Japanese Two Panel Screen Peonies In the Mist

Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924. Yukimatsu Shunpo was born in Oita in 1897 and studied under Himejima Chikugai in Osak...

Ink (Sumi) on paper. Signature and Seal read: Kishi Ganku It is backed with paper covered in gold and silver flake. Kishi Ganku (1749 or 1756-1839) was the...

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...

Kyoto landscape featuring Kyomizu Shrine in all its glory in the Higashiyama Hills. Artist signature and seal read: Asami Kojo Mineral pigments on mu...

Japanese two-panel screen: Peony and Cherry, Edo period (circa 1800) painting, formerly fusuma (Japanese sliding doors), executed in the Kano school style, featuring a cherry tree in...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Women in Western Dress, Nihonga style painting of two young women in Western style summer clothing, sitting at water's edge and cooling off by putting their feet in the water. Showa period painting...

Eagle on a pine branch with traces of white snow. A rare subject for this mid-century two-panel screen, painted in mineral pigments on gilded paper. The screen is a nice size and is ...

Dramatic Showa period two panel folding byobu screen depicting a large white goose in flight in an evening snow covered winter landscape. Made in the American school style watercolor...

A six panel Japanese screen depicting a landscape scene peonies and sparrows against a gold backdrop of clouds and sky. The colors are vibrant with red and white peonies, green grass...

Modern two-panel screen with white peonies. Hand-painted on vegetable paper. Very fresh work that is easy to incorporate into design furniture. Very good state of preservation, sig...

Brilliant Japanese Showa period two-panel screen depicting a women's kimono draped over a parcel-gilt lacquered garment rack. Japanese Tagasode or "whose sleeves" is a provocative poetry theme inviting viewers to speculate as to the robes...

Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming prunus tree or plum tree. Beautifully painted with ink and natural color pigments on m...