Paintings and Screens

Hand painted four-panel screen by Robert Crowder, "Weeping Willows and Herons." Beautiful white herons and green willows painted on gold background. Lette...

Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with applied gold leaf in various abstract forms.

Art Deco period heavy wood folding screen hand-painted in Asian style in 1928 with a multitude of highly detailed birds in natural setting by American artist, illustrator, cartograph...

Extraordinary contemporary Japanese traditional extremely detailed handcrafted decorative art form using high quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pi...

Extraordinary hand crafted Japanese contemporary traditional oshie decorative art piece with a stunning three-dimensional effect. This is a traditional Japanese handcrafted wall decorative art form using high quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo period (1603-1868). It is said this art form was born of the reluctance of ladies of the court to discard the magnificent silk kimonos and brocaded obi they had donned for a lifetime. The solution was to recycle these opulent fabrics into stunning works of art. Oshie resembles a carefully crafted very intricate jigsaw puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces of kimono fabric padded with slightly differing thicknesses of cotton and painstakingly glued and ironed individually. All those tiny pieces are then glued one by one on a custom-made board making sure each piece lands on the exact right place making sure that the right pieces overlap the lower pieces to create an undulating three-dimesional picture. Highly detailed oshie pieces contain hundreds of small pieces that are expertly aligned to recreate even the minutest details of the the painting In the final process. Facial features are painted in miniature-like exactitude. The end product is an awe-inspiring piece with a surprising three-dimensional effect. This magnificent piece depicts a fascinating scene of a lady of privilege wearing an exquisitely brocaded headdress and overcoat to protect herself from the cold. Each dainty step she takes exposes the folds of her multi-layered kimono in a scene reminiscent of the ladies of the ancient imperial court of Japan. The creator of this signed piece has prided herself in using exquisite antique and vintage kimono and obi...

Mineral pigments on gold leaf, signature and seal read: Kenzan.

Tosa School painting depicting opposing samurai, Benkei and Yoshitsune, excellent detail, mineral pigments on gold leaf with gold dust.

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Bamboo Grove with Beautifully Painted Bird and Meandering Stream. Excellent Rimpa School painting with very finely rendered bird, raised gold fencing, wit...

Fabulous large mixed media, Composition, oil on masonite in rich silvers and marroons by listed Japanese Artist Akio Tanaka. Signed Akio Tanaka, 65. Prov...

A two panel Japanese Namban screen from the Meiji Period depicting a Portuguese Caravel ship. Good condition with age appropriate wear.

A fine and large Ancestoral portrait of a lady in ceremonial garb.