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Material: Fabric
Vintage obi textile art "Under the Sun ~Serendipity " by ikasu Red / Beige Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This artwork creatively uses tree bark to evoke the imagery of woods and mountains during both the morning and nighttime on left and right. It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood, a tree closely connected to kimono culture, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.
By incorporating both the front and back sides of the same obi fabric woven in different colors, the play of light and shadow on the mountains is depicted through the contrasting appearances of these surfaces.
The intention behind this piece is to convey the exquisite beauty of Japanese mountains and the lush forests that inhabit them. To achieve this, traditional elements of Japanese culture, such as obi textiles and craftsmanship involving wood, were used.
The outer side and inner linings of the same obi, no longer suitable for clothing, along with bark material that would normally be discarded, have been repurposed to create this exceptional upcycle artwork.
The fusion of Japanese natural materials – silk, paulownia wood, and pine bark for the central decoration – along with the so-called "Tozan" pattern, a unique Japanese natural design showing mountains from far-away point, captures the magnificent beauty of Japanese nature from various perspectives.
The central bark decoration stands out as a distinctive feature of this work. Pine, oak, and other tree barks are interwoven among the mountains woven into the obi, creating a tangible and authentic natural atmosphere.
<< Period / Story >>
The obi used in this piece was originally crafted during the late Showa period (1960-80ies).
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
This upcycle artwork uses an obi with a tozan pattern woven in two colors. The design is inspired by a distant mountain range, a motif that has been used in paintings and crafts since ancient times. However, in this particular design, the mountains are depicted not as distant peaks but as graceful semicircles giving it a mild atmosphere.
<< Characteristics of the fabric >>
This upcycled Fukuro-obi (two-side obi) showcases a festive color pattern of mountains intricately woven with gold threads against a beige front and red on the back.
The way this obi interacts with light allows it to shift in expression, much like a mountain revealing different facets over time. It can transform from deep shades of color to the appearance of gold shimmering against bright hues, depending on the lighting and viewing angle.
<< About the frame >>
Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono, is traditionally made from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos.
Paulownia wood is known as the lightest wood in Japan, prased for its natural luster, resistance to moisture, and resilience against cracking. Since ancient times, it has been used in crafting furniture, chests, and musical instruments.
During the Edo period, it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen Nihonga Style Painting of Children in Western Dress
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful soft painting of mineral pigments and ink on paper with a silk brocade border.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums and Twig Fence With Gold Flakes
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa School painting in mineral pigments with gofun and gold flakes on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Women of the Court in the Garden
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Women of the Court in the Garden. Edo period (circa 1700) painting of an early Kano school subject matter: nobility socializing in a coutryard garden. Deta...
Category
Early 1700s Japanese Edo Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks and Geese Among Bamboo and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks and Geese Among Bamboo and Flowers, Edo period painting (c. 1850) of mandarin ducks and geese on a grassy sh...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Snow Goose in Flight at Dawn
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.
Category
20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Tiger Grotto
Located in Hudson, NY
A mysterious passageway with natural rocky detail as the scene drifts deep into the darkness.
Dyed fabric mounted with a natural wood trim. Signed on back and lower right corner. Sig...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Album of Japanese Shunga 28 Paintings Early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Album of erotic paintings. Japan. Early 20th century. Shunga with 28 paintings, real hand-painted. Ink and colors on silk. Brocade mounts. 9.25 x 7in. Image sizes from (4" ~ 4.5") W ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Framed Japanese Portrait of a Buddhist Priest by Goro Kamenaga
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gouache on silk painting of a Buddhist priest by Japanese painter Goro Kamenaga (1890-1955). The highly realistic painting depicts a figure in seate...
Category
1910s Japanese Meiji Vintage Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Shito Religion of Four Deities, Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese painting of Shito religion shrine depicted the four deities in court dress represent a hierarchy of local Shinto gods (kami) and with pair of guardian lions and lower stairw...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Hanging Scroll, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese hanging scroll or Kakejiku, circa 1890, depicting bamboo grass and a rabbit, framed by top and bottom ribbons of brocade silk.
