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Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk
By Shunyu
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a man riding a mule on a pathway through the Kurotani mountains with a thatched roof shelter ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna Feng Three Folding Screen by Testatonda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This screen is born as a collaboration with the Testatonda studio, a group of three young designers that the company has decided to focus on. Their aim is to design furniture and obj...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Male looking Forward"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Male looking Forward"
Oil on Masonite
Signed and dated to verso of all three works ‘K. Warneke 1984’.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Masonite
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Kimono
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful 19th century shibori (pin dyed) fabric in kimono form mounted on a simple ground of mulberry paper. Black lacquer trim with beautifully designed bronze mounts. The fabric ...
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Early 20th Century Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Saishiki netsuke of Ryujin
Located in Milano, IT
Saishiki netsuke of Ryujin
Style of Yoshimura Shuzan, 18th century
Signed: Shuzan
Height: 9,8 cm
Provenance:
W. L. Behrens collection, no. 311
Literature:
H. L. Joly, W. L. Behren...
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20th Century Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two Post War Kabuki Paddles (Hagoita), Japan, Circa 1960
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered are a pair of post war Japanese Kabuki paddles circa 1960, featuring a male and female Kabuki character actors in full traditional Japanese r...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Inro by Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?)
Edo Period, 18th century
Decorated with inlaid colored ceramic with a stag and maple leaves
Height: 8.4 cm
Sealed Hanzan
Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese table made for flowers or fish. early 20th c.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This rose wood table has a built-in basin specifically designed to house live fish. The glazed clay basin would serve as the fish tank, providing a saf...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Clay, Rosewood
Rex Ray
By Rex Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely example of Rex Ray’s graphic collage style. Rex Ray (1956-2015) was an American graphic designer and artist based in San Francisco. His work is in museums including the Berk...
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Early 2000s Modern Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Resin, Wood, Paper
Two-panel screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Modern two-panel screen with white peonies.
Hand-painted on vegetable paper.
Very fresh work that is easy to incorporate into design furniture.
Very good state of preservation, sig...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Meiji Period Elm and Iron Bound Table Tansu or Sea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese Meiji period iron mounted sea chest or table cabinet, the removable front cover opening to reveal an interior with 5 drawers of varying sizes. The piece is mounted with de...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Grande Buddha Cinese in Legno
By Ebanista
Located in Brescia, IT
Grande scultura di un Buddha in legno scolpito e laccato in policromia di bella proporzione e colore.
Scultura riprodotta nel novecento con precisione e ottima qualità .
Lo stato di ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese wooden mask
Located in Brescia, IT
A rare three-eyed Japanese Bukaku comic demon mask, dating from the early Edo period, but could also be from the late Momoyama period.
The early Edo period is the golden age of Noh t...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Garden Landscape by River's Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting showing ancient pine, exotic birds, peonies, azalea and cherry tree in bloom on far right. Early Edo period painting, (1614 -...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
A pair of late 19th century French 3 tier satinwood side tables
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of late 19th century French 3 tier satinwood side tables, each with a circular top with an ormolu gallery, all three tiers decorated with a boxwood diamond trellis on a satinw...
Category
19th Century French Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
A William mahogany bench seat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William mahogany bench seat, of long rectangular form, the long seat with an S scroll arm at either end, carved with feathery acanthus leaves on t...
Category
19th Century English Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Late 17th century
Puppy & Kittens
A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper.
A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
A powerful Japanese equestrian wood carving of a samurai by Yoshida Issen/Isshun
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A powerful Japanese equestrian wood carving of a samurai by Yoshida Issen/Isshun, depicted in full armour on a prancing, muscular war horse, signed 一雋刀” ISSEN TO”. Japanese, circa ...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
17th Century Chinese Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese dry lacquer table with gold designs depicting floral arrangements and accoutrements.
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
Imao Keisho (1902-1993)
Pine Trees
Early 20th Century, Circa 1930
Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on silk and gold leaf.
