Group of Framed Japanese Design Samples

Large, powerful abstract as found in original frame. Great color and form.

Cut paper and pencil on black, in black mat and frame. signed by artist, dated 1982.

Wonderful 19th century oil lamp wired for electricity in early 20th century. See artist signature in images. Lamp is 42 tall, with shade height is 53 inches.

Pair of side tables with chromed frame with a quadrant granite top with chrome "grout". These work equally well as side tables, cocktail tables or low bedside tables...

A group of three Antique Botanical Prints custom framed with an interesting floating effect. The sculpted frames have an antique Creme paint finish and relate well to the muted Musta...

Artistically framed for display in a slight shadow frame with non-reflective pixie glass, these pair of embroidery art panels from Japan are dated circa 1910-1930s, end of Meiji to early Taisho period. This period was the peak of the Japanese oversea expositions, when all things Japonisme took Europe and America by storm and left long-lasting impact on western art and design. The influence, however, was clearly not one-directional; As when Japanese artists, artisans and dealers experienced western art, it in turn inspired and impacted on the aesthetics of the Japanese art made for the western tastes. An interesting crop of art forms quickly emerged with a particular outlook that bridged the east and west, with the fundamental techniques still rooted in Japanese traditions. These rare hyper-realistic embroidered portraits were such an example. They took the essential format of the western portrait that permeated the Victoria and Edwardian Society, but substituted with exotic Japanese subjects and executed in traditional embroidery techniques which had been perfected for centuries by the natives. The two portraits on offer, one an elder man with long white beards and a pair of round spectacles lighting a pipe, and the other a grinning man with a peasant attire, were both set in black background, stimulating an appearance of Classic western oil painting or perhaps even the photograph. The fine stiches were maneuvered into an impressively hyper-realistic imagery that was far removed from the traditional Japanese embroidery...

Fabulous abstract depiction of a Japanese Samurai in ceramic tile, 12 pcs framed and matted. Beautiful tiles, in absolute stunning colors with exquisite lines. In excellent vintage c...

This framed crane barkcloth fabric sample, produced by the Spectrum company around 1949, served as a showcase of mid-century design aesthetics. Displayed in rattan showrooms across t...