Mitani Toshuku Furniture

Japanese, 1577-1654

Mitani Toshuku was an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed long-lasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in the present-day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo. Although he did not use the Unkoku name, Mitani Toshuku was a prominent member of the school. He painted in a manner very similar to his master, Togan, and specialized in painting falcons. Toshuku’s falcons were famous within the Mori domain and were given the name Mitani Falcons. These paintings embody the solemn and dignified atmosphere typical of the Unkoku school, particularly evident with early Unkoku painters. The primary medium of ink is enhanced with limited use of colors and go fun. The rocks and pine trees are modeled with chiaroscuro lending them dramatic three-dimensional forms. The feathers of the dark falcons are intricately detailed, contrasting sharply with the white falcons, which are presented in loosely outlined silhouettes. These paintings are comparable to a well-known set of twelve hawk paintings by Mitani Toshuku, which were first recorded in 1899 by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo.

Creator: Mitani Toshuku

17th century Japanese Falcon Painting, Mitani Toshuku, Unkoku School

$12,800

17th century Japanese Falcon Painting, Mitani Toshuku, Unkoku School

By Mitani Toshuku

Located in Kyoto, JP

Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654) “Falcon” Wall panel, ink and light color on paper. Upper Seal: Mitani Lower Seal: Toshuku Dimensions: Each 118.5 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm (46.5” x 20” x .75”) Individual falcon paintings by Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654), an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed long lasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in present day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo...

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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Paper

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku

$12,800

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku

By Mitani Toshuku

Located in Kyoto, JP

Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654) “Falcon” Wall panel, ink and light color on paper. Upper seal: Mitani Lower seal: Toshuku Dimensions: Each 118.5 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm (46.5” x 20” x .75”) Individual falcon paintings by Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654), an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed long lasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in present day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo...

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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Garden Terrace

$4,800

H 24.5 in W 53 in D 0.75 in

19th Century Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Garden Terrace

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese children frolicking on a garden terrace with a pavilion and large pine tree. Made in the ...

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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Brass, Gold Leaf

18th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting

$25,000

H 33 in W 25 in D 0.75 in

18th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting

Located in Chicago, IL

A rare striking 18th century Tibetan Thangka depicting the Green Tara seated on a lotus throne ready to step down to offer comfort and pro...

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18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Linen, Paint

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei

$3,400Sale Price|29% Off

H 66 in W 139.5 in D 0.5 in

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and Benkei, two heroes of Japanese folklore. Crafted in ink and natural color pigments on mulberry paper with thick gold leaf borders on each panel. The character Yoshitsune is seated under a blossoming cherry tree in full armor holding a fan. The warrior priest or monk Benkei is depicted kneeling on a leopard skin...

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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Brass, Gold Leaf

17th Century Japanese Folding Screen

$13,707

H 68.12 in W 148.82 in D 0.99 in

17th Century Japanese Folding Screen

Located in Camarate, PT

A six-panel folding screen with a narrative painting showing from a bird’s-eye view a spring landscape with cherry blossoms and cryptomeria trees by a river with a bridge. Groups of ...

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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Gold Leaf

17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages

$4,000

H 43.5 in W 80.5 in D 0.75 in

17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen depicting hotei (fat monk) in a treed landscape with Chinese sages engaged in leisurely...

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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Brass

Lovely 17th-18th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kano Soyu Painted

$2,109Sale Price|41% Off

H 79.73 in W 26.58 in D 0.04 in

Lovely 17th-18th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kano Soyu Painted

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

It is a work that is said to have been drawn by Kano Soyu as you can see. It is a picture of the light-colored Sansui map carefully drawn to the smallest detail, and the towering m...

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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Silk

19th-Century Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu Folding Screen with Chrysanthemums on Gold

$22,846

H 69.29 in W 143.3 in D 0.5 in

19th-Century Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu Folding Screen with Chrysanthemums on Gold

Located in Torino, IT

A refined 19th-century Japanese six-panel Byōbu folding screen depicting a richly composed autumn garden in full bloom. The composition is dominated by chrysanthemums in a wide varie...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens the Seven Sages

$15,000 / set

H 42.5 in W 102.5 in D 0.5 in

Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens the Seven Sages

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fantastic pair of 19th century Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period six-panel screens titled The seven sages of the bamboo grove. The Kano school screens...

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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Brass, Gold Leaf

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

$595,000 / set

H 68.5 in W 292 in D 0.75 in

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background. It has a...

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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Women of the Court in the Garden

$63,250

H 64.25 in W 130.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Women of the Court in the Garden

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen: Women of the Court in the Garden. Edo period (circa 1700) painting of an early Kano school subject matter: nobility socializing in a coutryard garden. Deta...

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Early 1700s Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons

$6,000

H 67 in W 139 in D 0.75 in

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...

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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen by Garden’s Edge

$86,250

H 68 in W 148 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Six Panel Screen by Garden’s Edge

Located in Hudson, NY

Edo period (18th century) painting of a flowing array of various types of chrysanthemums painted on beautifully faceted heavy gold leaf and behind afinely painted fence. Petals of th...

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18th Century Japanese Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Gold

Pair of Six Panel Japanese Edo Screens Chrysanthemums Along Fence

$26,000 / set

H 68.5 in W 138 in D 0.75 in

Pair of Six Panel Japanese Edo Screens Chrysanthemums Along Fence

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Remarkable pair of early 19th century Japanese late Edo period screens depicting summer chrysanthemums growing along a brushwood fence. Ink and...

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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Kano School Winter Landscape Screen

$2,000

H 67 in W 148.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Six Panel Kano School Winter Landscape Screen

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a winter landscape with a Chinese sage visiting friends in a country villa. Ink and vivid color pigments on mulberry paper mounted to a gilt background. Painted in the 19th century Kano school...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Antique Japanese Paintings of Karashishi, Edo Period, 18th Century

$50,000 / set

H 77.96 in W 48.04 in D 3.15 in

Pair of Antique Japanese Paintings of Karashishi, Edo Period, 18th Century

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A rare pair of antique Japanese Karashishi paintings in a landscape of rocks and peony flowers on gold leaf ground in fine handmade frames, Edo period, early 18th century. The Karash...

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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Previously Available Items

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku

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H 46.5 in W 20 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku

By Mitani Toshuku

Located in Kyoto, JP

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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku

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H 46.5 in W 20 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku

By Mitani Toshuku

Located in Kyoto, JP

Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654) “Falcon” Wall panel, ink and light color on paper. Upper seal: Mitani Lower seal: Toshuku Dimensions: Each: 118.5 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm (46.5” x 20” x .75”) Individual falcon paintings by Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654), an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed longlasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in present day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo...

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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mitani Toshuku Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Mitani Toshuku furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Mitani Toshuku furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Mitani Toshuku furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige), and Arita. Prices for Mitani Toshuku furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $12,800 and can go as high as $12,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $12,800.