Dimensions: Each screen H. 67.5” x 148” (172 cm x 376 cm)
A pair of monumental six-panel Japanese pine screens by the renowned Nihonga artist Imao Keisho. Here Keisho entirely removed the background and brought the pine trees to the surface of the painting. This simplification of the elements makes the scene exceptionally direct and compelling and injects a very modern...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Wood and Mother of Pearl Four Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern 4-panel folding screen with a frame constructed from cerused wood in a grid pattern centering square mother of pearl panels.
Separation in frame, cracks...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Herons on Snow Laden Branch
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink and slight color on silk in free standing wood frame. Signature reads: Takeuchi Seiho.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Silk, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Egrets in Flight
Located in Hudson, NY
A siege of Egrets glide along the warm golden backdrop. Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper with lacquered wood trim.
Category
20th Century Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
French Directoire Mahogany and Glass 3 Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
French Directoire 3-panel mahogany screen with applied carved molding and small rosettes below 9 pane glass windows in each panel.
Each panel 17.75" W. Wear to finish, one glass ...
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20th Century French Directoire Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Glass
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Tree Sparrows on Drying Stacks of Bailed Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments on silk. Signed in the lower left corner, signature reads: Soetsu. With a si...
Category
20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Waka Poems on Basketry Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Ribbons of 17th century calligraphy poems are mounted on an 18th century screen with a woven bamboo motif. These poems are aristocratic Waka poem...
Category
17th Century Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845). Simply featuring three deer and a few sprigs of foliage on a sumptuous gold-leaf background this work emphasizes naturalistic expression and a masterful use of negative space. Reduced to its most basic elements, the blank spaces inspire imagination and evoke the smells, sounds and even the weather of the scene. Whilst deer are traditionally depicted in association with autumn, here the green growth on the tops of the foliage indicates the season of spring. The work references Maruyama Okyo’s two-panel deer screen...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th or 20th Century Antique Asian Mirror Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large 19th or 20th century Asian, possibly Chinese, carved mirror frame. Heavy Asian wood. The top with carving similar to a crest and two Foo dogs facing each other. Probably made...
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Located in Kyoto, JP
Omori Soun (b. 1704)
Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers
A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.
Dating ...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kogo in the Shape of a Deer
Located in Milano, IT
Hiramaki-e lacquer, nashiji and fundame
Edo period, 19th century
Length: 10.5 cm, height: 6.5 cm
Since the Heian period, The theme of deer and autumn plants has been ut...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Chinese Hardwood Low Kang Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Qing Dynasty period Chinese hardwood low Kang table. The curved body terminates in scrolled feet and the sides are carved with naturalistic symbols of animals and ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful white chrysanthemums are emphasized by heavy gold on a soft floral landscape, while gold clouds create a striking and dream-like floral scene. Gold leaf and gofun with min...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold 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...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Silk
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Pair of six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold on paper.
Second half of the 19th Centur...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Cherrywood Pedestal Plant Stand
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese cherrywood pedestal plant stand. The highly carved top features floral relief, and beaded trim and is inset with p...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Japanese Spear, Edo Period, Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese long spear. Partly lacquered wood with a forged spearhead which is signed. High quality as most of Japanese items.
Provenance: early 20th century Swedish collection.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Inro with Netsuke, Late 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A high quality lacquer inro with a carved wooden netsuke. Both are unfortunately damaged but still very nice art pieces. The way the rooster is executed is just exquisite.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree & Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650)
Plum Tree and Birds
Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper.
In this evocative ink work spread over a six-panel folding screen, we see the consummation of the elegance and refinement of the Edo Kano school. This 17th century screen is a rare surviving example of a large-scale bird and flower painting by Kano Naonobu, the younger brother of Kano Tanyu...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Egrets in Flight
Located in Hudson, NY
A siege of Egrets glide along the warm golden backdrop. Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper with lacquered wood trim.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Large Wood Netsuke of a Shishi
Located in Milano, IT
Large wood netsuke of a shishi
Kyoto school, 18th/19th century
Height: 5.7cm
The large netsuke with a very nice patina, showing the mythical creatu...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Wooden Dagger, Late 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese high quality wooden dagger. The carving is made of the highest quality as often Japanese items are. There is a signature and a poem engraved on side. Comes from an old Swedish collection...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Boxwood
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Kaiho Yusetsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Tiger and Dragon
Early Edo Period, Circa 1650
A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink and slight color on paper.
