Japanese Wall Decorations

This is an old iron plate lid that was used in Japan. It is thought to date to around the Showa period, likely from the mid-20th century onward. It is constructed with an iron plate ...

This was a very old Japanese warehouse (kura) window sliding door. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The frame is made of cedar wood, and the base is hardened with s...

This is an old tabune, thought to have been made in Japan from the Meiji period to around the Taisho period (approximately the 1890s to the 1920s). It is likely one of the everyday t...

This is an antique Japanese Diagonal Cedar Wall Panel. Originally used as an architectural element, it has been given new life as a wall-mounted piece after fulfilling its original r...

This exquisite handmade Japanese abacus, crafted circa 1940, is a stunning representation of traditional craftsmanship from the early 20th century. Known as a "soroban" in Japan, thi...

This piece was originally a sliding door from a traditional Japanese kura (storehouse). It is believed to date to the Meiji period (1860s–1900s) and represents a remarkably primitive...

Japanese antique Itado, a substantial wooden sliding door crafted from solid Keyaki (Zelkova), dating to the late 19th century, circa 1870s–1900s (Meiji period), based on its constru...

Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi This extraordinary large sliding door was once used in an old warehouse in Japan. Dating back to the Meiji per...

This is a large and highly imposing old work board, thought to have been made in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho periods, roughly from 1868 to 1920. The material appears to be a s...

When I first saw it, I felt that this was at once a tool and already something like a single painting. Its composition is extremely simple, consisting only of an old sheet of tin set...

This is an old Japanese BORO textile, dating back to the Edo period (1800s–1860s). It is a rare cloth that has survived through a long span of time. The interplay of indigo and natur...

Star Wars the American epic space Sci-Fi created by George Lucas, advertised epically on this Japanese film poster by artist Noriyoshi Ohrai. This poster was created in commemoration...

This is a very old Japanese tin door. It dates from the early Showa period (1920s-1950s). The iron plate is mounted on a cedar wood frame. Having rusted over many years, it has an...

A beautiful, hand stitched Japanese silk embroidery/tapestry featuring a glowing red Mount Fuji (in the early morning dawn light or later dusk) rising above the undulating ocean like...

Nice antique Japanese embroidery with beautiful design with tigers, and with nice natural colours in hues of yellow, green, brown and black , entirely...

Late 19th Century Japanese carved wood wall shelves with inlay and painted foliage motifs.

Exceptionally rare original Japanese handbill legendary 1926 Science Fiction film Metropolis. This film was directed by the great Fritz Lang and starred Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel an...

This is an old example of sakiori, one of Japan’s traditional woven textiles. It is thought to date to around the 20th century. Sakiori is a textile made by tearing worn-out kimono o...

A fantastic and quite engaging Primordial Life offset lithograph print by renowned contemporary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami the founder of the Superflat aesthetic art movement w...

This wall decoration is the base of the earthen wall of an old Japanese house. In Japan, it's called "komai." It was originally part of the earthen wall of a house built around the ...

This is an antique Japanese work board. Despite its simple form, it possesses a powerful presence, bringing a quiet tension and deep sense of depth to any space. It is estimated to ...

Antique Japanese doorway curtain called Noren, made of indigo-dyed, hand-woven hemp textile. the product of 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to Taisho era). Dyed with the technique called "Some...

This is a trio of vintage botanical pictures. A Japanese, framed woodblock print in the manner of Keika Hasegawa, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. Hasegawa published woo...

Pair of mid 20th century Japanese woodblock prints - "The Courtyard of the Heian Shrine in Kyoto" by Tomikichiro Tokuriki and "Kiyomizu Temple in Moonlight" by Benji Asada...

Original Japanese film poster for the 1984 Japanese Animation directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The artwork on this poster was used on this awards style post...

This is an old Japanese wooden object. It is carved from the root of a tree. I believe it was made from the late Showa period to the early Heisei period. The wood was originally a li...

A gorgeous pair of 19th-Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari porcelain chargers with hand painted floral decorations in the traditional Imari colors. These fine large plates have love...

Issued for the first Japanese release of the film in 1969, this fantastically bizarre Japanese B2 poster offers some of the best artwork created to promote the Beatles' 1968 hit psyc...

This is an old Japanese workboard. It was called "Mochiita" and was used as a workbench for kneading flour. It seems to be around the Meiji period. The board is thought to be pine...

Tano Zenyu framed Japanese painting, most likely titled Shukujitsu (祝日), meaning “Holiday” or “Festive Day,” presenting an evocative and contemplative figural composition with a sere...

This is a deeply evocative kura window that quietly tells the story of Japan’s old architectural culture. It dates from the Meiji period to the early Showa period and is thought to h...

Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker...

Early 20th Century Japanese linen go-board pattern futon cover A unique example of a game-themed textile, this 3-panel futon cover is woven of very fine...

Faces (4 Faces), 1969 Tomio Kinoshita (1923-2014), Japan Woodblock print Paper, pigment, sumi ink Image: 27 high by 18.25 inches wide (68.5 by 46.4 cm) Paper size: 28 high by 19...

Ito Takashi Landscape Woodblock: Mt. Fuji from Susono. Beautiful Japanese woodblock with good colors; under glass with 1960s era matting and framing. The b...

An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting a man and a woman making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called...

This is a pair of old iron hoops believed to have originally been attached to a wooden barrel used in Japan. The period is most likely around the 20th century. They were originally p...

Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...

Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and Benkei, two heroes of Japanese folklore. Crafted in ink and natural color pigments on mulberry paper with thick gold leaf borders on each panel. The character Yoshitsune is seated under a blossoming cherry tree in full armor holding a fan. The warrior priest or monk Benkei is depicted kneeling on a leopard skin...

