About Gregg Baker Asian Art
Gregg Baker Asian Art established in 1985 specialises in Japanese art. Our mission is to promote the beauty and versatility of Japanese art focusing on antique Japanese screens, early Buddhist sculpture and classical works of art. With over 35 years of experience in traditional Japanese art, the gallery also carries works from the post-war era, presenting abstract painting, sculpture and calligraphy by leading Japanese artists of the mid-20th century, an important area of Japanese art which is currently being rediscovered by art lovers across the globe. We participate...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Paravent en laque-A two-fold lacquer screen with an abstract design by Imai Eiko
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold lacquer screen carved with an abstract, geometric design in black, red, yellow, blue and gold by Imai Eiko (act. late 20th-early 21st century).
Japan, 20th century.
Sign...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Paravent en laque - Two-fold lacquer screen with an abstract design by Imai Eiko
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold lacquer screen carved with an abstract, geometric design in black, red, yellow, blue and gold by Imai Eiko (act. late 20th-early 21st century).
Japan, 20th century.
Sign...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Paravent - A small six-fold Japanese screen with autumn flowers - Edo period
Located in Brussels, BE
A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with autumn flowers and grasses.
Japan, 17th century, Edo period.
Not only the changing colours of autumn leaves ...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paravent - A two-fold screen with an abstract calligraphy "En" by Imaoka Norio
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold screen painted in ink with abstract calligraphy of the character ‘En’ (Garden) by Imaoka Norio (1929-1999).
Seal: Nori
A label on the reverse inscribed in Japanese: ‘En...
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Paravent japonais- A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with clematis- Edo period
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens depicting white and bluish-purple clematis on trellises behind woven fences and beside a stream, against an abundance of golden clouds.
Ink, colo...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens depicting numerous karako (Chinese children) at play in a luxurious palace garden, also known as the theme ‘One Hundred Boys’.
Kano School, Japan...
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens with fans in flowing water, Rimpa School
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with scattered fans, a waterwheel and jakago (rock-filled baskets) in flowing water beside a riverbank with a subtle golden mist in the distance. ...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Paravents -A pair of six-fold screens depicting maritime routes in Seto sea, Edo
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of Japanese six-fold screens depicting the maritime routes of the Seto Inland Sea and of the north of Kyushu Island, detailing the coastline and shipping routes from Osaka to ...
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Antique 1660s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paravent - A six-fold Japanese screen with grape vines - 17th/18th century, Edo
Located in Brussels, BE
A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with grape vines hanging from a pergola and woven fence amongst golden clouds, the details in gin-sunago (cut silver leaf) and moriage (raised design).
The metal mounts are decorated with cloisonné enamel, a special detail rarely seen on screen mounts.
Japan, 17th/18th century, Edo period.
Grapes represent the autumn season and have been regarded as an auspicious symbol of fertility and prosperity since ancient times. Also the Japanese word of grape ‘budō’ is the same word for martial arts. Often paired with squirrels (‘risu’ in Japanese meaning, to follow discipline), the subject was a favourite of the samurai class.
Designs incorporating grape vines have been used for ceramic and lacquer works as well as paintings from early times and screens depicting this subject matter seem to have been particularly popular in the early Edo period, however only a few examples are known today.
These known examples depicting grape vines are rendered in a similar manner using gold leaf and moriage (raised design):
A pair of screens from the Kano School housed in the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (17th century, Momoyama period)
A pair in the Gardner collection (17th century, accession no. P14e3)
There are another comparable pair of 17th-century screens housed in the Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo and there are a pair of sugido (cedar wood doors) with the same subject housed in the Nagoya Castle, Aichi prefecture.
Paravent à six volets peint à l'encre et à la couleur sur fond doré, représentant des vignes suspendues à une pergola et une clôture tressée parmi des nuages dorés, avec des détails en gin-sunago (feuille d'argent découpée) et moriage (motifs en relief).
Les montures métalliques sont décorées d'émail cloisonné...
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
A lacquer and aluminium panel depicting an abstract seascape by Banura Shōgo
Located in Brussels, BE
A lacquer and aluminium panel depicting an abstract seascape by Banura Shōgo (1901-1982)
Signed: Ban
Title: Sōzō (Double image)
Japan, 20th century
Panel: H. 60.5cm x W. 84.5cm...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Aluminum
Paravent en laque - A two-fold lacquer with fish screen by Onaga Tamotsu
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold lacquer screen with an abstract design of fish in the abyss, rendered in gold and silver lacquer with details inlaid in mother-of-pearl against a black ground.
Signed: Ta...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold, Silver
Paravent - A two-fold screen with the Uji Bridge - Rimpa school, 17th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with the Uji River and lotus beneath its renowned bridge.
Rimpa School, Japan 17th century, Edo period.
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
