Paintings and Screens
Paintings and Screens For Sale
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Kano School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, the "Edo period" Kano school old painting Unryu Horaiyama map / with a box.
It is a
very tasty work , which is a map of Unryu and Horaiyama that makes you feel a un...
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Figurative Painting of a African Nude Woman by Rob Francken
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting by a nude African woman in Congo made by the Dutch painter Rob Francken.
49 x 69 cm unframed, 61 x 81 x 4 inches in white painted wood frame.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Italian Neo-Classical Style Figurative Painting 6-Paneled Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Antique Italian neo-classical-style six-paneled canvas folding screen connected with brass hinges and painted with a vignette of figures at a river's edge surrounded by a painted, or...
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20th Century Neoclassical Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Restless Ocean Waters
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed, D38
This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone "painting" of churning sea waves -restless ocean waters- as far as the ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
Nihonga Pair Landcape Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Sakakibara
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, Fumi Sakakibara brush-colored landscape map with double width / box.
The light and calm colored landscape drawings applied to each are ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Lovely Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Sparrow in Autumn
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dongwon Ho? "Fukihana" silk true work hanging scroll both box, First half of the 20th century.
Condition: State is good, thin spots and wrinkles and fine coloring bald, please
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Wooden Panels with Floral Motifs and Carved Objects
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese wooden panels from the 19th century, with floral motifs and carved objects. Created in China during the 19th century, each of th...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
France Antique "Brittany" Paul Fouillen Arts Crafts Pyrography Panels
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection of fine Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Two large all original unique works of art, circa 1920
This is a beautiful set of two (2) hand incised and...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two Panel Screen South Seas Fire Dancers
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink and color on buff ground, on paper. reads: Nankaino omoide (memory of south sea) signature and seal read: Katsuyuki. Very unusual subject matter.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Korean Six-Panel Screen of Legendary Chinese Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Meiji period Korean six-panel screen depicting legendary Chinese figures on individual panels with birds and blossoming flowers. Each panel is signed Kakusai (studio of the crane) in...
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20th Century Korean Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Silk, Paper
Japanese Edo Two-Panel Screen Flowers of Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive early 19th century Japanese Edo period two-panel screen featuring flowering plants and grasses of autumn. Painted in the Tosa School style Bunka Bunsei period or Ogosho pe...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Full Moon Through Plum Orchard
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Full moon through plum orchard. Taisho period (1912 - 1926) painting of a full moon shining through the craggy branches of plum trees. Wonderful painting s...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Late 18th Century Japanese Framed Painting, God of Thunder by Yamaguchi Soken
Located in Kyoto, JP
Raijin - God of Thunder
Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818)
Mid to Late Edo period, circa 1800.
Framed painting. Ink and light color on paper.
This humorous painting depicts the Thunder God, Raijin, tumbling from the sky, presumably being struck down by one of his own lighting bolts. He clings to one drumstick as the other is in free-fall along with his Taiko drums...
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Late 18th Century Asian Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
17th Century Japanese Framed Painting by Kano Sansetsu, Plum Blossoms in Snow
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Sansetsu (1589-1651)
Plum blossoms in snow
Edo period, circa 1640
Framed painting. Ink on paper.
Kano Sansetsu is a Japanese painter who...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Large Chinese Early 20th Century Hand Carved Shop Sign with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese hand carved shop sign from the early 20th century, with calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this shop sign features Chinese char...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Showa Period Folding Screen with Painted Cranes
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Showa period four panel folding screen finely painted with a theme of cranes in four elegant positions. The piece is signed and was made in circa 1950 in Japan.
In great vi...
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
The Marshland Farmington by Seth Winegar '1999'
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful original landscape scene by acclaimed artist Seth Winegar. This piece titled “Marshland Farmington” from 1999 showcases the light in nature from...
