Antique Japanese Six Panel Screen with Immortal Poets

A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...

A magnificent antique Japanese powerfully carved center table with dragons from the Meiji period. The growth of urban centers and spread of wealth during the Meiji Restoration period in Japan ushered in an era that reveled in the aesthetic qualities of objects and actions in everyday life. This ornately carved figural table from the late 19th century / early 20th century demonstrates the level of pleasure and luxury pursued by the wealthy. The mythical dragon-inspired shape echoes throughout the elaborately hand carved ebonized hardwood; with an unadorned inset polished circular rich rosewood colored top with attractive wood graining; scalloped border and edge with ornate running ornamentation between; rises over the profusely carved and stylized skirt with carvings of whimsical dragon mask and spread wings in high relief and open scrollwork; raised on four spoon carved...

A fine Regency period pole fire screen, handcrafted in England, circa 1800. This wonderful example having an exceptionally hand carved and turned rich...

An exceptional architectural high relief hand carved stone band of running scroll decoration frieze panel, with beautiful scrollwork, representing wind or water, and mythological creature, perhaps a dragon or grotesque griffin. The characters in the center may be Asian hieroglyphs (Japanese kanji). The top side has a dovetail joinery cutout from where it would have attached and fit into place before cementing it in place. 19th century or earlier. This antique architectural salvage building element is a beautiful and artful display of history, and a quick way to add texture, character, rustic charm and interest. Will make a wonderful decorative object within your home or office. Provenance: Personal property of Genshiro Kawamoto. A Japanese real estate billionaire and avid art collector who owned numerous multi-million dollar properties in Hawaii and was building one of the most expensive homes in Hawaii prior to his tax evasion arrest, followed by prison sentence in Japan. He had bought multiple properties to convert into museums in order to display his personal decorative arts collection, but due to his legal and financial problems, his items were all auctioned...

A rustic religious folding three carved wood panel devotional painting icon triptych, 20th century, comprised of three heavily patinated metal hinged shaped wooden panels, decorated in parcel gilt and rich polychrome paint, depicting saint with staff, flanked by two angels. Can be displayed or folded closed. Dimensions: (approx) 15.5" High, 17" Wide, 0.75" Deep / 2" Deep Closed. 4lbs A wonderful example of antique religious folk art / Ecclesiastic painting having worn, nicely aged warm and rustic distressed weathered chippy paint finish over the whole, wood losses, attractive imperfections and various antique character marks that add to the distinct beauty and charm. Similar to a retablo, reredos, altar piece, overdoor, table screen, tabernacle cabinet...

A rare and most impressive, exquisitely hand-crafted marquetry plaque, early 20th century, exceptionally executed masterpiece, intricately inlaid exot...

A six-panel Japanese paper screen with poems, autumn flowers, bamboo fence and Mandarin ducks. Poems are believed to be earlier but were probably...

Six-panel screen of Rinpa school, painted with mineral pigments and gofun on vegetable paper and silver leaf.

Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...

Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of chrysanthemums in a garden landscape, with sparrows. Mineral p...

Late 17th century Kano school peony landscape screens. One of a pair of screens signed: Hogan Josen Fujiwara Chikanobu Hitsu - Kano Chikanobu (Shushin) ...

Large Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a winter landscape with a Chinese sage visiting friends in a country villa. Ink and vivid color pigments on mulberry paper mounted to a gilt background. Painted in the 19th century Kano school...