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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Japanese Set of Two Excellent Birds And Dragonfly Shoji Doors Screens
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an excellent pair/set of two (2) shoji "Birds and Dragonfly" bamboo doors or screens recently acquired from a Japanese private collector. The hand carved boards are artisti...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Vintage Thai Temple Charcoal Rubbing on Rice Paper
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Thai Temple charcoal rubbing. Hand crafted temple scenes at the Wat Pho temple located in Phra Nakhon district in Bangkok Thailand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Vintage Painting Still Life with Fruit - Study of Oranges
Located in San Diego, CA
The oil on canvas painting majestically depicts a pair of oranges on a vine with a leaf, together with a cherry adjacent to them. The scene is depicted against a dark ground, however...
Category
1950s American British Colonial Vintage Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Edo Tiger Screens by Tosa Mitsusada
By Tosa School
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Tiger Screens by Tosa Mitsusada
Period: Edo
Size: 358x175.5 cm
SKU: PTA119
Enter the captivating world of Japanese artistry with our pair of painted...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive large scale Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a serene snowy winter landscape with willow, prunus, and bamboo. The screen features an amazing backgro...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Byôbu Screen 屏風 Chrysanthemums, Rinpa School, Edo / Meiji period
By Rinpu Sasaki
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very refined Japanese screen or byôbu 屏風 with six folding panels depicting chrysanthemums on a gold background. Fine lacquered wooden frame with metal fittings that protects and supports the work. Dating from the 19th century, between the late Edo period (1603-1868) and the early Meiji period (1868-1912),
The main motif of this beautiful byôbu is a serene Rinpa School painting on a gold background depicting a peaceful flower garden filled with white chrysanthemums. The painting reflects the gentle elegance characteristic of the Rinpa school, known for its refined depiction of nature. In Japanese culture, chrysanthemums symbolize happiness, love, longevity and joy.
Rinpa or Rimpa is the name of one of the most important schools of Japanese painting. It emerged in the 17th century with the artists Honami Kōetsu...
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1880s Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Kano School Winter Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a winter landscape with a Chinese sage visiting friends in a country villa. Ink and vivid color pigments on mulberry paper mounted to a gilt background. Painted in the 19th century Kano school...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Chinese Six-Panel Carved Hardstone Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese export six panel folding coromandel screen featuring hand-carved soapstone and hardstone decoration. The lacquered panels have recessed windows showcasing hand-ca...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early Spring.
Kano School painting of a weeping willow tree with branches over a stunning indigo blue pond. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Vintage kimono textile art "On Coral Waves ~Everlasting~" by ikasu Pink, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
<< About this canvas >>
This kimono canvas set of three pieces portrays mountains surrounded by the sea. While each of the three pieces is crafted from different kimonos, they all s...
Category
1970s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Canvas
Japanese Antiques , Tapestries , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period.
This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sotatsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sotatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Artisan's Cache of 25 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a rare find from a collector we visited in Japan. A very unusual treasure....
This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village landscape. The serene painting depicts agricultural scenes with villagers engaged in p...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of four Japanese Showa period door panels known as Fusuma in Japanese architecture. Similar to a Shoji room divider but made of an opaque materia...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen Manchurian Crane Bamboo Grove
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Enchanting Japanese Showa period six-panel byobu screen titled "Bamboo Forest-Immortal Together". The large screen depicts six manchurian cranes in a ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Ducks in Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen featuring two ducks and kingfisher in a late fall/early winter landscape. Crafted with ink and natural pigment colors on hand-craf...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Evolving Elegance: An Oxidized Silver Screen from the Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This anodized 6-panel screen captures the serene and minimalistic beauty of a bamboo grove, embodying the aesthetic principles of the Edo period. The screen features subtle and delic...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Birds of Prey Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese 19th century Edo period two-panel screen depicting two perched birds of prey. Painted in the manner of Chokuan Soga (17th century). Large size byobu screen with ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Large Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Buddhist Scroll on Silk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique scroll is unsigned and presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1860 and done in the period Qing Dynasty style. The scroll is hand painted ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen, Silk
Japanese Contemporary Framed Brocade Silk Handcrafted Oshie Decorative Art, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary unique Japanese Contemporary large framed and signed traditional Oshie decorative art piece in black and cream, 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 and elite aristrocratic women 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. The creator of this signed piece prides herself in using the best antique and vintage kimono and obi fabrics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Romantic Hand Decorated "Four Seasons" Arts & Crafts Wood Screen Rhode Island
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of hand decorated pyrography Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Unique work of art with a Rhode Island origin.
