Japanese Wall Decorations

Original vintage Japanese train travel poster advertising a New Year's visit to the shrine in Odawara in the Kanagawa Prefecture by Sunzu Railway - 初詣り小田原 神奈川縣 駿豆鉄道 - featuring a col...

Original Japanese film poster for the 1972 western, drama Junior Bonner. This film was directed by Sam Peckinpah and starred Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino. This poster ...

This is a Fukuro Obi made in Japan around 1960s. It is made with silk and it is in good condition. Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono.Obi are categorised by their design, formality, material, and use, and can be made of a number of types of fabric, with heavy brocade weaves worn for formal occasions, and some lightweight silk obi worn for informal occasions. Fukuro obi are slightly less formal than maru obi...

A set of three paintings of ink and watercolor on silk mounted within brocade borders as scrolls by Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918). This is a very rare an...

Muji wall mirror. Kenta Hirai created it with the technique "Free form lamination." It has characteristic streamlined combined back and seat. Made of Yos...

A finely embroidered Japanese silk Fukusa panel presented in a beautiful silk-lined giltwood frame (newly framed and glazed), circa late 19th century of Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used to wrap and present gifts at important occasions. Depending on the occasion, the panel itself can be a very fine textile art on its own. On the deep blue background, this elaborate textile art depicts an old couple standing on a bridge with three bystanders, flanked by pine trees with hills afar. The couple is Jotomba (Joo and Uba are their respective names), characters in the Legend of Takasago, one of the oldest Japanese mythologies, who are associated with old pines. The legend goes as: "At Takasago Shrine there is a very old pine tree, the trunk of which is bifurcated; in it dwells the spirit of the Maiden of Takasago who was seen once by the son of Izanagi who fell in love and wedded her. Both lived to a very great age, dying at the same hour on the same day, and since then their spirits abide in the tree, but on moonlight nights they return to human shape to revisit the scene of their earthly felicity and pursue their work of gathering pine needles. His pine tree is called “The Pine of Suminoe” while hers is "Takasago pine". In Japan, Takasago couple...

Original Japanese Movie poster for the 1969 French New Wave film directed by Costa-Gavras and staring Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant. ...

This is an incredibly rare original Japanese film poster for Kenji Mizoguchi's 1955 historical drama Taira Clan Saga. This film starred Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa and Tatsuya...

Ando Hiroshige (1797- 1858), one of the most famous Japanese painters, graphic artists and creators of ukiyo-e. Japanese woodblock print on Japanese paper. Province of Hyuga. Landsc...

Experience the serene beauty of this Antique Japanese Watercolor on Silk, a delicate artwork that captures the essence of Japan's rich cultural heritage. This exquisite piece portray...

Kano School painting, of the edge of a bamboo grove in early winter snow with very fine gold mist. Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with 18th century brocade.

Original Japanese 1st advance style film poster for the 1986 Studio Ghibli Animation directed by Hayao Miyazaki. This is the Advance Style poster is much harder to find than the regu...

Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO. Title: Composition Allargando This is one of the series named "Composition XX" Her works have the feelings of ...

Original Vintage film poster for Hayao Miyazaki 1989 Japanese Studio Ghibli animation. This is the advance poster used to advertise the film before the main poster was released. The art work on this poster was used on this larger poster...

Early Kano School painting of pine trees overlooking two beautifully painted cranes and floral design in a natural setting by water’s edge. Mineral pig...

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...

Mineral pigments on gold leaf.

A super fine Japanese summer unlined (Hitoe) Kimono made with a soft Asa fiber blended with silk. The garment was hand-stitched and dated to circa 1930-50s Showa period. It is hard t...

Original Japanese press sheet poster film for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) This film was directed by Blake Edwards, and stars Audrey Hepburn and...

Rosewood Plectrum for Biwa, Japan A beautiful rosewood plectrum used in plucking the strings of a chikuzen-biwa, which is a 4-5 string fretted lute used t...

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #338, IrishSea, Isle of Man, 1990 A mesmeric meditation on time through repetition and constancy, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Time Exposed portfolio ...

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring a lady from the Heian period court, showcased in "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, widely int...

