20th Century, Japanese Screen

One of the most vivid small Thangkas I have ever owned. Purchased from a wealthy Mongolian collector along with 3 other fine small Thangkas in the 1990's from his very best personal pieces as a thank you for a long friendship. Painted thangka is 6.75 x 9 inches, frame is 13 x 15 1/8 inches. Custom mat and frame, with museum glass and silk matting. Exquisite. Not inexpensive for a small Thangka, but you won't find better. Probably early to mid 20th century (in reality many of the Mongolian Thangkas sold in the west as 19thC are early 20thC, as the environment there causes cloth and paper to usually soil, darken and degrade. The number of truly early Thangkas that are bright and clean are very few. Even most of the early/mid 20th Cones show great wear and soiling. This one almost sure lived all of its life in a large Gau box or in a drawer or trunk, as the colors look as bright as the day it was painted. It was very difficult 20 years ago to find pieces like this- today is nearly impossible. Many of my pieces like this end up...

This pair of Chinese portraits depicting young women & their dogs were painted using a reverse glass painting technique. Painting in reverse on the opposite side of a piece of glass ...

Six-panel screen of the "Rinpa" school, painted with mineral pigments on rice paper. Painting before the middle of the Showa period. Landscape depicting a cute "Sakura" tree in bloom, with flowers and flying birds. Very decorative screen with nice pastel colours. Can lay flat and can be hung on the wall, paper hinges are sturdy. Lucio Morini - Asian Fine Art...

20th Century Japanese Screen by Hiroshi Kimura Period: 20th century Size: 187 x 72 cm (74 x 28 inches) SKU: PTA49 This beautiful screen is a work of art by the Japanese artist Hiro...

A painting of Guanyin Qing Dynasty 19/20th century color on silk; The deity depicted floating, attired in long robes, adorned with jewels and wearing...

Circa 1900 Linhai wood panel with hand painted scene in green and fuchsia tones of a flowering tree with a bird. Painted black scrolled border and red edge. Decorative brass hanger at the top. Panel measures 38.5” high without brass hanging hardware.