Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Cranes on Gold

Japanese two panel screen: Amorous Cranes and Turtles. In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...

In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...

Japanese two panel screen, lotus and heron Colored mineral pigments on silver leaf on handmade mulberry paper.

Country farm geese with early spring blossoms and a bamboo fence. Beautiful details on the feathers. Signature and seal read Keibo Joshi (Ms. Keibo) min...

Asian Folding Hand Woven 2 Panel Screen of Cranes.

A pair of six-fold Japanese screens from the 17th century depicting a flock of cranes arriving at their wintering grounds. The expansive scene is heavily atmospheric. The cranes are...

Amazing 19th century pair of large Japanese Meiji period six panel screens each depicting a sedge of Manchurian red-crowned cranes along the shore. The screens are crafted in the Nihonga school style with intricate details and beautifully depicted cresting waves. Each screen is signed by artist Hakundo Keikan and studio name of Watahiki Tokai (Japanese 1837-1915). Both screens are signed with red seals on the left and right side. Tokai was a Chinese scholar from the late Edo period and served in the Imperial Household...

Cranes and Peonies Anonymous, Kano School. Edo period, second half of the 17th century. Six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, pigment gofun and gold leaf on paper. This Japanese screen...