Handcrafted Painting on Wood Panel by Arijian Chrysanthemum 03

The rose, forever a symbol of romantic love is expressed multifariously by using mother of pearl, lacquer, gilt, and silver powder in this work. It delivers the delicate touches of a...

Handcrafted mother-of-pearl painting with Chrysanthemum design.

Wall decor handcrafted mother of pearl rose painting on wood panel by Arijian.

Landscape Painting with Mother-of-Pearl inlay by Arijian.

Beautiful white chrysanthemums are emphasized by heavy gold on a soft floral landscape, while gold clouds create a striking and dream-like floral scene. Gold leaf and gofun with min...

with applied gold and silver roof, light color and pigment on paper with gold flake and red frame.

Remarkable pair of early 19th century Japanese late Edo period screens depicting summer chrysanthemums growing along a brushwood fence. Ink and...

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...