A romantic four panel Screen “Four Seasons...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Pair of Stunning Vintage Soapstone & Mother of Pearl Geisha Girl Wall Panels
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of vintage circa 1940s Chinese chinoiserie wall plaques depicting Geisha girls in soa...
Category
1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mandarin Ducks in Snow
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting two colorful mandarin ducks in a snow-covered landscape with reeds. Beautifully crafted ink and color pigments on gold ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Pair of Collectable Antique Persian Hand Painted Oriental Scenes on Silk Framed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1880-1900 Persian hand painted silk wall hangings depicting oriental scenes.
A very...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paint
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Deities by Yokoyama Kazan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Japanese late Edo period two-panel screen circa 1800 by Yokoyama Kazan (Japanese 1784-1837). The screen depicts four of the seven Gods or deities ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Six Panel Hardstone Lacquer Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Chinese export intricately carved lacquered screen featuring scholars objects in boldly colored stones. The reverse side has a delicate gilt decoration over a black ground ....
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen
Period: Meiji
Size: 174 x 174 cm (68.5 x 68.5 inches)
SKU: PTA107
Step back in time with this Meiji period screen, where the allure of silver ox...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Qing Dynasty Chinese Four Panel Screen c. 1850
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A testement to Qing Dynasty craftsmanship this folding panel features wonderful lattice windows. The panel still features its original hinges that allows for many ways to position th...
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Pair of Japanese Edo/Tokugawa Screens Tale of Heiki
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental pair of late 18th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period byobu screens depicting the battles between Taira and Minamoto. The screens have six panels each with individual sce...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Brushwood Gate with Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese early 20th century Meiji period six-panel byobu screen featuring a brushwood gate and fence with flowering chrysanthemums. The large screen is crafted with ink and ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Modern 20th Century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Modern 20th century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy.
This image represents the meaning of “Self Renewal“ characterized by its unique style of calligraphy related elements, such as wo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Frank Kyle Extraordinary 3-Panel Screen with Japanese Motif, 1950s
By Frank Kyle
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary three-panel screen in walnut and bronze by Frank Kyle, Mexico, 1950s. One side of the screen features a pastoral scene with Japanese figures...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Children at Play
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen depicting Chinese children at play. The screen alludes to the 100 children theme. ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Festival Scenes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful late 19th century late Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring 12 scenes of a festival preparation. The intricately painted scenes have vibrant natural color pigments...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Contemporary Brocade Silk Handcrafted Framed Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary framed oshie wall decorative art piece, recreating a famous painting from Meiji period featuring a Japanese dancer holding a net with cherry blossom ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Enchanting 'Seasons' Edo Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Enchanting 'Seasons' Edo Screen
Period: Edo
Size: 378x175 cm
SKU: PTA120
Transport yourself to the enchanting beauty of Japanese nature with our exquisite...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of Camellias Signed Dated
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll painting depicting colorful Camellias with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper wi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring two graceful ladies dressed in elegant formal traditional Japanese kimonos. This folding screen is ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Merrymaking in the Chinese Countryside
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu. Ink and natural color pigme...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Flower Vases on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese four-panel Showa period byobu screen depicting colorful floral arrangements in various vases and baskets. The hand-painted screen features vibrant natural color pig...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moon and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting with a strong design of exotic lilies and a cluster of nadeshiko (dianthus) under a silver moon on gold. This painting has a modern flair, which ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver
Romantic Edo Peacock Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Romantic Edo Peacock Screen
Period: Edo
Size: 379x173 cm
SKU: PTA144
Step into a world of romance with our beautiful six-panel Edo screen adorned with golden leaves. This masterpie...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well-made and highly collectable Chinese Export Soapstone room divider folding screen depicting court beauties
A truly stunning and...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage kimono textile art " Seaside ~ Kintsugi ~ " by ikasu White/Blue Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This work is inspired by the sea and the sky, uses golden leafing as a creative point, framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.
In this artwork, the aim was to capture the splendor of Japanese nature, showing the sea, sky, and forests. Traditional Japanese culture, represented by the kimono, and wood, an integral element of Japanese craftsmanship, were used to bring this vision to life.
