Painted Paintings and Screens

Attractive and large Japanese six-panel byôbu (room divider) with a refined painting on oxidized silver leaf of a group of white herons (shirasagi) standing in a river under the snow...

Hand painted in brilliant teal, red, green, black, yellow and aubergine colors. Mint, Signed, and Boxed. Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor display space with this very unusual treasure from Japan! This is a beautiful pair (2) of hand painted and hand glazed mandarin ducks called Oshidori. They are glazed in brilliant colors only the master artisans from the Kutani kiln can execute. Signed on bottom of each duck. Included is a wooden display sign to exhibit next to your treasures. Tehy are accompanied by the original signed artisan...

From An impeccable American Provenance: Estate of Otis Elevator Family Descendant Elisha Graves Otis Japanese pair (2) , 19th century Meiji period Imari Arita Yaki blue and white porcelain palace scale vases hand painted in cobalt under glaze in an ovoid form of prolific and highly detailed "landscapes, lanterns, karakusa, and waves" patterns. The tapered bodies rising to knopped , cylindrical necks with undulating, everted mouths decorated in underglaze blue with rondels and rectangles of garden landscapes and garden lanterns above a lower field of waves. The top neck portions with auspicious floral rondels on a classic karakusa (winding plant) ground. Unusual and seldom found hand painted garden lanterns encircled by mountains and clouds are prominent on the upper reaches of neck exterior decor; a large band of clouds and churning waves outlined in cobalt blue compliment and decorate the bases. Additionaly, auspicious symbols including cobalt leaves, large twelve petaled chrysanthemum flowers among karakusa , bamboo, and large diameter multi floral rondels finish the fine artistic quality of these extraordinary vases. Inside the top undulated rims one can take visual pleasure from more hand painted floral rondels and bamboo patterned hand paintings. Quality: Fine condition with traces of old black lacquer around top edges. No repairs. Dimensions: 61 inches high and 20 inches diameter at top and 20 inches diameter at mid waist. The bottom measures 10 inches diameter. Each vase hand made in two sections. Only one pair. American Provenance: Otis Elevator Family, Elisha Graves Otis Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. We have been dealing in authentic Japanese antiques, fine art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president travels to Europe and Japan to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best Asian examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity, and quality condition. About Arita Wares Arita ware is a name given for Japanese porcelain...

19th century China Trade Seascape with Junk, second of three Export paintings, circa 1830s, a small finely detailed oil on panel seascape with lar...

Samurai on horseback and by boat from the famous battle of Kawanakajima Japanese folding screen six-panel painted with mineral pigme...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite The is the large one, it depicts four very important loo...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare huge Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite I have four of these in total, one extra large, one...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral portrait which has been hand painted on glass I have no idea exactly how this was made but it looks complicate...

Pair of early 20th century Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse glass paintings. Beautiful pair of Chinese reverse glass paintings of Geisha girls. This matching pair is exquisit...

With sparkling color and an unsophisticated treatment of perspective, this reverse glass portrait of a young woman posed with crossed hands beneath a decorative drape is a great expression of early 20th century Chinese export Folk Art. Thought to have developed during the Italian Renaissance, reverse glass painting spread throughout Europe and remained popular for centuries. During the Qing dynasty, the practice became particularly popular in Canton where artists created idyllic glass paintings for European export. Using Fine brushes, the artist worked backward to create this portrait on glass, first painting the minute details of the facial features and patterns, then filling in the larger blocks of color seen in the woman’s blouse...

An one of kind rare offering. This large, vintage, hand painted Thangka depicts Buddha's life cycle. The extremely complex painting demonstrates hundreds of Buddha images, from his a...

Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy work of art, kanji translates to "Buddha Nature or the Buddha's Way", signed Ryokan. Unusual subject matter. Wood rollers. Convenient size fits small spaces. Dimensions: Scroll 23 inches wide and 77 inches length. Japanese tea ceremony scroll:. Signed Ryokan Length 48 inches high x 28 inches wide Material of the Roller ends wood Primary material of the mounting cloth...