In ...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Pine, Cherry, and Maple
Located in Hudson, NY
Cherry blossoms and maples among ragged pines. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold mist clouds. Completely remounted utilizing an antique silk brocade...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold, Bronze
17th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Gibbons of Folklore
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Gibbons of Folklore, Edo period (17th century) Kano School painting of gibbons in Japanese fables. The left panel represents a Japanese fable of a monkey a...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined Chinese export painting depicting ‘The Tea shop’
Canton, early 19th century
Ink and watercolour on silk, H. 63.5 x W. 52.3 cm
Framed in giltwood frame.
?The paintin...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Plovers in Flight Over Coastal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Plovers in flight over coastal landscape. Late Edo - Early Meiji period, circa 1870, painting of plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry p...
Category
1870s Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Rising Through Bamboo on Silver Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Moon rising through bamboo on silver leaf, Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of the moon rising on the horizon with a garden stone in the foreground. Lic...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Dancing Figures
Located in Hudson, NY
People dressed in ceremonial robes and masks celebrate the New Year. On New Year's eve a traditional Japanese custom is to ward off evil spirits by pretending to chase away people w...
Category
20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Chinese Ancestors Portrait
Located in Schellebelle, BE
These paintings are from a traditional Chinese Art that dates back to antiquity and which allows descendants to preserve a connection with their ancestors. Festive attire dress and M...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Yozakura (Cherry Blossom Viewing at Night)
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual subject matter of cherry blossoms in the moonlight on dyed silk and applied gold in a grey lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Adachi Masakazu. ...
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20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Country Farm
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual subject matter of a rural farm setting with grasses and pine in mineral pigments on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware. Signature and...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Lone Dove
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully painted dove on a branch in the early morning mist in a muted wooded landscape.
Ink on buff mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Seal reads: ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Textile Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
"The Garden of Tenryu-ji Temple" Mineral pigments on fabric in a black lacquer trim with bronze mounts. signature and seal read: Minagawa Taizo. ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Lacquer
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Three Jewels of Buddhism
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Three Jewels of Buddhism. Meiji period (1868-1912) painting. The three jewels of Buddhism are the teacher, the lesson, and the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen, open ocean, late Edo - early Meiji period, circa 1870, painting of plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade borde...
Category
1870s Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo Grove on Mulberry Paper with Gold Dust
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting of a bamboo grove with blooming flowers and gold dust mists. Painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Wading Deer
Located in Hudson, NY
In Japan, it is a Shinto belief that the deer is a treasured and sacred animal. This admirable scene captures this gentle creature in its natural habitat with beautiful detail in bot...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Lacquer
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Pheasants in Ancient Plum in Snowy Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Signature reads: Tsunenobu hitsu (after Kano Tsunenobu), Kano School painting in mineral pigments on paper with a silk brocade border.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rocky Seascape
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim.
Category
20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
19th Century Continental School Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century Continental school oil painting on canvas. Featuring boats, architecture, and figures. Beautiful depth and colors in this painting. Gorgeous!
Category
19th Century French Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Burgundy landscape by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Burgundy landscape
Japan / 2024s
Size : w1460 x h1050 mm
The scenery seen from the train window while traveling in Burgundy.
The material is linen viella with a natural lus...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
18th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Rimpa Painting of Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments and gofun on paper with gold dust, and silk brocade border. Painting in good condition and mounting fresh. Signature reads, Shucho Sadayoshi. Japan, second half of t...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Mongolian Bride by Batjargal Tseyentsogzol, Mongolian (1966-)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely painted portrait of a beautiful young woman attired in traditional wedding costume of the Great Khans. Executed with an almost jewel-like degree of detail & sharpness, signed bottom right and set behind a glass panel within a custom made embossed gilt frame.
Canvas dimensions, 24" high x 18" wide.
Frame dimensions, 32.5" high x 26.5" wide.
Artist Bio: Batjargal Tseyentsogzol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mongolian Other Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Glass
Thai Large Watercolor Painting Buddha & Disciples In Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor painting on fabric surmounted on wood that shows Buddha and two of his famous disciples Sariputta and Mogallana. The disciples enjoy princely three tier umbrellas. The Bud...
