Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Period: Late 19th Century

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Young Bamboo on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Symbolizing the Sun, gold is often used in shrines and temples in Japan. Gold has been extensively recognized to represent wealth, while bamboo is said to bring good luck due to its ability to regenerate in the forest. A beautiful composition of the two together...

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Young Bamboo on Gold

$25,875

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Embroidery Screen w/ Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Meiji Period Two-Panel Embroidery Screen with Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s Meiji Period (1868-1912) – Ca. 1890/1910 Signed DIMENSIONS Width: 60 inches Heigh...

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Japanese Japonisme Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Embroidery Screen w/ Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s

$12,500

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Young Pine and Bell Flowers

Located in Hudson, NY

Signature reads: Kanshin. Mineral pigments painted on gold dusted mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Young Pine and Bell Flowers

$17,250

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Floral Tarashikomi

Located in Hudson, NY

An unusual floral screen covered entirely in the tarashikomi technique of the famed Rimpa School creating an archaic feel. Mineral pigments and ink on silver with a silk brocade bord...

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silver

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Floral Tarashikomi

$28,750

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on gold leaf with brocade border. Calligraphy and sketching on back paper.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf

$40,250

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hollyhocks in Full Bloom

Located in Hudson, NY

Very soft and tranquil, red and white hollyhocks painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with natural wood trim. Signature and seal: Kohyo

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hollyhocks in Full Bloom

$51,750

Framed Tibetan Thankga of Amitabha

Located in Atlanta, GA

An antique Tibetan Thankga depicting Amitabha and surrounding deities, circa late 19th century. The center Amitabha is in a meditation form holding a black beggar's bowl. In the Mahayana Tradition of Buddhism, Amitabha is a celestial Buddha: the Buddha of Infinite Light and the principal Buddha in Pure Land Buddhism, a branch of East Asian Buddhism...

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Tibetan Tibetan Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Wood, Paint

Framed Tibetan Thankga of Amitabha

$6,000

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk with silk fringe and giltwood handles, housed within a conforming paper covered box...

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Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

$1,680

Japanese Meiji Period Painted Screen with Gold Fleck Paint

Located in Stamford, CT

Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) painted screen with gold fleck paint. Remounted during Showa period (1926-1989).

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Meiji Period Painted Screen with Gold Fleck Paint

$24,000

Pair of Two Panel Japanese Screens: Mountain Landscape with Waterfalls and River

Located in Hudson, NY

Rivers of mist, falling water and moss draped trees evolve into a mystical landscape. Ink on silk, bordered in fine mulberry paper. Sold as a pair.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Pair of Two Panel Japanese Screens: Mountain Landscape with Waterfalls and River

$109,250 / set

Large Framed and Matted Chinese Fu King Painting

Located in Locust Valley, NY

This striking painting, rendered in traditional ink and watercolor, showcases a regal depiction of the Fu King, a legendary figure symbolizing good fortune and prosperity. The artwor...

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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

Large Framed and Matted Chinese Fu King Painting

$3,180

Mughal miniature of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, Late 19th Century

Located in Islamabad, PK

The Mughal miniature painting, created with a single-hair brush on delicate rice paper, is a fine example of the extraordinary skill and precision characteristic of Mughal art. This ...

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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silver Plate

Mughal miniature of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, Late 19th Century

$750

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ikebana 'Flower Arrangement'

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigment on gold silk. Signature reads: Nana Keicho Ho, Shinsho, Gachu ; Seal reads: Soju ; Seal on reverse reads: Koto Fusai.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ikebana 'Flower Arrangement'

$21,275

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rimpa Style Summer Flowers on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Red and yellow chrysanthemums and pampass grasses. Meiji period (1868 - 1912), Rimpa style painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rimpa Style Summer Flowers on Gold

$8,970

Antique 19th Century Chinese Carved Rare 5-Panel Screen Room Divider

Located in West Hartford, CT

This rare antique 19th Century Chinese 5 panel Coromandel screen features incredible craftsmanship and period detail. The five panels are carved on both sides, with one side depicti...

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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Chinese Carved Rare 5-Panel Screen Room Divider

$7,590

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Summer Flowers on Silk

Located in Hudson, NY

Rimpa painting of flowers including morning glories, hollyhocks, sweet peas, nadeshiko, and daisies. Signature and seal read: Bisui

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Summer Flowers on Silk

$25,000

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors Period: Meiji-Taisho Size: 158 x 56 cm (62.2 x 22 inches) SKU: PTA126 Embrace serenity with these temple cabinet doors from the ea...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors

$1,520

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chrysanthemums Over Twig Fence

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigment and gold dust on mulberry paper. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. From the collection of Moke Mokotoff

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chrysanthemums Over Twig Fence

$28,750

19th Century Japanese Six Panel Screen: Silver Moon Rising Over Summer Field

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Silver Moon Rising Over Summer Field. Rimpa Style painting of a moon rising over summer flowers and grasses, including cockscomb and blue bellflowers. Pa...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Six Panel Screen: Silver Moon Rising Over Summer Field

$63,250

Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads "Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) pa...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure

$40,250

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground

Located in Hudson, NY

Seven graceful Egrets perched upon very vibrant pine. Representing strength, luck, and longevity. A harmonious balance in nature. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with dark brown ...

