1890s Paintings and Screens

Suzuki Shonen (1848-1918) Aged Dragons Meiji period (1868-1912). Circa 1900. A pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink and gold leaf on paper. As with the pair of Shonen pine scr...

An elegant and delightful Japanese woodblock print triptych (sammaitsuzuki) from the series "Pictures of Ladies' Etiquette" by Toyohara (Yoshu...

Gorgeous antique Victorian oil painting of a country cottage interior scene The piece is signed by Victorian artist A Barclay 1891 Del...

Autumn Grasses Anonymous Six-fold Japanese screen. Ink, pigment, gofun and silver-leaf on paper Inscription: Unsen Hitsu  Seal: Unread The waving grasses of autumn appearing on an unobstructed horizon are usually associated with the Musahino Plain. Once wild, the plain of Musashi is now a densely populated area of Northern Tokyo. Poetic traditions, dating back to the tenth century, associate the vast plain with the season of autumn. Typically the moon is featured in the artwork though here, the shimmering silver leaf preserves a coolness that evokes moonlight on an autumn evening. By staggering and overlapping the grasses and adding partially obscured autumn wildflowers throughout, the artist achieves a surprising degree of spatial depth within the constraints imposed by the screens’s flat, gilded surface. Painted directly onto the gilded paper, the scene required vigorous, demanding brushwork to create the compositional tension and balance. Although the artist remains anonymous both the subject matter and techniques find strong parallels within the Rinpa school of art. The Rinpa school represents the fullest expression of the highly decorative approach to nature painting in Japan. Rinpa is regarded by some as “quintessentially Japanese,” especially when compared with Japan’s Chinese-influenced schools of painting. In this work the artist the artist has painted entirely without outlines using the ‘mokkotsu’ or boneless technique. The artist has also made use of the ‘tarashikomi’ pooling technique for the flowering kudzu vine...

- Stunning Victorian oil painting of a clock maker - Wonderful antique work of art, delightful scene - Horologist show tending lovingly to the...

Animated scenes painted on paper. The paper is stretched over a wooden frame , A fabric is stretch over the back of the painting on he wood frame. Second part of 19th century. V...

Meiji period, a perfect example of a Japanese screen with classical Rinpa school panels. This beautiful variety of flowers is painted with mineral pigment...

A highly decorative antique Chinese folding lacquer screen. 19th century, circa 1890. Depicting Imperial figures in a landscape of rockwork, flowering trees and horses. Apparently showing confronting Mandarins in the process of negotiating a settlement, over an opened treasure chest on a horse-drawn chariot. The reverse decorated with a landscape of trees, birds and peonies. The latter are of great symbolic significance in China. Sometimes referred to as “The King of Flowers” - the traditional flower symbol of China - peonies were valued in the ancient Imperial Chinese Palaces. There is much use of semi-precious hard stones inlaid in the rockwork background, with animated faces beautifully carved in ivory. Popular in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). This folding Chinese screen...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. Here's an extraordinary opportunity to collect and acquire one of the largest scale bells of this kind we have ever seen in private hands- a Japanese authentic hand cast copper Shinto Suzu bell. This big 9 inch high and 7 inch diameter bell shows patina from great age, dates to the late 19th century, and was likely used by a member of Japan's Shinto Buddhist Community where it was authentically rung in Shinto ritual at some time in the distant past. It is signed on its base signifying importance. Included is the original attached tassels plus a strong 36 inch long strong suspension cord which will you allow to suspend it in your favorite space. This is an extraordinary copper casting which was authentically used. The large old bell dates to the late 19th century period and displays an impressive patina from age. The Suzu Shinto bell...

Exquisite couple of Japanese drawings on crepon paper from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). They are a version of a design by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)...

Magnificent pair of intricately carved panels that can be hung, circa late 19th Century. Believe these are Chinese but not positive.

This beautiful hand painted French 19th century chinoiserie lacquer four-panel screen, Paravent contains its original surface and has a great patina.