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Place of Origin: Japanese
Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Tea Ceremony Container
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, and somewhat whimsical antique Bizen ware stoneware pottery tea ceremony container (stated on the box) or incense burner by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kanesh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Contemporary White Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in an auspicious karakusa pattern in underglaze blue and white with some green , depicting scenes from Japan's countryside showcased on two cartouches , a signed piece by highly acclaimed Japanese master porcelain artist in Imari-Arita tradition of Japan. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Meiji Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Bamboo table Folk art Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This table is made entirely from bamboo, combining various types of bamboo.
It is a folk craft item made by hand by people in the past.
There are two shelves underneath the tabletop ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen features two white geese amid brightly colored reeds. The symbolism of geese and reeds was introduced to Japan from China in the 13th century. This was a popular subject for Japanese zen artists of the period. Beautifully crafted with exceptional brush strokes and details. Made with natural pigments in dramatic vivid colors of white, pink, and mint green on a silk background of gilt. Circa 1900 with artist seal on bottom right corner. Koshu studied Western art under...
Category
20th Century Meiji Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
A masterful landscape made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art practice called Obara. Accented with gold leaf. Incredible craftsmanship and a wonderful rendering of bare trees. Made by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929), stamped in the corner. Issei is well known throughout Japan as the leading artist in Obara Paper Art. Starting in 1948, he apprenticed with Fuji Tatsukichi, a leading proponent of the arts and crafts movement in Japan who worked to Revive many cultural traditions on the brink of extinction. Issei started exhibiting in the Nitten in 1953, won the Gold Medal in 1963, and eventually became a juror. His artwork was given as a gift to the Showa Emperor of Japan, as well as dignitaries such as General Douglas MacArthur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Summer Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Screen depicts Summer flowers and birds on gilded silk. Signature reads: Konishi Fukunen. Notes about Artist: Konishi Fukunen (1887-1959) was born the second son of the Paper mounting specialist Konishi Uhei in Takeo, Fukui prefecture in the mid Meiji period. In 1902 he was sent to Kyoto to study painting under Suzuki Shonen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
B3 Japanese Antiques 6-panel, gold back, flower & bird duck, folding screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper, wooden frame
One sheet: W580×H1750mm,
unfolded size: W3520mm, 10kg
Folded size: W600×H1750×D105mm
Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5mm plywood):
21cm x 70cm x 18...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Lacquer Trays
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful collection of 6 mid-20th century Japanese Lacquer Trays. There is one pair of oxblood red with highlights; one pair of matched oil spot trays and one near pair of oil spot lacquer trays. All of the trays are in good overall condition with minor anticipated chips and patina to the edges. One of the cinnabar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$975 / set
Old Wooden Netsuke 19/20th C Japanese Japan Fruit Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century.
Weight: 15 grams
Provenance: Collected in the 1980's. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen,...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$638 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Red & Black Lacquer Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Japanese red & black lacquer bowl from the early 20th century. Its frame is crafted from woven rattan fibres and covered in multiple layers of lac...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Tree Bump / Object Flower Stand /1968-1912s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese tree bump.
You can put it on a sideboard or shelf and decorate it as an object.
Also, there is a hole in the middle, so I think you...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$392 Sale Price
60% Off
19th C., A Pair of Antique Japanese Shigaraki Blue Glazed Ceramic Pots 'Hibachi'
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Japanese Shigaraki blue glazed ceramic Hibachi.
Hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device.
Age: Japan, 19th Century
Size: Height 23 C.M. / Width 24 C.M.
Co...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Yoshitora 一猛齋芳虎 (1836~1880)
Located in Norton, MA
Utagawa Yoshitora, ????? ( ????) was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and an illustrator of books and newspapers who was active from a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Lacquered Incense Box Kobako Ex-Christie's
Located in Atlanta, GA
An old Japanese lacquered small box likely used to contain incense powder called Kobako, circa Momoyama to early Edo period (16-17th century). The rectangular form box with a fitted ...
Category
17th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lead
Antique ca 1900 Japanese Meiji or Taisho Satsuma Powder Box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Sharing with you is this nice satsuma powder box with landscape pagode scene
Marked at base: Unreadable
Condition
Overall Condition 1 small restoration to rim b...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$857 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Japanese Vintage Kutani Style Scalloped Palace Vase with Court Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Japanese vintage Kutani style palace vase from the mid-20th century, with court scenes and scalloped top. Created in Japan during the midcentury...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
B42 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, red-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen
Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame
1 piece: Width 600 x Height 1745 x Depth 20 mm
Expanded size: Width 3640 mm
Folded size: Width 620 x Height 1745 x D...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Group of 5 Small Japanese Cloisonne and Ginbari Vases, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming group of five Japanese cloisonné and ginbari foiled vases, Meiji period, early 20th century, Japan.
The group consists of one vase with cloisonné chrysanthemum blossoms against bold and bright turquoise ginbari foil background, two similar vases of primarily black and burgundy cloisonné - one with a butterfly motif, the other with a floral motif, and two similar vases of primarily dark blue and green cloisonné, both with floral and butterfly motifs.
Turquoise ginbari vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil, Wire
4 Japanese Woodblock Prints 'Double-Side', Toyohara Kunichika & Shosai Ikkei#2.2
Located in Norton, MA
Four Japanese Woodblock Prints (Double-Side) by Toyohara Kunichika (Diptych), and Shosai Ikkei - from Thirty-Six Comics of the Famous Places of Tokyo.
Note: These are only two pieces of woodblock prints with 4 images. They are double-sided with two different prints on each side.
- The video is the purpose for displaying the double-sided images in the acrylic frame, the actual images
will be various. I listed many lots for the same artists, but the video images will apply to all the lots.
Size:
image: 9.5" x 13.5"
with Frame: 12.75" x 15.75"
New Modern Frame: Floating Frameless Picture Frame
- The two thick and transparent acrylic panels of the floating frameless picture frame are smooth and flat, with rounded edges and no pointed burrs; The solid and quality screws and hardware can ensure it is more stable and firm.
- Stylish Decor: these clear double-panel picture frames have a modern style and can well match most decors in your home or office; They are more elegant and tasteful, which will make your house warmer, and give you and your family a sense of comfort.
About the Artists
- Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese: ?? ??
30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading printmaker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Fine Miniature Satsuma Vase with Moriage Enamel Decoration by Seikozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of small ceramic vases with superb surface decorations made by Japanese studio Seikozan circa 1890-1910s (late Meiji Period). One of the many artist studios that specialized i...
Category
1890s Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Garden Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully painted garden lanscape with red and white azalias, old wisteria vine in bloom with doves. Mineral pigments on silk with black lacquer trim and beautiful bronze hardware....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Lacquer Incense Box, Kogo, Momoyama or Edo Period, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Japanese lacquer incense box, kogo, with a design of plovers in flight, late Momoyama or early Edo Period, circa 1600, Japan.
The small box, called a kogo, was used to s...
Category
Early 17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Pewter
Pair of Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screens with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An amazing pair of matching antique Japanese folding screen predating 1812-1813, most likely from Kano School. Six panels each depict C...
Category
1810s Japonisme Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Persimmon-Dyed Washi Rug with Layered Repairs, 20th Century
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This rare persimmon tannin–dyed washi rug dates from the late Meiji to Taisho period (early 20th century) and was traditionally used to protect tatami mats from sunlight or serve as ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Art Deco 4-Panel Screen with Falcon, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Deco 4-Panel Screen with Falcon, Ca. 1920
DIMENSIONS
Height: 36.25 inches
Width: 71.25 inches
Category
1920s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Woodblock Print, chuban Size "Bird" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'
Located in Norton, MA
Original Japanese Woodblock print, chuban Size "Bird" by Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
About the artist
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850) was a Japanese artist best known for his prints in th...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Mid-Century Modern 4-Panels Screen w/ Flower Cart, Ca. 1950
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Mid-Century Modern 4-Panels Screen w/ Flower Cart, Ca. 1950
DIMENSIONS
Length: 71.5 inches
Height: 36.5 inches
Category
1950s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Four Kittens with Bees and Flowers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine elegant Japanese brush painting of four kittens with bees and flowers, curious and adorable kitten watching bees.