This 19th-century Japanese woven bamboo basket, likely used for grain or rice, transcends its industrial origins to become a stunning contemporary artwork. Covered in a mosaic of indigo cotton Boro textile fragments, the basket showcases the Japanese tradition of Boro—patching and mending fabric to extend its life. Boro textiles...

Japanese woodblock print (ukiyo-e), Japan, 19th century, depicting an elegant female figure in an intimate moment. This delicate work illustrates a courtesan or geisha, recognizable ...

Wooden wall decor made of a piece of reclaimed wood from antique wood river boat. Words & bamboos engraved, together with the signature. Strings for hanging attached. manufacture...

A wonderfully imaginative Japanese poster for one of the most beloved fantasy films of the 1980s. Fantastic Japanese film poster for Jim Henson’s much-loved family favourite Labyrin...

A unique example of Japanese folk craft, this antique sheet is composed of layered and patched fragments of washi paper dating from the Edo to Meiji periods, later finished with pers...

Fantastic original 'Starfall' Return of the Jedi Japanese poster designed by Noriyoshi Ohrai. One of the finest posters for the title, if not the entire Star Wars franchise. While t...

Title: Artificial and dried flowers that were arranged Unique wall art by Norihiko Terayama. Small cut out piece of artificial flowers and dried flowers are stuck with needles in goo...

Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...

Original Japanese film poster for Bob Fosse's 1972 Classic musical starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. This poster is unfolded and conservation linen backed it would...

Meiji-Era Triptych of the Battle of Pyongyang in the Sino-Japanese War, 1894 This striking 1894 woodblock triptych by Ogata Gekko (1859–1920) depicts the dramatic Battle of Pyongyan...

A refined and highly unusual Japanese cloisonné enamel charger attributed to Gotō Seizaburō, distinguished not only by its elegant pictorial composition but by the exceptional and fu...

Bamboo in moonlight Gamo Rakan (1784-1866) Hanging scroll, ink on silk. Dimensions: Scroll: 201 cm x 58 cm Image: 137 cm x 45 cm In this early 19th century work by Gamo Rakan a light ink wash applied to the silk background silhouettes the moon and suggests the atmosphere of early evening. Even though it is a literati subject, Rakan’s bamboo is quite realistic with a strong decorative style. The painting finds its inspiration from Chinese Ming dynasty painters who often used a single-tone, jet black stroke to emphasize the calligraphic nature of bamboo. In a different era, decorative would have been seen as somewhat unrefined. But increasingly in the Edo period, it was the hallmark of high style. The Japanese people, in particular the rising merchant class, had gradually become apathetic toward the traditional Sesshu and Kano schools of painting. Chinese professional and amateur painters living in the port of Nagasaki during the 18th century had a profound effect on Japanese painting and the freshness of their style and its decorative appeal contributed greatly to its popularity. Gamo Rakan’s teacher, Tani Buncho...

Asian Folding Hand Woven 2 Panel Screen of Cranes.

Japanese Abstract Expressionist Serigraph, Signed & Numbered, (MASHIKO)

Three Friends of Winter Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) Late Edo period, circa 1850 Ink and gold leaf on paper. This is a double-sided Japanese Furosaki or tea-ceremony screen from the mid 19th century; bamboo and plum on the front, young pines the back. It by Nakajima Raisho, a master painter of the Maruyama school in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In this work Raisho combines exquisite ink brushwork with large open spaces of brilliant gold-leaf to inspire the viewers imagination. Rather than naturalism, he is searching for the phycological impression of the motifs, resulting in abstraction and stylization. His simplification of the motifs the result of looking to capture the inner nature of the objects. This art motif is known as Sho Chiku Bai, or the Three Friends of Winter. Evergreen pine connotes steadfastness, bamboo suggests both strength and flexibility, while plum blossoms unfurling on snow-laden branches imply hardiness. Combined, this trio is emblematic of Japanese new year. Chinese literati were the first to group the three plants together due to their noble characteristics. Like these resilient plants flowering so beautifully in winter, it was expected of the scholar-gentleman to cultivate a strong character with which he would be able to show the same degree of perseverance and steadfastness even during times of adverse conditions. The screen would have been placed near the hearth of a room used for the Japanese tea ceremony, shielding the fire from draughts and also forming a stimulating and decorative backdrop behind the tea utensils. It would have been used in the Hatsugama, or first tea-ceremony of the new year. Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) originally studied under Watanabe Nangaku before entering the school of Maruyama Ozui. He was the highest ranking Maruyama school painter at the end of the Edo period and was known as one of the ‘Four Heian Families’ along with Kishi...

Antique wooden dough board made of thick, solid Keyaki zelkova boards. circa 1900s - 40s. The kneading surface is made out of quality single solid Keyaki zelkova board, naturally cra...

A monumental oversized antique Japanese Imari porcelain charger plate hand painted in the traditional Imari colors with a beautiful pop of turquoise, circa 1900. This gorgeous charge...

Sometimes an unfinished form can leave a stronger impression than a completed object. This is the skeletal frame of an old Japanese kasa hat, thought to have been made in the Taisho ...

A vintage midcentury red color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial wedding kimono. One of a kind handcrafted . Fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in pure silk with ...

Artist and professor of Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts. Born 1930 in Fukuyama-city, Hiroshima Prefecture. Awarded the Yasui Prize for his work "Tsuki no Michi" (The Moo...

A refined and highly decorative Japanese cloisonné enamel charger from the Meiji period, attributed to the workshop of Gotō Seizaburō—an artist associated with some of the most sophi...