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1990s American Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ikebana on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Ikebana on gold. Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a basket with beautifully arranged spring flowers in the style of ikebana (Japanese traditional flowe...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen Sedge of Cranes in Rolling Landscape with Gold Clouds
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a group of cranes gathering next to water's edge with gold dust clouds in the background. The scene is accented by wild grasses and lichen on the...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Wooden Screen 3 Panels Interlock André Fu Living Partition Dividers Bronze New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Wooden screen with 3 panels
Color: Grey
Size: 135(3 x 45) x 4 x 158/183/138 H cm
Material: Oak and bronze
Collection: Interlock
Wooden screen with 3 foldable panels in oak with bronze detail on the top edge, with wooden hinges.
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2010s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Phoenix and Peacocks.
A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d.)
First half of the 18th century.
The signature reads 67 year old Tsunetake.
The seals read:
-Tsunetake no in,
-Yotei,
-Seishin
Dimensions:
Each screen – H. 69” x W. 149” (176 cm x 378 cm)
A pair of Kano Grand Picture (Waga) screens depicting phoenix and peacocks rich with symbolic meaning. Dating to the first half of the 18th century, from the Kobikicho Kano school in Edo, this pair of folding...
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Early 18th Century Asian Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Twelve Panel Coromandel Style Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese export coromandel style lacquered screen featuring twelve panels with incised relief scenes of ladies in a courtyard among pavilions....
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
American Antique Painting After Rembrandt by Norman Kingsley, 1899
Located in South Burlington, VT
From a New England collection and a unique find
An all original work of art signed on lower back NWC, 1899.
This is a beautiful hand incised image "After Rembrandt" hand created by Norman Kingsley and dated 1899 on reverse. It is all hand incised and hand stained. It details a subject image after Rembrandt which Kingsley specialized.
Dimensions: 21.5" high and is 17.75 inches wide.
Handmade, hand stained and hand burned using pyrographic techniques
Provenance: New England collection.
About Norman Kingsley (1829-1913).
He was a prominent dentist in New Jersey and his body of artisan work includes some 10-15 different hand incised portraits. These include images of original Rembrandt...
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19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Pine
Japanese 2-Panel 'Shunga' Screen with Finely Painted Erotic Depictions of Lovers
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A very finely painted two panel 'shunga' screen with scenes of naked erotic lovers in union.
The scene on the left panel simply depicts the lovers in ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
CHINESE 6-PANEL Sculptured Wooden SCREEN
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An early 20th century Chinese framed lattice-work six-panel screen with upper sections in openwork geometric motif. An exquisite design in pristine condition will work wonders for an...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique Chinese ancestor portrait on canvas, Qing dynasty,
showing the patriarch and the matriarch
Portrait with nice, faded, warm ...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Chinese Turned Square Courtyard Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Designing the intricate patterning of these 19th century northern Chinese lattice panels was like solving a puzzle. Skilled craftsmen pieced together handcut lengths of wood, precisely interlocking them to create a repeating diamond pattern...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm, Paper
Antique Japanese Scroll of Peonies
Located in Hudson, NY
Edo period (first half of the 19th century) antique Japanese scroll of peonies. Signature and seal read: Baiitsu Yamamoto, (1783-1856). Yamamoto was t...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
19TH Century BALINESE Elephant Painting
Located in Hawthorne, CA
19th century elephant painting by unknown Balinese artist. A vibrant figural painting with a white elephant in black and matted frame. Color on clot...
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Mid-19th Century Thai Other Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century, Edo period.
This small Japanese folding screen pai...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Silk
English Shakespearean Handcrafted "Four Seasons" Arts & Crafts Panel Set Four
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Four unique works of art, circa 1890.
This is a bea...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Pine
Tall Vintage Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painted Hardwood Framed Hanging Panel
Located in Austin, TX
A very large vintage Chinese export reverse glass painted figural hanging wall panel in a carved hardwood frame, early to mid-20th century...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Women of the Court in the Garden
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Women of the Court in the Garden. Edo period (circa 1700) painting of an early Kano school subject matter: nobility socializing in a coutryard garden. Deta...