Kumi Sugaï, “Crossing 4”, 1978 — Signed & Numbered Silkscreen Printed by Ryoichi Ishida Studio Offered here is a striking limited edition silkscreen by renowned Japanese-French artist Kumi Sugaï (1919–1996), titled “Crossing 4”, created in 1978. Known for his refined visual language merging Zen philosophy, Japanese calligraphy, and European modernism, Sugaï’s work resonates with clarity, movement, and meditative strength. This particular work was printed by the prestigious Ryoichi Ishida printing company in Tokyo, a studio celebrated for its collaborations with contemporary masters including Andy Warhol. The print is hand-signed and numbered by the artist in pencil, marked 237/250, and was originally sold by Sarani Gallery in Tokyo in 1978 or 1979. Title: Crossing 4 Date: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen on paper Edition: 237/250, signed and numbered in pencil Printer: Ryoichi Ishida Studio, Tokyo Provenance: Sarani Gallery, Tokyo Sheet size (unframed): 18 x 18 cm / 7.1 x 7.1 in Condition: Excellent vintage condition, vibrant colors and sharp impression Sugaï’s works are part of major international collections, including MoMA (New York), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), and The National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo). His “Crossing” series is particularly admired for its rhythmic balance of form and color—embodying motion, intersection, and harmony. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a signed print by a postwar master who bridged Eastern minimalism and Western abstraction, produced by one of the most respected printing studios of the 20th century. Price includes frame. The Art will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden case. Transport to the US, Euro 275, is case included. Kumi Sugaï, one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century. Colors may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings. KUMI SUGAÏ, JAPAN (1919 - 1996) Kumi Sugaï was a painter, sculptor and print maker born in 1919 in Kobe, Japan. Sugaï first experimented with oil painting at age nine and became a student at the Osaka School of Fine Arts in 1933 when he was fourteen. He met with the Gutai Art Association founder, Jiro Yoshihara which had a huge impact on his further artistic development and experimentalism. He was part of the first generation of 20th-century Japanese artists to become acquainted with Western painting techniques (under the instructions of Yoshihara), but he also explored both typography and Japanese calligraphy, important in his subsequent work. Sugaï left art school prematurely to work in commercial advertising for Hankyu electric rail company from 1937 to 1945. These formative years of practicing Western and traditional Japanese mediums gave a dual foundation to his future work. He dedicated himself to painting and moved to Paris in 1952, enrolling at the Académie de la grand chaumière, being one of the first generation of the post-war Japanese artists to join the international avant-garde art scene. Sugai was immediately noticed in Paris for his delicate touch and use of abstract gestures resembling primitive forms. He had his first solo show at Galerie Craven in 1954. In 1955 he made his first work in edition (Diable Rouge, a lithograph) and decided that from now on print work (lithographs, etchings and later silkscreens) was going to be an important part of his oeuvre. One of the reasons was to make his work more accessible. Between 1955 and 1996 Sugaï produced a little under 400 works in edition. Considered part of the École de Paris (School of Paris) and the Nouveau Réalisme (New Realism) movements, in 1962 he began to move from calligraphic, mainly monochromatic, organic motifs to more hard-edge geometric forms painted with clear colors. This aesthetic was more often than not influenced by speeding the curves of the freeways surrounding Paris in his beloved Porsche. He was possessed with speed and in a lot of his work we find abstracted roads (The S shape) details of roadsigns, parkings and in general an abstract visual language inspired by what he would see through his window moving at great speed. City and rural Landscapes transformed into simple colored compositions. Sugaï found great joy in the act of repetition and some iconic shapes have been appearing in his work throughout his whole career, first loosely and soft in his early etchings, paintings and lithographs, later hard edged and straight in his silkscreens. Sugai died in Kobe in 1996. His artworks were shown in numerous exhibitions around the world and most of his paintings are in the collections of well-known museums (Such as MOMA, the Guggenheim and Centre Pompidou) and important collectors. Vintage Objects...

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces Number: 5: Settsu Province: Sumiyoshi, Idemi Beach Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1853 (Kaei 6), 7th month Number of Prints: 70/70 (inc. Title Page) Format: Vertical Oban Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only. Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei) Block Cutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take) Signature: Hiroshige hitsu Additional marks: Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Ox 7 Displayed with mat and gilt wood frame. Reference: For an identical print, see the collection of MFA Boston...

All hand work framed silk Japanese tapestry with embroidered boarder. A deep custom black lacquered frame. Originaly sold from Newman Galleries....

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces Number: 45 Harima: Maiko Beach Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1853 (Kaei 6), 12th ...

Original Japanese film poster for Teorema 1968 This film was directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, and stars Silvana Mangano, Terence Stamp and Massimo Girotti. It tells the story of a s...

Original Japanese film poster for Bruce Brown's cult 1966 surfing documentary. This very cool artwork was only used on this Japanese poster. This poster is conservation linen backed...

A very nice block print by Kunisada 1850’s. Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912) Condi...

Original Japanese poster for the 1963 documentary starring Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, and Lauren Bacall drama film The Millionairess. directed by Henry Koster. The art work on thi...

A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have also seen this image attributed to artist Hanabusa Hideki as well) of a male Bunraku puppet...

Featuring a stylish photomontage with Clint Eastwood’s surly stare front and centre, this scarce B2 poster advertised the first Japanese release of Sergio Leone's 1964 Spaghetti Western ‘A Fistful of Dollars.’ First released in Italy as ‘Per un pugno...

Steven Spielberg's timeless tear jerking tale of a young boy's friendship with a stranded extraterrestrial was both widely critically acclaimed and enormously commercially successful...

This is a woven bamboo basket made in Japan during the Meiji to Taisho eras (1868-1920). It is a vase that imitates the shape. It was hung on t...

With various flowers, manderin ducks and garden stone accented with gold leaf on ground surface. Nagasaki School Painting.

Original Japanese film poster for the 1965 musical comedy Help! Starring The Beatles, and directed by Richard Lester. The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films rele...

A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading "Dragon", the other reading "Tiger". Ink on handmade paper, framed. The brush strok...

Original vintage Asia travel poster for Aizu Higashiyama 會津東山 in Fukushima featuring a stunning image of an Aizu samurai of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan 日本 in black and white clot...

An antique Japanese woodblock print from the 19th century depicting a man and a woman discussing. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this woodblock print showcases an interior scene depicting a man and a woman discussing with each other. The man represented on the left, half hidden behind a screen, is leaning forward on a stool looking at his wide. His head casually resting on his hand confers a sense of intimacy. Facing him and popping subtly from the background thanks to her pink robe...

This exquisite pair of Japanese Meiji period cloisonné enamel chargers showcases the intricate artistry typical of the era. Each charger features a vibrant turquoise background, ador...

Outstanding Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black background...

A gorgeous and beautifully textured mezzotint print in the style of fellow Japanese artists Wako Ito, Hamanishi Katsunori, Tomoe Yokoi, Kaoru Saito, and Yozo Hamaguchi. The print is pencil signed (Noriko?), titled ("Crab Apple...

An exquisite Japanese embroidery piece circa end of 19th-early 20th century of Meiji period. The silk panel depicts an idyllic water scenery, in which three mandarin ducks swim in th...

Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO. Title: Composition Rinforzando This is one of the series named "Composition XX" Her works have the feelings of...

Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen features two white geese amid brightly colored reeds. The symbolism of geese and reeds was introduced to Japan from China in the 13th century. This was a popular subject for Japanese zen artists of the period. Beautifully crafted with exceptional brush strokes and details. Made with natural pigments in dramatic vivid colors of white, pink, and mint green on a silk background of gilt. Circa 1900 with artist seal on bottom right corner. Koshu studied Western art under...

Original Japanese film poster for the sixth in the James Bond series, and stars George Lazenby as 007, a role that he would only play this one time. Thi...

This painting is an illustration of the classic Japanese novel, "The Tale of Genji," written by Murasaki Shikibu. It captures the aristocratic atmosp...

Lovely and rare piece with documentation. A superb blue and white porcelain plaque, with a landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. A...

Interesting and finely painted Japanese painting. Marked Kogyo. Additional information: Material: Paper Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints Region of Origin: Japan Period: ca 1900 Age...

(no image) With beautiful oxblood color lacquer frame with 19th century bronze mounts.

1960's Japanese woodblock print untitled by Japanese asian and modern & contemporary artist Tasuku Yoshida. The At work is signed and dated in pencil by the artist. The Art work is ...

Original Japanese film poster for the 1967 Adventure comedy starring Raquel Welch, Anthony Franciosa, and Ronald Fraser. This cool artwork was designed for the first Japanese releas...

Original modern art lithograph by Japanese artist Aki Kimoto. This colorful piece bears an original signature and is number 12/150 of the limited edition. Combining cubic images as w...

Original Japanese movie poster. This design was created only for this first release Japanese poster. It is exceptionally rare and is the only exa...

Japanese 19th Century Woodblock Print of Kabuki Actors Toyokuni III Original Woodcut by Toyokuni III (1786 - 1864) Of the Kabuki actors Bando Hikosab...

Hand-sewed rice straw art by Arko. Title: Composition Accelerando #01 This work has the feelings of contemporary, tribal art, contemporary craft art, ...

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

Impressive pair of Japanese screens from the Taisho period meiji. Each six-panel screen depicts an image from the 24 paragons of filial piety ...

This is an old Japanese winnowing basket's iron frame. Winnowing basket is a single-mouthed or round-plate-shaped folk utensils used for sorting, transporting, and drying grains. I...

Original Japanese film poster from the 1968 film “The Girl on a Motorcycle”. The Art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films Japans re...