Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

Pair of Japanese Screens: Ink paintings of peacocks on gold leaf by Imao Keinen

$30,000per set
£22,775.49per set
€26,050.30per set
CA$41,914.35per set
A$46,617.91per set
CHF 24,342.42per set
MX$567,290.34per set
NOK 310,889.88per set
SEK 291,559.86per set
DKK 194,423.37per set
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

A pair of screens by Imao Keinen featuring peacocks painted in ink on gold leaf. Lacquered wood frame, brocade border, incised copper hardware. Dimensions: H 175cm x W 352cm Biography of Imao Keinen (1845-1924). Imao Keinen was born in Kyoto in 1845, the fifth son of Imao Inosuke. He first studied Ukiyo-e style with Umegawa Tōkyo, later he became a pupil of Suzuki Hyakunen, studying painting and calligraphy. He also studied other styles than those of his masters, which resulted in an eclectic style. He combined his part-time study and work in his father’s business with painting in the evenings. In 1868, after the family business was lost in the upheaval marking the end of the Tokugawa period, he began his own studio. At this time Nanga painting was at its summit and many artists turned to Nanga, but Keinen remained true to his own style. At the same time he worked as a design adviser for a textile company to make a living. In 1888 he became professor at the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting. Keinen was a frequent exhibitor and prize-winner at many shows and exhibitions in Japan and in Paris and an important figure in Kyoto art circles. In 1904 he became a member of the Art Committee of the Imperial Household, and in 1907 a juror for the first Bunten. In 1919 he became a member of the Imperial Art Academy. In this period of his life he was probably the most famous painter of his time. His recurring themes are flowers, birds and landscapes. He refrained from figure-painting. Imao Keinen had many pupils, some of the best known are his son Imao Keishō (1902-1993), Konoshima Ōkoku (1877-1938), Ueda Banshū, Kobayashi Gokyō and Shiba Kaisen. He died in 1924. References: Araki, Tsune (ed), Dai Nihon shôga meika taikan, Tokyo 1975 (1934), p.2049 Morioka, Michiyo and Paul Berry, Modern Masters of Kyoto, Seattle 1999, pp. 122-125 Roberts, Laurance P., A Dictionary of Japanese Artists, New York, 1976, p. 53.
  • Creator:
    Imao Keinen (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 69.3 in (176 cm)Width: 128.35 in (326 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Meiji (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Gold Leaf,Paper,Wood,Lacquered
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Unknown
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Prahran, AU
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JS77-Pair of Peacock screens1stDibs: LU125622195982

More From This Seller

View All
Pair of Antique Japanese Paintings of Karashishi, Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A rare pair of antique Japanese Karashishi paintings in a landscape of rocks and peony flowers on gold leaf ground in fine handmade frames, Edo period, early 18th century. The Karash...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Antique Japanese Flower Paintings by Yanagisawa Kien, circa 18th Century
By Yanagisawa Kien
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Pair of antique Japanese Nagasaki School paintings by Yanagisawa Kien (1704-1758), depicting classical ikebana flower arrangements. Each painted on silk in mineral pigments and beari...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese antique screen - EDO period - Willow over a stream
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese 6 panel screen from the early Edo period (C1650). One of a pair (both available). This magnificent golden screen shows...
Category

Antique 1650s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Six-Panel Screen by Kano Chikanobu "Shushin"
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Late 17th century Kano school peony landscape screens. Both screens signed: Hogan Josen Fujiwara Chikanobu Hitsu - Kano Chikanobu (Shushin) (1660 - 1728...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Antique Japanese Scroll Depicting a Nesting Crane, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Large and exceptional Japanese hanging scroll with a realistically painted depiction of a nesting crane by Yoshifuji Yoshio, Taisho/Showa perio...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk

Superb Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique black lacquer document box with an exquisitely detailed, finely wrought design from The Tale of the Genji depicted in gold maki e across the lid. Internally, the box is de...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

You May Also Like

Japanese Showa Period Peacocks Painted on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese ink and color on silk Showa painting of a pair of peacocks. Vivid colors and beautiful details with a signature and seal on right side bottom. Framed in a midcentur...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Plexiglass, Paper, Wood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Cranes on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Kano School painting of pine trees overlooking two beautifully painted cranes and floral design in a natural setting by water’s edge. Mineral pig...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Phoenix and Peacocks. A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d.) First half of the 18th century. The signature reads 67 year old Tsunetake. The seals read: -Tsunetake no in, -Yotei, -Seishin Dimensions: Each screen – H. 69” x W. 149” (176 cm x 378 cm) A pair of Kano Grand Picture (Waga) screens depicting phoenix and peacocks rich with symbolic meaning. Dating to the first half of the 18th century, from the Kobikicho Kano school in Edo, this pair of folding...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese "Magpie and Peony" Two Panel Screen, Edo Period, 18th/19th century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Japanese two panel "Magpie and Peony" screen, ink and color on paper, Edo Period, late 18th or early 19th century, circa 1800, Japan. The two panel screen features a wond...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Copper

19th Japanese Screen with Cranes and Pine on a Golden Background
Located in Marbella, ES
Stunning four-panel Japanese screen decorated with a traditional scene of cranes and a majestic pine tree on a gold background. The painting technique highlights the details of the b...
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold, Iron

Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen from the Tosa school painted with ink on gold leaf depicting a relaxing oriental landscape with pagodas, figures on boats and a beautiful sun in the sky. The screen ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf