Early 20th Century Japanese Geisha Painting in Gilt Wood Frame

An antique Meiji period imperial portrait painting on silk. The piece was shown at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. It is one of a group of six diff...

An antique Meiji period imperial portrait painting on silk. The piece was shown at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. It is one of a group of six diff...

A four-panel Japanese screen, produced circa 1920s, depicting figures of riders taming horses within a wide natural landscape; shippo pattern to reverse. Very good vintage condition,...

Self-taught school painting, apparently unsigned, 20th c., acrylic on canvas-covered board, depicting five African-American figures stoking a fire in a rural landscape, wrapped in a ...

"Easby Abbey" (early 20th Century), Watercolor on Paper, apparently unsigned, titled to verso. Provenance: From a New York City collection. Dimensions: H 12 x W 8.25.

Japanese 4 Panels Screens with 6 Geishas in the Style of Ulithi-e Showa Period - Ca 1920 53.5” wide x 35”. High Dealer: G228

Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker) - unframed - Japan - lat...

Kasahara Seiken White peacocks, circa 1916 Framed painting. Ink, color and gofun on silk. A Taisho period Japanese nihonga painting depicting a pair of white peacocks re...

A pair of vibrantly colored Burmese water color paintings of Deities. The early 20th century paintings in mid 20th century professionally framed giltwood frames.

An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. It has been framed with a ...

Ishizaki Koyo (1884-1947) Wagtail & Chrysanthemum Early 20th century Folding screen in two-panels. Ink, pigments and gofun on gold leaf. Sign: Koyo Seal: Koyo This ...

Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed ground, the lichen covered trunk and branches of the life-sized cherry blossom tree reach out and beyond the confines of the pictorial surface. The overall composition has a feeling of flatness which draws emphasis to the surface and the three-dimensionality of the cherry blossoms. Painstakingly built-up layers of thickly applied shell-white gofun detail the voluminous blossoms and cover large areas of this tour-de-force of Japanese Nihonga painting. By simplifying the background, minimizing the number of colors and depicting the blossoms with such heavy relief, the artist has emphasized the stunning presence of the cherry tree. The type of tree depicted is the Yae-Zakura; a double-layered type of cherry blossom famed for its beauty and strength. When we think of Japanese cherry blossoms, the first thing that comes to mind is Somei Yoshino variety, which has a single flower with five almost white petals. This type is fragile and easily blown away by strong wind or rain. Most of the double-flowered cherry blossoms begin to bloom when the Somei-Yoshino falls, and the flowering period lasts longer than that of the Somei-Yoshino. Kano Sanrakuki originally studied painting at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts School under the tutelage of Yamamoto Shunkyo...