Japanese Lacquer Panels

Unusual subject matter of a rural farm setting with grasses and pine in mineral pigments on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware. Signature and...

Beautifully painted dove on a branch in the early morning mist in a muted wooded landscape. Ink on buff mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Seal reads: ...

Embossed gold paper in a lattice design with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware.

Beautifully painted garden lanscape with red and white azalias, old wisteria vine in bloom with doves. Mineral pigments on silk with black lacquer trim and beautiful bronze hardware....

Foraging deer under hinoki tree in an autumn setting. Mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf with good veining on paper. Silk brocade border with a black lacquer trim and elaborate bron...

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.

with gold flake design. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper, with silk brocade border, and red negoro style lacquer trim.

Fragment from an earlier screen from the Muromachi period ( 1336-1573). Appears to have been mounted in the early 20th century into a small furosaki byobu (tea ceremony screen) Miner...

Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim.

Japanese red pine tree in sumi-e ink on gold with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Tosa Mitsutake. Notes about the artist: Tosa Mitsutake (1844–1...

Japanese red pine tree in sumi-e ink on gold with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Tosa Mitsutake. Notes about the artist: Tosa Mitsutake (184...

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...

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.

Very early Unkoku school painting of a flock of egrets, willow, plum and other various birds alongside a rushing river. Softly painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a si...

Engaging winter scene of plains and mountains in mineral pigments on paper. Silk brocade border and dark brown lacquer trim with bronze hardware. Signature and seal read: Taniguchi H...

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...

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

Lovely furosaki screen of plovers and waves and a bundled twig fence in gold raised relief. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with black lacquer trim. Original storage box.

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

A striking, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) entirely covered with lustrous golden silk with a faint square pattern.

This elegant Japanese two-panel screen masterfully combines traditional materials with striking minimalist composition.

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

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)

Very unusual subject matter of emu in an arid landscape beautifully painted in mineral pigments on silk in a dark brown lacquer trim with bronze mounts. Signature and seal read: Bun...

Horses caught in full stride. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and an oxblood lacquer trim. Seal is illegible.

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 ...

Nicely painted magnolia tree and bamboo with chickadees. Mineral pigments on silk with black lacquer trim and period bronze mounts. Signature and sela read: Ichijo saku.

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...

Mineral pigments on fabric with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature reads: Yoshihiro.

Beautiful 19th century shibori (pin dyed) fabric in kimono form mounted on a simple ground of mulberry paper. Black lacquer trim with beautifully designed bronze mounts. The fabric ...

Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments on silk. Signed in the lower left corner, signature reads: Soetsu. With a simple...

Symbolizing the Sun, gold is often used in shrines and temples in Japan. Gold has been extensively recognized to represent wealth, while bamboo is said to bring good luck due to its ...

Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Sagawa Kakoku. Poem on upper right reads: Sounds of cicadas, in mountain valleys and t...

Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Sagawa Kakoku. Poem on upper left reads: Stormy valleys in high mountains with more ...

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...

Stunning Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting three egrets in the grass at a pond. The large screen features a dramatic gold leaf square background with nat...

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 bord...

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 ...

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...

An important and finely executed Japanese two-panel folding byōbu screen crafted in the Nihonga tradition, depicting a traveler’s waystation set within a mist-laden mountain landscape.

Japanese Two-Panel Phoenix Screen, Edo Period, Ca. 1850 Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) DIMENSIONS Height: 24 inches Width: 28 inches

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.

Nihonga style, finely painted spring flowers with a dragonfly detail in mineral pigments on silk. Signed and sealed: "Seichu". Real name: Aoki Keinosuke (1891-1973), born in Kyoto, s...

Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu.

19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style.

Early Kano School painting of pine trees overlooking two beautifully painted cranes and floral design in a natural setting by water’s edge. Mineral pigments, gold dust and gold leaf ...

Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming prunus tree or plum tree.

Various flowers on water's edge with a garden fence and gold dust with heavy gold leaf clouds. Mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Back of scr...

Mineral pigment and gold dust on mulberry paper. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. From the collection of Moke Mokotoff

Serene Japanese late Taisho period early Showa period two-panel byobu screen featuring a colorful bamboo loquat landscape with a butterfly.

Ink and mineral pigments on silver leaf with black lacquer trim. Signature reads: Kotan hitsu. Seal read: Kotan

Beautiful Japanese Showa period four panel silk screen depicting a colorful Hanaguruma or flower cart. A bountiful cornucopia of peonies, irises, wisteria, and chrysanthemums set in ...

Fascinating Japanese Showa period for panel table screen depicting a procession of guards, nobles and attendants.

Enchanting grove of cedar trees in the mist with beautifully applied gold dust and mineral pigments on paper. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Originally fusuma (sliding d...

The polychrome paintings are executed in the same style on a paper ground, mounted with a border of gold leaf speckled paper, surrounded by two more silk borders. The panels are prot...