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground

$28,750

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moonlit Landscape with Geese

Located in Hudson, NY

Geese amongst the reeds under a full moon. Mineral pigments on oxidized ground with silk brocade border. Signature reads: Yoshichi hitsu.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moonlit Landscape with Geese

$9,775

Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four antique circa 1880’s Chinese hand painted Gouache paintings depicting Geisha girls in traditional settings. A very good looking and beautifully painted suite, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls

$2,696 / set

Hollywood Regency Style Black and Gold Screen

By Maison Jansen

Located in London, GB

A vintage black floor screen room divider with four panels featuring gold medallion motifs and border details.

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Hollywood Regency Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Giltwood

Hollywood Regency Style Black and Gold Screen

$6,973

Large C19th Japanese Silk & Bamboo Screen or Room Divider

Located in London, GB

Large C19th Japanese silk and bamboo screen. A truly superb four-fold room divider with silk panels depicting a forest scene with birds and flowers. Each panel features a bamboo cro...

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Japanese Japonisme Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Bamboo

Large C19th Japanese Silk & Bamboo Screen or Room Divider

$3,042

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 ...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Three Jewels of Buddhism

$28,000

Japanese Meiji-Era Illustrated Medical Manuscript with Human Body Diagram

Located in Chiba, JP

A hand-drawn Japanese medical manuscript from the Meiji period, featuring 27 anatomical illustrations across 30 pages. Includes a detailed fold-out diagram of the human body. Book: a...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Meiji-Era Illustrated Medical Manuscript with Human Body Diagram

$300

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Simple Chrysanthemums on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on gold leaf. Not signed, by: Baikei Hitsu.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Simple Chrysanthemums on Gold

$9,775

Fine 19th Century Leather Chinoiserie Painted 4 Panel Screen

Located in Dallas, TX

A fine 19th century English Regency leather and hand painted screen. Beautiful hand painted Chinoiserie scenes. Original nail heads. Excellent condition.

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English Regency Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Leather

Fine 19th Century Leather Chinoiserie Painted 4 Panel Screen

$12,500

Japanese Scroll Painting of Diplomat Takeaki Enomoto, Meiji, Late 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Anonymous Japanese painter (MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY) Portrait of Takeaki Enomoto (1836-1908) Ink, color and go fun on silk, framed. Painting: 79.5 x 50 cm With fram...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Japanese Scroll Painting of Diplomat Takeaki Enomoto, Meiji, Late 19th Century

$83,572

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

$4,500

Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.

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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Teak, Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.

$2,300

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Family of Chickens on Gold Leaf

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on gold. Not signed, by Baikei Hitsu.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Family of Chickens on Gold Leaf

$10,925

Chinese Qing Reverse-Painted Mirror from the Qing Dynasty

By Chow's Oriental Furniture Co.

Located in Valladolid, ES

Stunning reverse-painted mirror from the 19th-century Qing Dynasty, depicting different scenes in a vertical narrative. Different scenes with symbolic and auspicious elements frame r...

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Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Crystal

Chinese Qing Reverse-Painted Mirror from the Qing Dynasty

$1,981

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...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ikebana on Gold

$20,500

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Moon Rising Over the Plains of Musashino

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Moon Rising Over the Plains of Musashino. A classic motif in Japanese art. Japanese artists were used to seeing vistas with mountains, valleys, and fores...

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Moon Rising Over the Plains of Musashino

$63,250

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...

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Plovers in Flight Over Coastal Landscape

$36,000

Pair of Japanese Watercolors on Silk

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

One of families promenading beside a lake, the other showing ladies in the bath house, each within an English gilt faux-bamboo frame.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint

Pair of Japanese Watercolors on Silk

$12,032 / set

Japanese Single Panel Painting Moon and Plum Design 'Winter Scene'

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji period (1868-1912) ink painting of plum branches in bloom against a full moon with calligraphy. The calligraphy is a poem about winter. Signature reads: Matsuura Ryosai, Dated:...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Single Panel Painting Moon and Plum Design 'Winter Scene'

$9,800

Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge"

Located in Hudson, NY

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...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge"

$35,000

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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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Japanese Hanging Scroll, Late 19th Century

$2,624 Sale Price

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Thai Temple Scroll Painting

Located in Miami, FL

Offered is a "Phrabot" - an antique Thai Temple scroll painting depicting village life around the temple. The painting is attributed to the "Rattanakosin S...

