kano Chikanobu. There are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 46.25 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Japanese paintings have many names, based on their style. Works produced after 1900 are known as Nihonga and combine traditional techniques with modern themes. Sumi-e are traditional Japanese ink paintings, while Ukiyo-e are figure and landscape paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries. On 1stDibs, find a range of Japanese art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese painting is called “nihonga”. This style of painting is characterized by a reduced color palette, a lack of shadows and simple expression. Works in this style are often created with mineral-based paints on scrolls and screens and depict landscapers, women and scenes from Japanese history and culture. You’ll find a wide range of nihonga art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese silk painting is identifiable by its depictions of everyday life and scenes that are abundant with detail. The red seal or chop can also help you determine the artist of the piece. You can shop a collection of expertly vetted Japanese silk paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The first Italian painter to paint realistic figures was Giotto di Bondone. His works marked a departure from the elongated, stylized forms common in early Christian art and served as inspiration for Italian Renaissance painters. Giotto's most famous paintings include Lamentation, the Ognissanti Madonna, the Kiss of Judas and Pentecost. Explore a diverse assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.