Very finely painted. Ca. 1900 , ink and color on silk. Conserva...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
$2,900 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair Japanese Woodblock Prints La Mariee and Le Marie by Paul Jacoulet
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assembled pair of Japanese Woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960) entitled La Mariee and Le Marie, Seoul Coree (The Bride and The Groom). Created in 1948 and 1950, the two prints were not intentionally designed by Jacoulet as a matching pair. However, it became popular among his collectors to pair them as a couple due to the subject matter and the complimentary and symmetrical composition.
La Mariee shows a shy bride against a rather plain window like background which made her elaborate wedding gown pop. Silver and MOP mica were used both in the background and on her dress, the sash and its embroidery. It is signed in plate and marked with the Red Owl stamp. Le Marie sets the groom slightly back as a "floating figure" against a more elaborate Korean folding screen...
Category
1940s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese antique stone god/[Daikokuten]/Stone Buddhas from the Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Do you know what Daikokuten is?
This god in Japan is an old god who has existed since the end of the Muromachi period (16th century) as one of the seven gods who bestow happiness.
He...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
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Japanese Antique Side Exhibition stand Flower stand Side table Japandi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese exhibition stand.
The overall design is slim and lightweight.
Perfect for displaying objects, vases, etc.
We will always suggest the best shipping method.
Pl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Antique Japanese Satsuma Floral Plate, Signed
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Satsuma Plate.
Late Meiji period, early 20th C. Signed.
Very elegant Japanese satsuma plate hand painted with a magnificent floral decorations. The painting is a t...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Large Blue Porcelain Box by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese large three-piece porcelain box, intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped body, a signed masterpiece by highly acclai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Tosyodai-Ji Nara
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed, rare woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print is titled "Tosyodai-Ji Nara". The wood grain and rich colors are amazing.
The print is signed in white ink and stamped within the image and titled, dated (1959) and numbered (75/80) in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. This particular image is quite rare and hard to find. A copy of this print can be found in the Museum of fine Arts in Boston.
Would be a great addition to any modern Japanese print...
Category
1950s Showa Vintage Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Vintage Japanese Formal Black Silk Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1960s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west. It is overall black, decorated only with patterns of bright colors on the bottom. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white silk in its interior. On the front, it features exposed white stitches around neck and breast, a very subtle and elegant touch. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with lavish woven design with embroidery accents that depicts a group of pheasants among peonies and other blossoms along a flowing stream. Great contrast in the colors and attention to details. An very elegant textile for wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s/Chest of Drawers Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item of the Meiji era (1860s-1920s)
The material is cedar.
The shade of brown is beautiful and the taste is wonderful.
The drawer also ...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Large Contemporary Blue Porcelain Vase by Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite very large contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative three-piece raised lidded jar, hand painted in underglaze blue and white , depicting a landscape from Japan's countrys...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,985 Sale Price
32% Off
Large Contemporary Japanese Shigaraki Vessel Kohyama Yasuhisa
By Kohyama Yasuhisa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking stoneware vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by celebrated Japanese potter Kohyama Yasuhisa (1936-) in the year of 2005. Born in the town of Shigaraki, Yasuhisa ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese porcelain okimono 置物 of a sitting child, by Sakaida Kakiemon XII
By Sakaida Kakiemon Xii
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Exquisite white glazed porcelain figure (okimono) of a sitting child holding a spray of chrysanthemum flowers with cobalt blue glazed leaves in its hand, by Sakaida Kakiemon XII (1878–1963).