Category
19th Century Thai Agra Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Pink and White Magnolias in Early Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Pink and white magnolias in early bloom, Taisho period (1912-1926) painting of Japanese magnolia tree branches as the flowers...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Horse Roundup
Located in Hudson, NY
Interesting and unusual subject matter, Tosa School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen, Peonies and Young Growth on Gold Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa floral scene. Pigment on gilded silk, signature and seal read: Hattori Shunyo. Bold colors and strong design elements combined with the trademark tarashikomi (diluted elements created when water is applied to the surface before or after pigments causing them to diffuse) exhibit the artists deep devotion to this important Japanese painting tradition. Notes about artist: Hattori Shunyo (b. 1883) was an artist from Kyoto who graduated the (now) Kyoto Municipal University of Art and fell under the circle of Yamamoto Shunkyo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Young Pine in Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully painted by Kido So (1899 - 1984). Born in Kyoto So studied painting at the Kyoto Municipal School of Painting under Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Balinese Folk Art Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Buck and doe at dawn. Showa period (1926-1989) painting of a rising sun seen through a woodland scene with a pair of deer. In Japan, deer are thought to be...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
John Mackay Original Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and striking original oil on board painting by the renowned artist John Mackay. This is signed and dated from 2014.
It is a great size and b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ikebana on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Ikebana on gold. Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a basket with beautifully arranged spring flowers in the style of ikebana (Japanese traditional flowe...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens, Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima
Located in Hudson, NY
Pigment on silk. Various walkways interconnecting the temple complex with one lone figure of a woman. Back paper is hand-stamped with mica paint. Signature and seal read: Gekkan
Category
Early 20th Century Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen Aviary Shaded by A Maple Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Aviary Shaded By A Maple Tree, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of an outdoor bird enclosure under a maple tree. Painted in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine and Mountain Landscape By Muta Akira
Located in Hudson, NY
By rivers edge at sunrise. By: Muta Akira. Mica paint on canvas. Exhibited in the 1960 Nitten exhibition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Six Panel Screen Pine Trees and Boats at Water’s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Hamamatsu (Pine Tree Island). Kano School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf and mulberry paper with brocade border.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ikebana
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully painted basket arrangement of flowers in vivid color. Mineral pigments on applied silver and gold in a silk brocade border with black lacquer trim.
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen Suiboku Landscape in Sesshu Style
Located in Hudson, NY
Suiboku is a style of ink painting that is reminicent of the way calligraphers paint. Masterfully painted Muromachi Period (1336-1573) painting, unique in style and strength for the period with very bold lines. Sesshu Toyo...
Category
16th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Pair Mid Century Japanese Framed Signed Oshie Art C.1950
Located in London, GB
Pair Mid Century Japanese Framed Signed Oshie Relief Art C.1950
Oshie decorative art meaning “pressed pictures” that goes back to the Edo Period (1603-1868) consisting of paper and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile, Acrylic, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen, Ancient Pines on the Shore under Silver Moon
Located in Hudson, NY
Venerable pine trees supported and cared for by temple Arborists. Artist signature reads: Koka Sugibayashi. Meiji period painting (1868-1912) in mineral pigments on silk with a silk ...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Nadeshiko on Bamboo Trellis
Located in Hudson, NY
Nadeshiko, also known as fringed pinks is a flowering plant native to Japan. Ink, mineral pigments and 18th century gold leaf, with good veining, on mulbe...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Bamboo in the Moonlight on Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern painting of the moon through a bamboo grove. Mineral pigments on silver.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Flamingo by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Flamingo
Japan / 2024s
Size : w 730 × h 1800 mm
The material is fine French linen.
Hand quilted and decorated using dyed sashiko thread.
Natural dyes are chinese sumac, madd...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Family of Chickens
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of rooster, hen, and chicks in mineral pigments and ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border. Signed Soken.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Leaf Ⅰ by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Leaf Ⅰ
Japan / 2024s
Size : w 580 × h 580 mm
The green leaves of spring are expressed through dyeing, quilting and embroidery.
Also, the embroidery thread is used to express...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Yagyu 'Wild Ox'
Located in Hudson, NY
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Oriental Decorative 8 Panel Silk Embroidery Peacock Scene Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oriental Chineese decorative 8 panel silk embroidery peacock scene room divider screen.
Category
20th Century Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sun over Cresting Waves with Golden Clouds
Located in Hudson, NY
Sun rising over cresting waves through tropical trees. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and brocade.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
South Asian Peshwa Painting - Faux Bamboo Frame - Unsigned - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage South Asian gouache peshwa painting on prepared fine cotton with gilt highlights - traditional style - fine detail painting to the figures - the canvas set against a padded b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Fabric Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood, Paint