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Thai Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Paint

Thai Temple Scroll Painting

$3,500

19th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Buddhist Thangka

Located in Pomona, CA

Very beautiful and colorful Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka. It is all hand painted with Tibetan natural mineral painting material which can last for...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

19th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Buddhist Thangka

$2,250

19th Century Indo-Persian Miniatures of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

A pair (they are different sizes) of finely painted 19th century Indo-Persian portrait miniatures in their original gold leaf frames which appear to never have been opened. The Portr...

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Indian Anglo Raj Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Indo-Persian Miniatures of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

$1,650

A Late C19th Chinese Gouache Painting On Pith Paper

Located in London, GB

A Charming Late C19th to Early C20th Chinese Gouache Painting on Pith Paper. Featuring an array of colourful Koi Carp swimming amongst reeds. Nicely executed with wonderful strong co...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

A Late C19th Chinese Gouache Painting On Pith Paper

$1,272

Victorian Oil Painting of Young Girls on a Beach

Located in Riverdale, NY

Charming Victorian Oil Painting of Young Girls on a Beach from the late 19th Century. A pair of sisters? in period costume on a windy beachscape near t...

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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Victorian Oil Painting of Young Girls on a Beach

$1,295

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rooster and Hens in Windswept Landscape

Located in Hudson, NY

Late Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting with a wonderful use of gold dust on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Ryutei.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rooster and Hens in Windswept Landscape

$21,275

Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan, a rare paper scroll hand painted by renown Rengetsu Otagaki (1791-1875). She was a very famous nun in old Japan and being familiar with poetry, her Waka poems on paper, and e...

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Japanese Edo Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed

$1,600 Sale Price

20% Off

Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Japanese signed woodblock print by Chikanobu Toyohara (Chikanobu Yoshu), 1838-1912, titled "Start of an Archery Tournament", a tript...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper, Glass

Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament

$1,800

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.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen Pine Trees and Boats at Water’s Edge

$21,275

Fine Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass

Located in San Francisco, CA

A well-executed Chinese export reverse painting on glass depicting an elaborate interior scene with many figures engaged in various domestic activities. This is a finely drawn compos...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Paint

Fine Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass

$1,775

Japanese Two Panel Screen Akita Puppies and Morning Glories

Located in Hudson, NY

On gold leaf.

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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Akita Puppies and Morning Glories

$10,925

Antique Large Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirror

Located in Norton, MA

A large charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse mirror painting, depicting a lady setting in her library. The ...

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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

Antique Large Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirror

$1,925

Antique Chinese reverse glass painting

Located in Milano, IT

Fascinating 19th-century Chinese mirror painting depicting traditional Chinese interiors with flowers in vases placed on wooden stands, bonsai trees in ceramic planters, books, and ...

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Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Mirror, Wood

Antique Chinese reverse glass painting

$1,432

Large Custom Framed Hand Painted Chinese Multi-figural Ancestral Portrait

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Large custom framed hand painted Chinese ancestral portrait with one female and 3 male figures attired in traditional dress. The upper figures with pictorial appliqués to the front o...

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Asian Qing Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Acrylic, Paper

Large Custom Framed Hand Painted Chinese Multi-figural Ancestral Portrait

$3,200

set of 3 framed Chinese pith paper paintings, 19th c.

Located in New York, NY

16in(W) x 12.5in(H) x 1in(D) are the overall measurements of each painting including its frame; each painting depicts a different junk boat

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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

set of 3 framed Chinese pith paper paintings, 19th c.

$900 / set

Victorian Bamboo 3-Fold Screen with Floral Green and Yellow Upholstered Panels

Located in Queens, NY

"English Victorian bamboo 3 fold screen with Chinese patterned silk panels, one side in yellow, one side in green, and a filigree top border. Some bamboo trim around one upholstered...

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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bamboo

Victorian Bamboo 3-Fold Screen with Floral Green and Yellow Upholstered Panels

$6,250

Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Cherry Blossom Festival

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine Japanese brush painting of cherry blossom festival, ink and color on silk, 19th century, museum conservation framed. Overall size: 68" hi...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Cherry Blossom Festival

$5,900

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, circa 1880s

Located in Chicago, IL

Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When properly cared for, one's ancestors were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck. This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the late-19th century and beautifully depicts a Qing-dynasty couple. While some ancestral portraits offer a more stylized representation of one's ancestors, this particular pair is painted with incredible realism and life-like expressions. Rather than depict the pair in a regal hall wearing elaborate finery, the couple is shown in a quiet home environment, seated at either end of a square tea table. Their surroundings are minimal, practically undecorated, and they wear simple, matching blue silk robes. Two young children stand beside them, each trying to capture the attention of their grandparent. We love the painting's close attention to detail and the glimpse it offers of Qing-dynasty interiors - from the carved apron of the marble-top table to the red silk lotus slippers...

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Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, circa 1880s

$12,880

19th Century Oriental Ink on Paper Drawing

Located in Roma, IT

Important framed 19th Century oriental ink on paper drawing Ideograms were often accompanied by images of animals and objects, but sometimes also articulated compositions. A carp j...

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