Dimensions:
Each screen: H. 171 cm x W. 380 cm (67.5’’ x 149.5’’)
In this pair of early Edo period Japanese screens a group of tigers prowl in a bamboo grove whipped with fierce wind, while a dragon claws through clouds and mist. The dragon embodies elemental qualities - looming out of the mist, the coils of its body disappearing in the clouds. The dragon is calling for rain, symbolizing spring which is considered the fountain of life. On the other side, the tigers calls for the wind, symbolizing autumn which is considered the end of life. Tigers were familiar motifs within Japanese art from ancient times though the animals were imaginary to the people in the 17th century. While dragons and tigers are usually associated as sacred and ferocious, in this painting, both animals have rather amusing expressions. The tigers appear to glare at the dragon with cat-like eyes, and the look on the swirling dragon’s face appears almost affectionate - lending a playful flair to an otherwise magnificent theme.
The tiger and dragon are cosmological symbols of the balancing forces in the world. Screens such as this were originally meant to express the fluctuating nature of the world. For Japanese in the early Edo period, they likely suggested the powers of the cosmos. In Japan the tiger and dragon motif was originally absorbed into the circles of Zen monasteries before spreading into the secular world. The theme especially appealed to the military classes with the Kano school, the official painters to the Shogun and the samurai, being the leading contributors. The painter of this pair of screens, Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677), was closely patronized by the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. In his later years he worked with Kano school artists...
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Lotus Leaves and Blossoms
Located in Hudson, NY
A lotus scene with flowers in bloom floating on the water's surface. As the lotus rise from below for an enlightening process that brings an abundance of purity and beauty. Mineral p...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Pine, Cherry, and Maple
Located in Hudson, NY
Cherry blossoms and maples among ragged pines. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold mist clouds. Completely remounted utilizing an antique silk brocade...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Cranes on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Kano School painting of pine trees overlooking two beautifully painted cranes and floral design in a natural setting by water’s edge. Mineral pig...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen Amorous Cranes and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Amorous Cranes and Turtles. In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...
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1850s Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Japanese Tree Sparrows on Stacks of Bailed Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments on silk. Signed in the lower left corner, signature reads: Soetsu. With a simple...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold
Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting, beautifully mounted with silvered hardware. Seal reads: Eishun. Mineral pigments on gold with a silk ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossom & Pheasants by Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841)
Pheasants and Cherry Blossoms
Two-fold Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold and silver on paper.
A two-fold Japanese bir...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks Among Dry Lotus
Located in Hudson, NY
Natural scene of Mandarin ducks gliding gracefully amongst the water.
Mineral pigments on silk with silk brocade border and natural wood trim. Seal reads: Kei.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Horses in Stable
Located in Hudson, NY
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 ...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Vines and Wisteria
Located in Hudson, NY
Wisteria represents sentiments of love and longevity as vibrant floral colors dance dramatically amongst the two panels. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with a natural wood trim....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Elmwood Stands
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of round pedestals made of elm wood with a beautiful, old patina.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Meiji Period Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Birds by Hasegawa Gyokujun
Located in Kyoto, JP
One hundred birds
Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921)
Meiji period, circa 1900.
Ink, color and gofun on silk.
Dimensions of each screen:
H. 170 cm x W. 190 cm (67’’ x 75”)
Despite the title, well over 100 birds are represented in this pair of two-fold Japanese screens (the title functions figuratively to convey the idea of a large number). The monumental work is rendered with a comprehensive and highly complex composition which is exquisitely executed and meticulously colored. More a celebration of naturalism than the traditional “One Hundred Birds” paintings which originated in China. This was a subject matter known for its auspicious meaning as much as its actual depiction of nature. These paintings generally had a phoenix (occasionally peacocks) placed in the center, and the other birds paying homage to it.
In this quintessentially Japanese scene painted by Gyokujun, a couple of long-tailed birds modeled after paradise flycatchers are included; these are traditional auspicious motifs in Oriental bird and flower painting and denote themes such as celebration and enduring generations. In addition there is the playful inclusion of single exotic parrot. Even so, the vast majority of the birds and flowers are native to Japan. Reading the scene from right to left, from spring through to autumn, the overwhelming sense is one of movement and haste. It is almost as if the birds are in a race, with the fleetest leading the way forward. Although these native birds were commonly drawn amongst artists of the Shijo school, rarely were they painted with such drama and dynamism. It is not strictly a depiction of sketched birds whose manner was faithfully handed down through the traditions of the Shijo school. Rather we see Gyokujun seeking and achieving new expressions in the heart of the turbulent Meiji period.
Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921) was born in Kyoto. He was the eldest son of Hasegawa Gyokuho, a Shijo school painter who studied under Matsumura Keibun. Gyokujun studied painting under his father and became a prominent member of the Kyoto painti
ng world from a young age. In 1891 he established the ‘Young Painters Social Club’ along with Takeuchi Seiho, Miyake Gogyo and Taniguchi Kokyo. Also in 1891 he was selected as a judge of the Great Private Paintings Exhibition along with Takeuchi Seiho, Yamamoto Shunkyo...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
Located in Hudson, NY
A mysterious passageway with natural rocky detail as the scene drifts deep into the darkness.
Dyed fabric mounted with a natural wood trim. Signed on back and lower right corner. Sig...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Chinese Red Gilded Lacquered Bookcase Cabinets from the 18th Century
Located in Brescia, IT
A beautiful and rare pair of 18th century Qing Dynasty bookcase furniture, in fine Chinese elm wood.
Each sturdy piece of furniture has an original thick lacquer and a slightly trap...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm, Giltwood
19th Century Japanese Screen for Tea-Ceremony, Ink Bamboo and Plum on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
Three Friends of Winter
Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871)
Late Edo period, circa 1850
Ink and gold leaf on paper.
This is a double-sided Japanese Furosaki or tea-ceremony screen from the mid 19th century; bamboo and plum on the front, young pines the back. It by Nakajima Raisho, a master painter of the Maruyama school in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In this work Raisho combines exquisite ink brushwork with large open spaces of brilliant gold-leaf to inspire the viewers imagination. Rather than naturalism, he is searching for the phycological impression of the motifs, resulting in abstraction and stylization. His simplification of the motifs the result of looking to capture the inner nature of the objects. This art motif is known as Sho Chiku Bai, or the Three Friends of Winter. Evergreen pine connotes steadfastness, bamboo suggests both strength and flexibility, while plum blossoms unfurling on snow-laden branches imply hardiness. Combined, this trio is emblematic of Japanese new year. Chinese literati were the first to group the three plants together due to their noble characteristics. Like these resilient plants flowering so beautifully in winter, it was expected of the scholar-gentleman to cultivate a strong character with which he would be able to show the same degree of perseverance and steadfastness even during times of adverse conditions.
The screen would have been placed near the hearth of a room used for the Japanese tea ceremony, shielding the fire from draughts and also forming a stimulating and decorative backdrop behind the tea utensils. It would have been used in the Hatsugama, or first tea-ceremony of the new year.
Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) originally studied under Watanabe Nangaku before entering the school of Maruyama Ozui. He was the highest ranking Maruyama school painter at the end of the Edo period and was known as one of the ‘Four Heian Families’ along with Kishi...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Hong Kong camphorwood cylindrical chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Hong Kong camphorwood cylindrical chest, the drum shaped body with a hinged lid set on its side on a typical base with short, in-curved legs, incised ...
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1920s Hong Kong Vintage Wood Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
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