The milk white glaze is called nigoshide a type of technique which was not continued at the end of the Edo period, and is the famous rediscovery done by Sakaida Kakiemon XII in 1953.
The bottom signed ‘Kakiemon’.
Sakaida Kakiemon XII assumed the family title on the death of his father, Sakaida Kakiemon XI, in 1917. Earlier he had graduated from the Arita Apprentice School and then studied ceramics with his father. Initially he worked in the traditional Kakiemon style, echoing the work of his forbears in the 17th and 18th centuries. He began working with his own son in 1924, after the future Kakiemon XIII graduated from the Arita Industrial School. Together in 1953 they succeeded in recreating the classical Kakiemon technique for producing a nigoshide milky-white porcelain body. This technique was designated a national cultural treasure meriting preservation and protection by the Cultural Protection Committee in 1955. That same year he exhibited at the 2nd Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogei-ten) for the first time, winning a prize for his entry. In 1958, he exhibited at the World Exposition...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese Glazed Ceramic Vase Signed “Koishiwara”
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This striking Japanese vase features a thick, cascading ash glaze in rich tones of celadon green and ivory over a deep brown body with carved vertical patterns. The glaze flows dynam...
Category
20th Century Showa Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Imari Ten Sided Dish, Edo / Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual Japanese Imari porcelain decagonal (ten sided) dish with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
The ten sided dish features a charming Chinese...
Category
1860s Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine and Mountain Landscape By Muta Akira
Located in Hudson, NY
By rivers edge at sunrise. By: Muta Akira. Mica paint on canvas. Exhibited in the 1960 Nitten exhibition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Monumental Japanese Bas Relief Carving on Natural Wood Slab
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Monumental Japanese bas relief carving on natural wood slab
Palatial sized Japanese wood carving from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). This stunning sc...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$5,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Exquisite Hand Painted Japanese Satsuma Lidded Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exquisite Hand Painted Japanese Satsuma Lidded Bowl
A stunning lidded Japanese Satsuma bowl, likely Meiji period, completely hand painted inside and out. This could be used on your ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Boat-Shaped Suiteki
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese bronze suiteki c. 1980's.
A suiteki is a small vessel for holding water to be added to ink for calligraphy. This particular suiteki features ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Japanese Woodblock Print Mr. Ozek's Daughter
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and colored, limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Junichiro Sekino
This print, which is titled "Mr. Ozek's Daughter", is pencil signed, sealed in red, dated (1966), and numbered (5/100) by the master printmaker. A beautiful snapshot of a child and her favorite doll, an ever-trusted companion. Notice how the doll holds her hand in a protective gesture.
Junichiro Sekino was largely considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th century master print artists. Both were prominent leaders of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Sekino's works can be found in many museums including:
The Museum of Modern Art, N. Y., the Art Institute Chicago, the Museum of fine Art, Boston, the British Museum, and the Portland Art Museum among many other fine museums throughout the world.
This listing is for print only (no frame).
Would be a fantastic addition to any modern Japanese print...
Category
1960s Showa Vintage Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 9
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a beautifully shaped porcelain body in black, a signed piece belonging to the artist's signature fish collection by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional and extraordinary porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist's profile is available upon request.
According to a Chinese legend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adirondack Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Platinum
Vintage kimono textile art " Cranes ~ Kintsugi ~ " by ikasu White/Red/Gold Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
The frame for this work is made of paulownia wood taken from antique Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono.
I use antique kiritansu that can’t be used as furniture anymore to create basis and frames for my works. It adds them even more authentic atmosphere of traditional wabisabi spirit. Can you feel it?
The piece uses the concept of "kintsugi" - it "unites" the pieces of antique kimono back together with golden leaf to give it a second wind as art work.
<< Period / Story >>
The kimono used in this piece was originally crafted during the late Showa period (1960-80ies).
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
The Japanese saying goes, "A crane lives a thousand years, a tortoise lives ten thousand years," making cranes a symbol of longevity.
Cranes are also known for staying with the same partner for their entire lives, which is why they are often used at weddings and other celebrations to symbolize "marital bliss" and the desire for harmony between husband and wife.
On this particular piece, cranes are flying through snow woven on the fabric, as if they are overcoming all the disasters to get to their beloved ones.
The color scarlet, or deeply dyed red, used for the most of the cranes here, has long been associated with the meaning of "warding off evil." It is believed to possess the power to repel malevolent forces and invite good fortune.
During the Heian period, scarlet was reserved for sacred buildings and ceremonial objects that held great significance. Ordinary people were prohibited from wearing scarlet-red kimonos, which made it a highly special color.
<< Characteristics of the fabric >>
Cranes, going up and down, are generously decorated by kimpaku here. "Kimpaku" (金箔) refers to gold leaf/foil in Japanese. Gold leaf is a traditional material used in various aspects of Japanese culture, including art, crafts, and even in culinary applications.
In traditional Japanese art, gold leaf is often applied to religious objects, sculptures, paintings, and lacquerware to create a luxurious and decorative effect. The use of gold leaf in art dates back centuries and is associated with a sense of wealth, prestige, and the divine.
Traditional kimpaku technique is used here to make an accent decoration in the middle.
<< About the frame >>
This artwork frame is crafted from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos, and it serves to convey the refined beauty of Japanese nature.
Paulownia wood is known as the lightest wood in Japan, prased for its natural luster, resistance to moisture, and resilience against cracking. Since ancient times, it has been used in crafting furniture, chests, and musical instruments.
Paulownia wood is closely linked to kimono culture. During the Edo period, it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early Japanese Tea Ceremonial Pottery Pot with Dripping Glaze 19-20th century
Located in Chiba, JP
Unique and rare find of an old Japanese double-eared pottery tea utensil ware for the use of flowering or incense made of the well-burnt blackish clay containing rich in iron in the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Hagi-ware Shawn (tea bowl) by famous Seigan Yamane
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exquisite Japanese tea bowl is a prime example of Hagi Ware, crafted by renowned potter Seigan Yamane. Known for his innovative approach to traditional Hagi pottery, Yamane’s wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Wood Block Print Interior of Asakusa Temple by Eisho Narazaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese Wood Block Print
Artist: Eisho Narazaki (1864-1936)
Title: Asakusa Kannon-do no naido (Interior of the Kannon Temple at Asakusa)
Year of Creation: 1932
Pencil marked title ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Taisho Six Panel Screen Roosters and Hens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese Taisho period six-panel byobu screen depicting roosters and hens in a tropical landscape with butterflies. The large screen is painted with ink and natural color...
Category
20th Century Taisho Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Antique storage shelf Cupboard Tansu Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese storage shelf.
It is made of chestnut and cedar wood.
The wood color has darkened over the years.
The beautiful wood grain is visible throughout, making this ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Artist signature is on the last photo.
Age: Japan, Showa Per...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Cream Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in Purple, blue, black and ora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Meiji Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Japanese sea chest, funa tansu, crafted of keyaki wood with iron fittings, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan.
This Japanese sea ch...
Category
1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese inro box in black and gold lacquer with a decor of snowy landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inrō with four boxes in black and gold lacquer, representing a person in a pavilion in a snowy landscape with mountain on the background. Realised in maki-e on black lacquer with sma...
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair Japanese Imari Fluted Trumpet Vases, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and dramatic matched pair of Japanese Imari fluted trumpet mouth vases, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan.
The elegant vases feature a short and squat globular body with hi...
Category
Early 1900s Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th / 20th c Bronze Netsuke Squirrel with a nut Japanese Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
19th / 20th c Bronze Netsuke Squirrel with a nut Japanese Japan Signed
Condition
Period
20th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$1,612 Sale Price
20% Off
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