Japanese Silver Leaf

Arranged paper fibers set onto handmade paper with gold and silver leaf, mounted beautifully in a lacquer frame with gilded bronze hardware.

Japanese two-panel screen: Chrysanthemums over a woven reed fence, chrysanthemums growing behind and through a woven fence underneath silver leaf clouds.

Arranged paper fibers set onto handmade paper with gold and silver leaf, mounted beautifully in a lacquer frame with gilded bronze hardware.

The delicate flowers are painted on patinated silver leaf squares with a dark faded finish. The patinated finish gives the screen a moody intrigue.

Late 18th c. six-panel screen with paintings of fans in a mix of different Japanese styles: Naga, Rimpa, Kano and Nihonga. Panel motives painted on silver leaf.

Painted in the Rimpa school style with ink and natural color pigments over a dark silver leaf background. The painting has a circular seal associated with the Sotatsu-Rimpa school-Og...

Painted with ink and natural color pigments on tarnished silver leaf. Set in a lacquered frame with a silk brocade border.

Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen Period: Meiji Size: 174 x 174 cm (68.5 x 68.5 inches) SKU: PTA107 Step back in time with this Meiji period screen, where the allure of silver ox...

The piece uses the traditional Japanese concept of "kintsugi" - it "unites" the pieces of antique obi back together with silver leaf to give it a second wind as art work.

A beautiful, wonderfully composed (with fabulous use of negative space) quite large six-panel Sea of Trees Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a vast forest scene wi...

Steeped in the tranquil essence of Zen, this screen from the Meiji era is the epitome of Japanese craftsmanship. The Meiji period, known for embracing modernity, also saw the continu...

For this series Shoko first laminates silver leaf on Japanese paper and then paints on the it with mineral pigments.

For this series Shoko first laminates silver leaf on Japanese paper and then paints on the it with mineral pigments.

For this series Shoko first laminates silver leaf on Japanese paper and then paints on the it with mineral pigments.

For this series Shoko first laminates silver leaf on Japanese paper and then paints on the it with mineral pigments.

Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary use up quality porcelain vase in vivid yellow adorned with etchings in a complicated pattern features silver foil in platinum, gold and a beautiful...

Evolving Elegance: An Oxidized Silver Screen from the Meiji Period Period: Meiji Size: 363x173 cm SKU: PTB01 Behold this captivating antique screen, where silver leaf dances wit...

A hammered Ikebana (Japanese art of flower arranging) vase. Made of hand hammered copper with gilt silver & gold details. Signed with original box. A bit about Sano Hiroshi- San...

A Japanese six-panel paper folding screen depicting a garden of white and yellow chrysanthemums, accented with delicate touches of red, arranged along an elegant fence against a back...

One of a kind and very refined Japanese screen or byôbu 屏風 with six folding panels depicting chrysanthemums on a gold background. Fine lacquered wooden frame with metal fittings that...

Step into the world of Meiji-era grace with this pair of Kanzashi, traditional Japanese hair ornaments (SKU: ZD8). Crafted in the 19th century, these exquisite pieces were designed t...

Momoyama Period Samurai Screen with Meiji Reframing Period: Momoyama (painting), Meiji (framing) Size: 178 x 167 cm SKU: PTA130 Step into the epic world of the Genji Monogatari, J...

"Immerse yourself in the timeless symbolism of the East with our dramatic calligraphy screen, adorned with characters representing a turtle and a dragon. In Eastern culture, the tu...

Taisho Period Calligraphy Screen: The Dragon's Song (2/2) Period: Taisho Size: 174 x 172.5 cm (68.5 x 67.9 inches) SKU: PTA77 This calligraphy screen from the Taisho period is ...

In this piece Berlin has surrounded his priestess with electric blue light by using an ancient and very intricate Japanese technique of painting over silver leaf. She is every bit th...

Mineral pigments and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, 2019. 70 cm × 150 cm.

Mineral pigments and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, 2019. 60 cm × 120 cm.

Printmaking composite with Japanese paper, pencil and silver leaf on white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper.

