Fabric Paintings and Screens

This work, which required months to complete, features the central figure of Akshobhyavajra, a Tibetan Buddha. Liu Yi, a Beijing-based painter and practicing Buddhist, paints each of...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chickens in a Millet Grove, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a Japanese breed of chicken, Shamo chickens, in a millet grove. Beautifully painted and...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of fowl on a river bank. Very art deco in style. Painted in mineral pigments on gold pape...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Lilies on the Beach with Dancing Crabs. Taisho (1912-1926) period painting of spider lilies, tiger lilies, and morning glories in bloom at the ...

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge. Early Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a grassy knoll next to a running brook or river. A soft breeze is m...

Rocks and waves in a coastal landscape. Taisho (1912-1926) period painting. Mineral pigments on silk. Artist’s signature and seal reads: Tomokazu. Six panels measure 67 1/2 inches h...

Painted by artist Morito Kunitsugu, 1958, thick mineral pigments on textured mulberry paper. This was exhibited at the 1st newly reorganized Nitten National Exhibition in 1958, and ...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasants in an Abstract Landscape. Taisho period (1912-1926) bold, almost graphic painting of pheasants and other bir...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Romping Cats Under Sago Palms Beautifully painted mineral pigments on mulberry paper

Animals of the Japanese zodiac dancing in colorful costumes celebrating the New Year.

A Korean six panel folding screen with floral and water motif on each panel. 4339

Signature reads: Tsunenobu hitsu (after Kano Tsunenobu), Kano School painting in mineral pigments on paper with a silk brocade border.

Tall Japanese style four panel byobu screen that is probably Korean. The screen was constructed in the Showa period and depicts a flock of geese flying over flowering reeds. Ink and ...

Alfred Julio Jensen (Guatemalan/American, 1903-1981), "Yucatec", Oil on Canvas, 1969, signed, titled, dated, and inscribed with remnants of Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery label to verso. ...

Old abstract paintings (1960s-1980s) made in Japan. It was not created as an abstract painting, but a wooden panel used as a workbench for painting. A large quantity of paints of various colors are stacked on top of each other. There is no artifice, It is an accidental beauty...

Haitian Jungle Scene with Gorilla, (20th century), oil on canvas board, illegibly signed "Alva..." bottom right. Dimensions: Image 27"H x 19"W; frame 30"H x 22"W, 1.25"D. Dealer:...

A scene from the 12th century Heike wars. Ruler Taira Shigehira ordered an attack on those who opposed his rule. During the battle, Nanto Temple, in Nara, was burned to the ground. T...

Antique rectangular canvas with storks embroidery and oriental landscape, 1800s Rectangular frame with wooden and plaster frame. Embroidered and depicting storks in a landscape with...

Magnificent Korean Showa period four-panel screen depicting hunting scenes with tartars in a mountain landscape. The screen is decorated with vibrant ink and natural color pigments o...

Extraordinary Japanese vintage (circa 1935) extremely intricate embroidery with silk thread in gold and stunning shades of orange on silk cloth, used in the presentation of ceremonia...

18th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen featuring spring willow with camellia and peonies in a dramatic storm of silver and gold leaf flecks. Made in the Hasegawa school st...

Extraordinary contemporary Japanese traditional extremely detailed handcrafted decorative art form using high quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pi...

Extraordinary hand crafted Japanese contemporary traditional oshie decorative art piece with a stunning three-dimensional effect. This is a traditional Japanese handcrafted wall decorative art form using high quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo period (1603-1868). It is said this art form was born of the reluctance of ladies of the court to discard the magnificent silk kimonos and brocaded obi they had donned for a lifetime. The solution was to recycle these opulent fabrics into stunning works of art. Oshie resembles a carefully crafted very intricate jigsaw puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces of kimono fabric padded with slightly differing thicknesses of cotton and painstakingly glued and ironed individually. All those tiny pieces are then glued one by one on a custom-made board making sure each piece lands on the exact right place making sure that the right pieces overlap the lower pieces to create an undulating three-dimesional picture. Highly detailed oshie pieces contain hundreds of small pieces that are expertly aligned to recreate even the minutest details of the the painting In the final process. Facial features are painted in miniature-like exactitude. The end product is an awe-inspiring piece with a surprising three-dimensional effect. This magnificent piece depicts a fascinating scene of a lady of privilege wearing an exquisitely brocaded headdress and overcoat to protect herself from the cold. Each dainty step she takes exposes the folds of her multi-layered kimono in a scene reminiscent of the ladies of the ancient imperial court of Japan. The creator of this signed piece has prided herself in using exquisite antique and vintage kimono and obi...