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Japanese Tanzaku

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

Located in Austin, TX

A stunning Japanese Edo period lacquer tanzakubako, box for poem cards, late 18th-early 19th

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Antique Taisho Period Tanzaku Woodblock Print of Heron at Twilight by Seiko
Antique Taisho Period Tanzaku Woodblock Print of Heron at Twilight by Seiko

Antique Taisho Period Tanzaku Woodblock Print of Heron at Twilight by Seiko

By Seiko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Taisho period Japanese woodblock print. Depicting a swooping heron above a riverbed

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Paravent - An eight-fold screen with flowers of the four seasons and poem slips
Paravent - An eight-fold screen with flowers of the four seasons and poem slips

Paravent - An eight-fold screen with flowers of the four seasons and poem slips

Located in Brussels, BE

various flowers of the four seasons with tanzaku (poem slips) by Kagawa Kageki (1768-1843). Japan, 18th

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period

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H 1.5 in W 3.125 in D 15.25 in

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Poem Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

1890-1900s. The box was traditionally designed to hold poem paper slips and is called Tanzaku Bako in

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Located in London, GB

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Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Bisyamonten, Kyoto
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Located in Studio City, CA

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Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
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Located in Rio Vista, CA

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Intricately  Carved Kamakura Lacquer Box with Botanical Design by Tamerou Ono
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Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
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Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper. A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...

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Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
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Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

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Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
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Located in Troy, NY

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Peony Blossoms Screen
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$5,760

H 54.34 in W 83.47 in D 1.19 in

Peony Blossoms Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Peony Blossoms Screen Period: Edo period 18-19th century Size: 212 x 138 cm (83.5 x 54.3 inches) SKU: PJ105 Experience a rare gem from Japan's heritage – an Edo period peony blosso...

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Japanese Four Panel Paper Screen
Japanese Four Panel Paper Screen

Japanese Four Panel Paper Screen

$6,800 / set

H 67.25 in W 148 in D 0.5 in

Japanese Four Panel Paper Screen

Located in Essex, MA

Pair of two panel screens with a rooster and a hen in amongst bamboo. Signed by the artist Ema Saiko 1787-1861. A Japanese painter, poet and calligrapher celebrated for her Chinese...

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19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies & Butterflies
19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies & Butterflies

19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies & Butterflies

Located in Kyoto, JP

Poppies & Butterflies Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Igarashi Chikusa (1774-1844) Signature: Chikusa Ran Zen Upper Seal: Ran Shuzen Lower Seal: Kyoho Dimensions: S...

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Vintage Japanese Ukiyo-e Print of Kinkaku-ji in Snow by Tokuriki Tomikichiro

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
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Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village landscape. The serene painting depicts agricultural scenes with villagers engaged in p...

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Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Yoshida Hiroshi Toshogu Shrine
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Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Yoshida Hiroshi Toshogu Shrine

By Hiroshi Yoshida

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950), entitled "Toshogu Shrine", The vertical oban format print was made in Showa 12th year (1937). On the left margin in grey in...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki

Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki

Located in Kyoto, JP

Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed groun...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen ‘Byobu’, Kano School, Edo Period
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen ‘Byobu’, Kano School, Edo Period

Located in London, GB

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