Lena Okamoto is a Tokyo-based textile artist who breathes new life into antique and vintage kimonos through contemporary textile art "ikasu".
Drawing on a background in Japanese cultural studies and a master’s degree from the University of Tokyo, as well as her certification as a Kimono Meister, her practice is grounded in deep cultural fluency, personal introspection, and a quiet reverence for impermanence.
Through the act of deconstructing and reimagining kimono textiles, Lena explores memory, time, and transformation, allowing inherited materials to speak anew within a contemporary context.
Vintage obi textile art " Pines Through Seasons " by ikasu Black Beige Japan
By Kimono ikasu, Lena Okamoto
Located in Setagaya City, JP
[Size] approx. 90cm x 100cm x 4cm [Materials] silk (outside-layer) , paulownia (wooden frame) [Edition] 1/1 (one of a kind) [Story behind the work] This artwork is created from fo...
Silk, Wood
Vintage Japanese Byobu Four Panel Red Floral Gold Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Japanese folding four panel screen showcases a serene hand-painted landscape set against a warm, gilded ground. Spanning multiple panels, the composition features gracefull...
Silk, Paint, Paper
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style. Depicts Four Seasons landscape scenes with two portraits of Chinese sages. One sage is trave...
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Flowers of the Four Seasons A four-panel Japanese screen. Ink, gofun and pigments on gold leaf. This Japanese screen is a rich visual celebration of the flowers of the fo...
Gold Leaf
$22,500 / set
H 15 in W 86 in D 0.5 in
1838 Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Grasses of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Maruyama Oshin (1790-1838) Flowers and grasses of the four seasons: dated 1838 Pair of eight-panel Japanese screens; ink, color and gold leaf on silk Dimensions: each (2) H. 38.5 cm...
Silk
$4,800
H 48 in W 108 in D 1 in
Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu/ Screen Depicting Kimonos and Obi Draped on an Ikō Rac
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu/Screen Depicting Kimonos and Obi Draped on an Ikō Rack A beautifully composed Japanese six-panel byōbu screen depicting an elegant assemblage of...
Brass
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Matsushima (Pine Tree Island)
Located in Hudson, NY
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...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, a Garden for All Seasons
Located in Hudson, NY
An imaginary garden with flowers from all seasons including spring lilies, summer hibiscuses, autumn chrysanthemums, and winter berries. Wild autumn grasses move in a soft breeze wit...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Heavy Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with heavy gold leaf and a silk brocade border made of antique monk's robes.
Gold Leaf
$27,500
H 67 in W 74.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Screen. Two-panel. Aged Pines by Suzuki Shonen. Meiji period.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Suzuki Shonen (1848-1918) Aged Pine Meiji period (1868-1912). Circa 1900. Two-panel Japanese screen. Ink and gold leaf on paper. This commanding two-panel screen by Suzuki Shōnen...
Gold Leaf
$9,400
H 29.25 in W 34.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Rising Through Bamboo on Silver Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Moon rising through bamboo on silver leaf, Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of the moon rising on the horizon with a garden stone in the foreground. Lic...
Silver Leaf
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...
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
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...
Gold