Gilded cranes with touches of red are the center of attention with European and Japanese influences. Scrolls and silver leaf bamboo leaves add the exotic touch that Europeans adored.

Typically quite large, byobu screens provided an opportunity for decoration and were finished with intricate paintings, silk brocade, and precious metal leaf. This Edo-period Japan...

3-661 Japanese wood tray with silver inlay under glass. Wood and silvered brass handles.

It is made entirely from Japanese silver leaf thread, which would have been sewn by hand, please see the close up photo of the fabric.

Byobu, Folding screen, Room divider 屏風 (Byôbu) - Lacquered wood, Paper, Gold leaf - Flowers, Peonies 牡丹 (botan) - Signed by ‘Ren Kaneda’ 金田錬 - Charming low 6-panel folding screen wit...

Fantastic Japanese four panel Byobu screen featuring hand painted irises on squares of metallic silver leaf.

Pair of sterling silver Menuke cufflinks depicting plum fruit hanging from branching leaves highlighted in gold leaf. Measuring 1 7/8" by 1/2" and in very good vintage condition.

Autumn Grasses Anonymous Six-fold Japanese screen. Ink, pigment, gofun and silver-leaf on paper Inscription: Unsen Hitsu  Seal: Unread The waving grasses of autumn appearing on ...

The overall finish has a desirable aged wabi-sabi aesthetic and the once light silver leaf now adds a darker moodiness to the painting.

Early 20th century porcelain sugar bowl /jam jar / condiment dish featuring cabbage / lettuce leaves forming the base and lid, glazed in green and brown, with a red lobster perched o...

Ink, colour, gofun and silver leaf on paper. Signed: Nenma Dimensions: 177 cm x 61 cm

This multi-coloured painting is set on an oxidized silver leaf background. Silver leaf continuously undergoes the process of oxidation, which creates a beautiful aged patina.

An antique Noritake Nippon porcelain blown-out bowl features hand painted foliate and nut design and raised on scroll feet, en verso Noritake stamp, 19th century Measures: 2.5" H x...

Attractive and large Japanese six-panel byôbu (room divider) with a refined painting on oxidized silver leaf of a group of white herons (shirasagi) standing in a river under the snow...

Unique Japanese four-panel folding byobu screen featuring a flowering prunus or plum tree over a dramatic silver leaf ground.

Dramatic Japanese silver gilt byobu four-panel folding table screen featuring a metallic silver leaf ground decorated with foliate and birds.

Features a silver leaf background with a moriage design depicting a fruiting Persimmon tree.

Painted in sumi (ink) on silver leaf with white wash foam.

An impressive silver leafed 4 panel screen or room divider featuring flying geese, as well as blue, green and white lotus flowers throughout. This beautiful architectural screen is e...

Kaji Aso Acrylic on canvas, Butterfly travels through the light. Image size 17 x 13.5 in framed size 19.5 x 16 Italian Gallery label verso Kaji Aso (1936-2006) Japanese American a...

1950s modernist sterling silver clip on earrings created by Janiye Matsukata for Atelier Janiye, Boston Massachusetts. Earrings measure 1 3/8" by 1" and are signed Janiyé, Japan, 95...

Japanese two-panel screen, bamboo grove. Showa period (1926-1989) ink painting (sumi-e) on silver leaf.

Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Sterling Silver Leaf Brooch 7 mm 7.6 Grams M217 This elegant Authentic Mikimoto Estate sterling silver leaf brooch has 1 Saltwater Akoya Cultured Pearls ...

Materials: Pigment colors and oxidized silver leaf on paper Dimensions: H 170cm x W 373cm.

With intentional crackle effect on silver leaf.

Man's insignificance in nature is the subject of this magnificent late 19th century Japanese screen. Six panels are hand painted in black and silver leafed with some gold leaf.

Bi-fold silver and gold leaf panel screen from Japan. Decorative metal placards on the sides with a red label on the back.

Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silver leaf clouds and a silk brocade border. Seal is partially obscured, but appears to read: Kazan.  

Give a gift fit for a King or Queen. Japanese Imperial Emperor's sterling silver "Leaf" bonbon box- gift from the Taisho Emperor, 1915.