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Early 1700s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lovely 19th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Crane in Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Artist: Tatematsu kiseki
Born in the forest home of Nagoya gun-cho, it inherits the later Tatematsu house.
Learn to Okumura Ishiran. Later the director of Seiho meeting was studied with Kono Bairei-Seiho Takeuchi...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Monumental Chinese Export Twelve-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Very impressive monumental Chinese export twelve-panel Coromandel screen depicting a lush courtyard with figures involved in leisurely activities. The panels are incised and lacquered with vibrant colors and gilt over a dramatic dark red background. Each panel has a decorative fan...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads "Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) pa...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Lovely 19th-20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kawagoi Tamado Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a high-quality craft of the work drawn by Kawai Yudou as you can see.
The slightly hazy distant mountains are really tasty,
and the pine tree drawn in the foreground is a very tasty work.
«Kawagoedado»
[1873-1957] Japanese painter. Born in Aichi.
His real name is Hosaburo. Another issue, Ikuan.
At the beginning, he studied under the Shijo school and then Masakuni Hashimoto to...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Chinese Pheasants
Yoshizawa Setsuan (1809-1889)
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.
Painting inscription: Setsuan Houyou
Upper seal: Y...
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Mid-19th Century Asian Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous. Korean, 17th century. Joseon period.
Hanging scroll. Ink on paper.
Seal: Shinso
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 200 cm x W. 31 cm (79” x 12”)
Image: H. 122 cm x W. 29.5 cm (48” x 11.5”)
The grapevine came to China and then Korea from western Asia via the silk road trade routes. By the mid-Joseon period, it was one of the most popular subjects for Korean literati painters. Grapevines were painted as a singular subject or, less commonly, in combination with squirrels, which are associated with children due to their playful nature. Together, grapevines and squirrels embody wishes for abundant offspring and wealth.
For the Korean literati artist the twisting vines, curling tendrils and round, plump grapes provided ample opportunity for expressive "brush play”. In this painting the artist has abstracted the scene and is seemingly unconcerned with discontinuities and proportion. Vines spring up from nowhere, grapes hang in random clusters and the squirrel’s head appears as if twisted backwards. For the vines and leaves we can feel a sense of speed in the brushstrokes, imparting a dynamic feel which is at once intense and animated. This contrasts dramatically with the countless tiny strokes of ink which realistically capture the texture of the squirrel’s fur...
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17th Century Korean Other Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Four-Panel Screen Water Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four-panel screen: Water landscape, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a waterfall on the left, leading to a meandering stream amongst a hi...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Lovely circa 1900 C-Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Figures in Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Title: ???? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Condition: State is good, thin stains.
Size Axis ... vertical 216.5cm next to 56.3cm
Painting ... vertical 126.3cm horizontal 41.5cm ? diff...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Blossom and Tree Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Araki Kanpo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
If it is good enough for the Japanese emperor :)
The painting's inscription says that it was painted in the artist's 82nd year, which would be 1913.
In the early Meiji Period following the Buncho ideal of hasshu kengaku ('learning eight schools'), Kanpo expanded his talents to incorporate Western painting techniques and began studying oil painting with Kawakami Togai (1827-1881) and Kunisawa Shinkuro (1847-1877). He achieved notable recognition as an oil painter and apparently was awarded the honor of painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager. Later Kanpo returned to Nihonga and continued to receive numerous honors for his work. He received a silver medal (2nd place) at the Tokyo Prefecture Crafts Competition in 1887; 2nd place with a painting of peacocks...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
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Silk
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Buck and doe at dawn. Showa period (1926-1989) painting of a rising sun seen through a woodland scene with a pair of deer. In Japan, deer are thought to be...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
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Bronze
Artists Suiho Yano Showa Period Scroll Japan 20c Artist Nihonga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, it is a work of "Basho / Sparrow" drawn by Midori Yano.
Under Basho, this work skillfully depicts the appearance of sparrows forming a flock and singing food.
«Su...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
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Silk
Chinese Spotted Deer Painting Fragment, c. 1751
Located in Chicago, IL
Also known as spirit screens, small Chinese table screens such as this were often used to block drafts and other intrusions in a scholar's workspa...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Pearwood
Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Peacock, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a majestic peacock posed against a gorgeous countryside landscape.
Would be...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Art Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Paper Art Screen. Surreal and masterful rendering of chrysanthemums cloaked in mist that varies in opacity made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art practice called Obara. Accented with gold leaf. Unique in terms of both execution and dreamlike mood. 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...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair by Soga Nichokuan, Hawks on Pine & Plum Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Hawks on plum and pine
Soga Nichokuan (active circa 1625-1660)
Pair of six-fold screens.
Ink, mineral pigments, gofun, gold and speckled gold leaf on paper.
Upper seal: H...
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1640s Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
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Wood, Paper
Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Edo Period two panel folding screen with white and brown hawks of ink and color on paper.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Pair of Japanese Six Panel Screens: Floral Landscape / Mother with Young
Located in Hudson, NY
The first screen is depicting a mother watching her young frolicking under pine tree by river's edge, the second, a mother and her young playing under a ...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
1970s, Indian Set of Three Colorful Drawings of the Royal Court
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Indian set of three colorful drawing representing the kings royal court. Part of a large private collection.
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Late 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
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Paper
French Straw Marquetry Screen
By V.C.D.F
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM "And heart, fire!" Sculpture mobile, formed by three sides, a face of black suns, a face of color of the Earth to the light, make visible his mo...
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2010s French Paintings and Screens
Materials
Straw
1970s Indian Paper Drawing of an Elephant
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Indian paper drawing of an elephant, part of a large private collection.
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Late 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Fish Ocean 19th Cent
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese Temple. The hand painted scene depicts an oceanic scene full of playful marine creatures.
Would be a unique and wo...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Artists Kawai Gyokudō Showa Period Scroll Japan 20c Artist Nihonga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kawai Gyokudo (?? ??, November 24, 1873-June 30, 1957) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the Nihongo school, active from Meiji through Showa period Japan. His real name was Kawai Yoshisaburo.
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Biography
Gyokudo was born in what is now Ichinomiya city, Aichi Prefecture, as the eldest son of a paper, ink and brush merchant. He went to Kyoto in 1887 to study under Kono Bairei of the Maruyama-Shijo school of painting. In 1896, he moved to Tokyo and he became the student of Hashimoto Gaho, of the Kano school. He also studied Western-style painting and developed a highly personal style, especially in the field of landscape painting.
Gyokudo is noted for his polychrome and occasionally monochrome works depicting the mountains and rivers of Japan in the four seasons, with humans and animals shown as part of the natural landscape. Among his representative works are Futsuka zuki (“The New Moon”), Yuku haru (“The Departing Spring”), Mine-no-yu (“Evening at the Mountain Top”), and Bosetsu (“Snow in the Evening”).
In 1898, Gyokudo joined with Okakura Tenshin and Yokoyama Taikan...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
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Silk
Set of Four Carved Elm Screen Panels with Fretwork, Foliage and Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A set of four Chinese carved elmwood screen panels from the 19th century, with fretwork motifs and foliage decor. What is not to love about this set of four screen panels? Presenting...
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19th Century Asian Antique Paintings and Screens
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Elm
Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Sumi ink painting with light color wash mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll (Kakejiku). The painting depicts the famously eccentric Buddhist monks Hanshan and Shide (known in Japan as Kanzan and Jittoku). Often as a pair, they have been a popular motif in Japanese Zen painting...
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18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Lovely circa 1900 C-Scroll Woodblock Japan Handcolored Buddhist 500
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A handcolored woodblock print on silk hanging
Measures: Axis ... vertical 155cm, horizontal 42cm
in ... vertical 90.5cm, horizontal 28.5cm.
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
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Fabric
Antique Asian Paintings and Screens
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
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