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Japanese Zen Painting

Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei

Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei

Located in Atlanta, GA

Kanzan and Jittoku). Often as a pair, they have been a popular motif in Japanese Zen painting for

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Vintage Japanese Zen Still Life Oil Painting, Framed, 1960s
Vintage Japanese Zen Still Life Oil Painting, Framed, 1960s

Joseph CoreyVintage Japanese Zen Still Life Oil Painting, Framed, 1960s

$250Sale Price|33% Off

H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in

Vintage Japanese Zen Still Life Oil Painting, Framed, 1960s

By Joseph Corey

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6057 Oil on board Displayed in a faux bamboo wood frame Image size 15.5x19.5"

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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Japanese Painting Meiji / Taisho Period Scroll by Dokuzan Hashimoto Zen Buddhism
Japanese Painting Meiji / Taisho Period Scroll by Dokuzan Hashimoto Zen Buddhism

Japanese Painting Meiji / Taisho Period Scroll by Dokuzan Hashimoto Zen Buddhism

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

◆ Dokuzan Hashimoto (Dokuzan Hashimoto) [ Artyearbook evaluation Frame: 1.4 million yen] Japanese painting

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Antique Early 1900s Taisho Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud

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

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Located in Atlanta, GA

as Kanzan and Jittoku). Often as a pair, they have been a popular motif in Japanese Zen painting

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Stone, Metal

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Painted Brush Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Hosoai Katsudo
Painted Brush Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Hosoai Katsudo

Painted Brush Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Hosoai Katsudo

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H 50.79 in W 21.66 in D 0.4 in

Painted Brush Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Hosoai Katsudo

Located in Berlin, Berlin

over years through the strict Zen training. Only the thickening that results unavoidably from putting

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Early 20th Century Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Shuhan Genpo
Early 20th Century Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Shuhan Genpo

Early 20th Century Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Shuhan Genpo

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H 48.82 in W 15.75 in D 0.4 in

Early 20th Century Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Shuhan Genpo

Located in Berlin, Berlin

. Shuhan Genpo has been 468th head monk of Japan's most famous Zen temple Daitoku-ji in Kyoto. He might be

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Painting of Lucky God Daikoku by Famous Zen Master Sengai Gibon
Painting of Lucky God Daikoku by Famous Zen Master Sengai Gibon

Painting of Lucky God Daikoku by Famous Zen Master Sengai Gibon

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Hakata, Fukuoka, which was build 1195 by Myoan Eisai (1141-1215) as first official Zen temple in Japan

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Expressive Zen Calligraphy Abstract Art Work Black Painting by Nishigaki Daido
Expressive Zen Calligraphy Abstract Art Work Black Painting by Nishigaki Daido

Expressive Zen Calligraphy Abstract Art Work Black Painting by Nishigaki Daido

By Nishigaki Daidō

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Expressive calligraphy by Zen master Nishigaki Daido (1942). The four characters 'sei zan roku sui

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1990s Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Enso Zen Circle ('Inexhaustible Treasure') by Master Kobayashi Taigen (*1938)
Enso Zen Circle ('Inexhaustible Treasure') by Master Kobayashi Taigen (*1938)

Enso Zen Circle ('Inexhaustible Treasure') by Master Kobayashi Taigen (*1938)

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Dongpo (1037–1101): „Within the lack of possessions, an inexhaustible treasure”. In Zen-Buddhism this

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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Japan Old Handmade Threesome Bamboo Flutes Shakuhachi Zen Flutes, 1930s
Japan Old Handmade Threesome Bamboo Flutes Shakuhachi Zen Flutes, 1930s

Japan Old Handmade Threesome Bamboo Flutes Shakuhachi Zen Flutes, 1930s

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan antique threesome (3) handmade bamboo Shakuhachi or "SHINOBUE" zen flutes, 1930. Nice patina

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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Bamboo

19th Century Signed Scroll Painting Depicting Daruma Founder of Zen
19th Century Signed Scroll Painting Depicting Daruma Founder of Zen

19th Century Signed Scroll Painting Depicting Daruma Founder of Zen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

founder of Zen Buddhism. It is a rare and valuable piece of Japanese art, dating from the early 19th

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Antique Peaceful Zen Screen, Moon Light, Misty Mountains & Water Fall
Japanese Antique Peaceful Zen Screen, Moon Light, Misty Mountains & Water Fall

Japanese Antique Peaceful Zen Screen, Moon Light, Misty Mountains & Water Fall

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan, a fine two-panel screen Byobu of simple brush strokes on cream ground paper, in a serene

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Paper

One stroke calligraphy painting of Dragon . 20th century Zen calligraphy
One stroke calligraphy painting of Dragon . 20th century Zen calligraphy

One stroke calligraphy painting of Dragon . 20th century Zen calligraphy

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Stunning one stroke Zen calligraphy painting depicting Dragon. Ink on paper. Sold as it is

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Zen-style Silver-leafed Screen
Zen-style Silver-leafed Screen

Zen-style Silver-leafed Screen

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H 110.24 in W 37.41 in D 1.19 in

Zen-style Silver-leafed Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Steeped in the tranquil essence of Zen, this screen from the Meiji era is the epitome of Japanese

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Movement Of The Earth
Movement Of The Earth

Matt HigginsMovement Of The Earth, 2022

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H 18 in W 12 in D 2 in

Movement Of The Earth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Inspired by Japanese ink paintings, Zen Buddhist teachings and nature, Weight Of The Earth achieves

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

Japanese Hanging Scroll of Daruma
Japanese Hanging Scroll of Daruma

Japanese Hanging Scroll of Daruma

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H 42.5 in W 23 in D 0.3 in

Japanese Hanging Scroll of Daruma

Located in Atlanta, GA

has been a popular subject for Japanese Zen painting, often used for meditation. An old label on the

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Antique Tansu with Sumi-e Painting 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Wabisabi Zen
Japanese Antique Tansu with Sumi-e Painting 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Wabisabi Zen

Japanese Antique Tansu with Sumi-e Painting 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Wabisabi Zen

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an antique Japanese Tansu featuring a sumi-ink painting. Within its simple and quiet

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Brass, Iron

Zen Painting by Nakahara Nantenbo
Zen Painting by Nakahara Nantenbo

Zen Painting by Nakahara Nantenbo

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H 52.37 in W 13 in D 0.4 in

Zen Painting by Nakahara Nantenbo

Located in Milano, IT

not answer Nanten' staff The artist monk Nantenbo was a Japanese Zen master. His artist’s name

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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Ceramic Tray by Georges Jouve
Ceramic Tray by Georges Jouve

Ceramic Tray by Georges Jouve

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H 6.5 in W 14 in D 6.5 in

Ceramic Tray by Georges Jouve

By Georges Jouve

Located in Los Angeles, CA

painting and Japanese Oribe pottery. It can be displayed on a table surface, or hung on the wall. Signed

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Vintage 1950s French Modern Decorative Art

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Ceramic

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Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Bamboo Butterfly Landscape
Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Bamboo Butterfly Landscape

Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Bamboo Butterfly Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Serene Japanese late Taisho period early Showa period two-panel byobu screen featuring a colorful bamboo loquat landscape with a butterfly. Beautifully crafted in the Nihonga school ...

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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Brass

B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel

B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel

Located in Niiza, JP

Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm Expanded size: Width 1520 mm Folded size: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 40 mm, weigh...

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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Silk

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen
Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen

Located in New York, NY

Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.
Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Bamboo Forest Early Taisho era. Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.

19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880) Zenga Tiger and Dragon 19th century Pair of framed Japanese paintings. Ink on silk. Dimensions (each): W. 114 cm x H. 115 cm (45” x 45”) Presented here ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums

Located in Kyoto, JP

Omori Soun (b. 1704) Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper. Dating to the mid 18th century this pair o...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums

$40,250

H 67.25 in W 145 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of chrysanthemums in a garden landscape, with sparrows. Mineral pigments on paper with gold d...

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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Temples Through Misty Forest
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Temples Through Misty Forest

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Temples Through Misty Forest

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two-panel screen: Temples Through Misty Forest. Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924. Yukimatsu Shunpo was born in...

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower

Located in Torino, IT

The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important Japanese house to stop wind and also to separate different space of the same big room de...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Gaboku Ogawa 'Abstract Japanese Calligraphy' MOMA 1953
Gaboku Ogawa 'Abstract Japanese Calligraphy' MOMA 1953

Gaboku Ogawa 'Abstract Japanese Calligraphy' MOMA 1953

Located in Sharon, CT

A very important work, both historically and aesthetically-"Getting madly drunk out of an earthenware goblet", by Gaboku Ogawa c.1953, exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art show "Abs...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century
Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century

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 "Dragon", the other reading "Tiger". Ink on handmade paper, framed. The brush strok...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Expressionist Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Pink and White Magnolias in Early Bloom
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Pink and White Magnolias in Early Bloom

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Pink and White Magnolias in Early Bloom

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two-panel screen: Pink and white magnolias in early bloom, Taisho period (1912-1926) painting of Japanese magnolia tree branches as the flowers are opening. This type of mag...

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Impressive large scale Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a serene snowy winter landscape with willow, prunus, and bamboo. The screen features an amazing backgro...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

B61 Old ]Japanese calligraphy Silver folding screen, 2-panel
B61 Old ]Japanese calligraphy Silver folding screen, 2-panel

B61 Old ]Japanese calligraphy Silver folding screen, 2-panel

Located in Niiza, JP

Unfolded size: 1720 x 450 x 20 mm Foldable: 860 x 450 x 40 mm, 2kg Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5-10 mm plywood): 10 cm x 92 cm x 54 cm Weight 8 KG Written in ...

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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Pair of Japanese Ink Hanging Scrolls Kano Tanyu
Pair of Japanese Ink Hanging Scrolls Kano Tanyu

Pair of Japanese Ink Hanging Scrolls Kano Tanyu

$6,000 / set

H 6 in W 16 in D 8 in

Pair of Japanese Ink Hanging Scrolls Kano Tanyu

By Kano Tan'yu 1

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine matching pair of hanging scrolls ink on paper mounted in green brocade borders circa Edo period (17-18th century). The Kano school painting depicts wild geese in the reeds by ...

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Family of Chickens
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Family of Chickens

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Family of Chickens

$7,475

H 33.75 in W 63.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Family of Chickens

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of rooster, hen, and chicks in mineral pigments and ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border. Signed Soken.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

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Japanese Zen Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese zen painting for your home. A Japanese zen painting — often made from paper, fabric and silk — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Japanese zen painting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Japanese zen painting bearing hallmarks is very popular. Joseph Corey each produced at least one beautiful Japanese zen painting that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Zen Painting?

Prices for a Japanese zen painting start at $295 and top out at $44,037 with the average selling for $4,807.
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    Japanese 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.
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    Japanese 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.
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    Japanese 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.
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    A 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.