Silk Screen Paintings

A Tosa School painting showing the hustle and bustle of the city including 3 dutchmen strolling. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. From t...

Kano style painting in mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border.

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...

Bamboo grove on a knoll with stylized gold mist. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.

The painted landscape is reminiscent of the Gouhua painter Zhang Daqian (Chinese 1899-1983) and his later impressionistic splashed color paintings. Mounted in a black lacquered wood ...

Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting with a strong design of exotic lilies and a cluster of nadeshiko (dianthus) under a silver moon on gold. This painting has a modern flair, which ...

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

The painting is set in a black lacquered wood frame embellished with patinated brass corners and mounted with a silk brocade border.

Japanese two-panel screen: Peony and Cherry, Edo period (circa 1800) painting, formerly fusuma (Japanese sliding doors), executed in the Kano school style, featuring a cherry tree in...

The paintings are bordered in blue silk brocade woven with interlocking gold roundels and floral motifs, edged with a narrow patterned silk fillet, and mounted in black lacquer frames.

Fascinating Chinese Qing style 20th century eight panel folding table screen. The panels each features an idyllic landscape scene with a Chinese poem and artist seal. The reverse sid...

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.

Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in mineral pigments, gofun or clam shell ges...

Fine Kano School painting on silk with silk brocade border.

Mineral pigments on gilded silk with gilded bronze hardware. Signature reads: Shunkan.

Mineral pigments on gilded silk with gilded bronze hardware. Signature reads: Shunkan.

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

Circa 1935 Pair of two-panel Japanese Screens. Ink, gofun and pigment on silk. Dimensions (each screen): H. 176 cm x W. 148 cm (69” x 58”) The composition unfolds as a tranquil rive...

Three shishi, also known as foo dogs or guardian lions, play next to a golden misty waterfall. They are seen as intimidating, mythical, lion-like creatures that symbolize prosperity,...

Beautifully painted by Kido So (1899 - 1984). Born in Kyoto So studied painting at the Kyoto Municipal School of Painting under Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871 - 1933). So constantly exhibite...

A Japanese six panel byobu folding screen featuring a finely detailed mountainous landscape with traditional architecture, bridges, trees, and figures set against a warm gold toned g...

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left.

Fine painting of a variety of waterfowl in rich mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.

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...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Trees in Floral Landscape, Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of pine and other trees amongst flowers, with bamboo shoots on the right panel, and white...

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...

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 ...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy. Late Edo (c. 1850) painting of a dramatic mountainside carved by a waterfall with a crane flying in the foreground an...

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.

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 ...

Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen features two white geese amid brightly colored reeds. The symbolism of geese and reed...

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 ...

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 ...

Painted by artist Morito Kunitsugu, 1958, thick mineral pigments on textured mulberry paper. This was exhibited at the 1st newly reorganized Nitten National Exhibition in 1958, and ...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chickens in a Millet Grove, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a Japanese breed of chicken, Shamo chickens, in a millet grove.

Ink painting on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

The complex painting showcases colorful green and yellow leaves with lovely details.

Originally fusuma doors, three deer stand in a clearing in a pine forest with gold leaf mist. Mid Edo period painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.

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...

Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting in mineral pigments on silk with silk brocade border.

The painting is set in a black lacquered frame with a gold silk brocade border.

A private viewing in picnic surrounding of nobles (probably samurai), including one woman. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

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 ...

Antique Japanese screen with Festival Cart design. Edo period painting (First half of the 19th century) of one brown lacquer cart and one black lacquer cart, both with exuberant an...

Japanese two-panel screen: Three Jewels of Buddhism. Meiji period (1868-1912) painting. The three jewels of Buddhism are the teacher, the lesson, and the Community. Loose translation...

The characters have applied labels affixed to the screen as seen in photos. The painting is set in a black lacquer ebonized frame with a rose gold silk brocade border and a thin silv...

Suiboku is a style of ink painting that is reminicent of the way calligraphers paint. Masterfully painted Muromachi Period (1336-1573) painting, unique in style and strength for the ...

Sumi (ink) painting of bulls next to a stream with minimal colors on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.  

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...

Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen byobu depicting a panoramic garden replete with koi, turtles, Iris nestled near a w...

A full moon illuminating an ancient gnarled plum tree laden with snow covered blossoms. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with beautiful...

This screen is very likely inspired by the Noh play, "Eguchi", in which the courtesan Eguchi transforms into the Buddhist deity, Fugen, who is the patron of women and is often seen o...

Large Japanese Showa period four panel folding byobu screen depicting a mountain river landscape with spring foliage.

Circa 1920 Two-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigments and ink on silk. This exquisite two-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk with mineral pigments and ink, presents a ...

Japanese two panel screen: Mother and Child at Bedtime. Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting by Hideo Naishou who was born in Kobe in 1918.

A refined two-panel folding screen depicting vivid red camellias blooming beside a pair of doves resting quietly on mossy ground. The artist captures the life of early spring with me...

Sumi Ink on Mulberry paper with silk brocade border and lacquer trim. Signature reads: Sobun. Seal reads: Morikawa Notes about the Artist: Morikawa Sobun (1847-1902) was born into ...

Kyoto landscape featuring Kyomizu Shrine in all its glory in the Higashiyama Hills. Artist signature and seal read: Asami Kojo Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with mica dust mist.