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Japanese Calligraphy - China Ink - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Calligraphy is an original modern artwork realized in the half of the 19th Century
Category

1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Calligraphy Poem of the Moon
Located in Hudson, NY
Poems refer to moon gazers. Ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Seals read: Roku-roku
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Desk Sets

Materials

Composition

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Chinese or Japanese Ink Stone for Calligraphy in Mother of Pearl box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

N572 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, ink, acrylic
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
N572 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Paper

Permanescence N727 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, ink
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N727 is a unique ink and acrylic painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ink

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo with Calligraphy Poem
Located in Hudson, NY
) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in paradise in cool month
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy. Late Edo (c. 1850) painting of a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category

Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Permanescence N495 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, Japan
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N495 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Permanescence N528 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, Japan
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N528 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Shiryu Morita 'Ki-Return' Sumi Ink on Paper Calligraphic Drawing
By Shiryu Morita
Located in Sharon, CT
Important work by this founding member of the Bokujin group. Signed lower right with the artists seal. Measures: 21" x 14".
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Calligraphy, Doodles and Japanese 977 - 3D Sculptural Drawing Collage
Located in New York, NY
Knights, Revisited. Calligraphy, Doodles and Japanese 977 includes two of her Knight figures, which have
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Cotton, Ink, Board, Pencil

TN686-D by Hachiro Kanno - Abstraction & Japanese calligraphy, diptych painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Oriental heritage with western influences. Japanese calligraphy, with its expressive way of tracing each
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Expressionist Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Akiko Sugiyama Japanese Calligraphy Painting Collage, 3D Shadow Box Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Akiko Sugiyama (Japanese/American, B.1947) Collage, Lucite Shadow Box Painting, mixed media
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plexiglass, Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ink painting on paper (Sumi-e) mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll. Entitled "Plum
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Japanese Ink Painting Two Panel Screens, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Japanese ink paintings mounted as two two-panel screens, one with images of spring flowers and
Category

Mid-20th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paper

Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms, Tani Buncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms and Poem, scroll mounting, signature & single seal
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Cheetahpus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Cheetah Patterned Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then "prints" it onto Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then "prints" it
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Ink Painting of Banana Leaves on Mulberry Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
background. Ink painting (sumi-e) on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Okyo. Calligraphy reads: 1787 middle of
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Grape of Wrath - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Purple Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Legs For Days - Three Octopuses in Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
"Legs for Days". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

TN664 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
TN664 is a painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Set of Ten Antique Calligraphy Woodblock Panels
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable set of ten 19th century Japanese calligraphy prints on paper executed in a
Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style More Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Pair of Japanese Screens: ink paintings of peacocks on gold leaf by Imao Keinen
By Imao Keinen
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A pair of screens by Imao Keinen featuring peacocks painted in ink on gold leaf. Lacquered wood
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

TN696-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese calligraphy and his favourite themes in Zen philosophy. Hachiro Kanno’s painting succeeds in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN811-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Oriental heritage with western influences. Japanese calligraphy, with its expressive way of tracing each
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ink

Permanescence TN720 D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
from Japanese calligraphy and his favourite themes in Zen philosophy. Hachiro Kanno’s painting succeeds
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Permanescence TN693-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence TN693-D is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas diptych painting by Japanese
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Permanescence TN694-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
is in the abstract register and is inspired by Japanese calligraphy. Only black, white and blue are
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN 683 D by Hachiro Kanno - Abstract painting, calligraphy-inspired, black
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
from Japanese calligraphy and his favorite themes in Zen philosophy. Hachiro Kanno’s painting succeeds
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN666-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych, red
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese calligraphy and his favourite themes in Zen philosophy. Hachiro Kanno’s painting succeeds in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN680-D by Hachiro Kanno - Large calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese calligraphy and his favourite themes in Zen philosophy. Hachiro Kanno’s painting succeeds in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Permanescence N496D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract work on paper
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N496-D is a unique ink and acrylic on paper diptych painting by Japanese contemporary
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
Located in Somis, CA
beautiful ink painting and Chinese and Japanese calligraphy.
Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone, Goat Hair

Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
H 9.5 in W 1.75 in D 1.75 in
Japanese Artisans - Silk Dying -Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tosa Mitsuyoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
depth and calligraphy techniques of ink wash brushwork similar to Song dynasty and Yuan dynasty Chinese
Category

1920s Edo Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

TN 566 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, red, white, black
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
TN 566 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN 653 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and white
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
TN 653 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN509-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, white
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
TN509-T is a unique triptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN 681 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and white
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
register and is inspired by Japanese calligraphy. The painter's gestures can be seen in the bold yet
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

TN853 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
its resources from Japanese calligraphy and his favorite themes in Zen philosophy. Hachiro Kanno’s
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Permanescence N548-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract work on paper
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N548-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Ink is King
By Don Ed Hardy
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 30. In "Ink is King", an Oni (a Japanese folklore demon) is seen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Green Secret", watercolor and ink on paper
Located in THOMERY, FR
influence of calligraphy and Japanese prints, are represented with delicate grace, evoking balance and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Japanese Water Dropper, Ceramic Turtle Design
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Water Dropper, Ceramic Turtle Design A water dropper is used in calligraphy as a small
Category

20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Pottery Water Dropper, Swirl Design
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Pottery Water Dropper executed in a Swirl Design A water dropper is used in calligraphy
Category

20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery, Clay

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

JOURNEY BEYOND: 'FAR AWAY'- CAPTIVATING WATERCOLOR AND INK MASTERPIECE
Located in THOMERY, FR
-impressionist style, infused with the elegance of Japanese calligraphy, shines through in this artwork. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
each. The painter draws its resources from Japanese calligraphy and his favorite themes in Zen
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese ink calligraphy on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper and wood, every piece of Japanese ink calligraphy was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of Japanese ink calligraphy — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A choice in our collection of Japanese ink calligraphy, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of Japanese ink calligraphy that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hachiro Kanno produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Ink Calligraphy?

A piece of Japanese ink calligraphy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,370, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.