I used two pieces of kimono that could no longer be used as clothing and bark that would normally be discarded to create the ultimate upcycled piece.
The marriage of Japanese natural materials - silk, paulownia (frame), and pine (branch slices for the center decoration) - and Japanese natural patterns - blue ocean waves and clouds - expresses the magnificent beauty of Japanese nature from various angles.
The central golden leaf decoration stands out as a distinctive feature of this work. The piece uses the concept of "kintsugi" - it "unites" the pieces of antique kimono back together with golden leaf to give it a second wind as art work.
<< Period / Story >>
The kimono used in this piece was originally crafted during the late Showa period (1960-80ies).
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
The kimonos on this canvas have been creatively repurposed into interior artwork. The one on the left represents ocean wave pattern.
Seigaiha waves is regarded as a pattern of good fortune, embodying wishes for eternal happiness and a tranquil life for future generations.
The fabric on the right is embellished with cloud patterns woven in various techniques. Clouds, with their ever-shifting shapes and colors, have long intrigued people as signs of big events or omens.
<< Characteristics of the fabric >>
The kimono used for a part on the left has a lustrous, ivory-colored ground that serves as a backdrop for the vibrant ocean wave pattern expressed through the ground pattern.
On the right fabric, the cloud pattern is beautifully rendered by dyeing both the plain fabric and delicate patterns. This is achieved through the so-called "Yose-komon" technique, where each cloud is adorned with small patterns such as hail, sharks skin pattern, and other intricate details.
Edo komon, created using a refined and advanced dyeing technique that appears as a solid color from a distance, originated during the Edo period (1603-1868) and remains highly popular as formal kimono attire to this day.
<< 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 Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Garden Terrace
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese children frolicking on a garden terrace with a pavilion and large pine tree. Made in the ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Cream Folding Screen Silk Brocade Kimono Art, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, black and gold o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Japanese Antiques , Old Wrapping Paper , Tapestries , Wabi-sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period.
This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Korean Two-Panel Silk Screen from 1975
Located in Lomita, CA
This authentic two-panel Korean screen is from the 20th Century and is highlighted with the design of two painted silk screen panels over a ...
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20th Century Korean Other Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style. Depicts Four Seasons landscape scenes with two portraits of Chinese sages. One sage is trave...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Signed Antique Chinese Watercolour Silk Paintings of Geisha Girl Flowers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique circa 1920’s Chinese Export hand painted on silk paintings depicting a Geisha girl and a floral scene with butterfly.
A very good looking and beautifully painted pair, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Showa Period Plum Blossoms Fusuma
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Size: The door size is 90 x 188 cm (35.4 x 74 inches)
Number of doors: 6 pieces
Period: Showa (1926-1989)
This exquisite 6-panel fusuma screen, hailing from the Showa period, captures the serene beauty of Japan's beloved plum blossoms. Each panel is meticulously crafted with high-quality Japanese paper, providing a delicate backdrop for the elegantly hand-painted plum tree that spans across the panels. The artwork vividly portrays the fleeting beauty of early spring, where plum blossoms emerge in a burst of life against tranquil landscapes. The fusuma panels...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black backgrou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Brocade
Chinese Hanging Scroll Pair of Poetic Couplets Signed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese hanging scroll having a pair of poetic couplets with a cyclical date autumn 1944/2004 Jishen and signed Zhang with 2 seals. The sight mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Edo Period Rimpa School Golden Screen - Summer Florals
By Rimpa School
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Golden Screen - Summer Florals
Period: Edo
Size: 285 x 92.5 cm (112.2 x 36.4 inches)
SKU: PTA141
This Edo period screen is a golden-framed window into the summer gardens...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
China Natural Mountain Landscape Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone painting of a mountain range in white and gray colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua;.
They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve.
This thin marble stone painting is approximately 1/4 inch thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors.
History of White and Gray dream stone paintings:
“White and Gray” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone...
Category
1990s Chinese Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Stone
Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This Meji -Taisho period painting captures a serene moment in nature, depicting graceful bird resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box
Size: Overall 138/...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Bamboo Waterfall with Magpies
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese four panel Japanese style byobu folding screen depicting a waterfall landscape. The scene is decorated with bamboo, colorful blue magpies, and crashing waves. Construct...
Category
20th Century Chinese Showa Hand-Crafted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass