Antique Japanese Blockprint Painting Japan Edo or Meiji

Antique Chinese or Japanese Fish Painting China Japan Qing / Edo or Meiji. A very nice painting. Additional information: Type: Paintings, Scro...

A very nice blockprint 10-9-18-rof-300 Condition: Overall condition perfect. Size frame: 535 x 362 mm Period: 19th century Edo period (1603-1867) Meiji Periode(1867-1912).

Antique Japanese Painting Japan Meiji Period Dear in Winter. A very nice blockprint. Additional information: Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Pri...

Antique Japanese Blockprint Painting Japan Edo or Meiji. A very nice blockprint. Additional information: Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints Region of Origin: Japan Country of Manufa...

Unmarked. Japan, 19th century. Provenance: collection Nieuwenhove. Condition Some minimal ware to enamal, some small processing flaws and some damage to the knots. Size 230 x 200...

A very nice block print by Tokoyuni 1850's 10-9-18-rof-301 Additional information: Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints Region of Origin: Japan Country of Manufacturing: Japan Period:...

This is a picture of a cat drawn by a person named "Toshizumi Nitta" from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period. She is a very simple and cute cat. He is a vassal of the Tokugawa Shogunate, born in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture (southern part of Gunma Prefecture). He was related to the Tokugawa family and lived in a large mansion in the Ota clan in Gunma prefecture. However, the Nitta family's territory was very small, and they were by no means a wealthy vassal. He seems to have lived quite poorly. So he painted cats and sold them to people. The Nitta family continued to draw pictures of this cat for four generations. "Nitta toshizumi" is equivalent to the fourth generation. During the Edo period, sericulture was thriving in the Kanto region. Cats were said to be the gods of silkworms, as they drive away mice, the natural enemies of silkworms. It was the Nitta family who drew such a cat on paper, pasted it in the silkworm chamber, and sold it as a mouse repellent. There were also other monks who painted pictures of cats, but the Nitta family in particular was related to the Tokugawa family, so people believed that paintings of cats had special powers. , a lot of paintings...

Although western painting was initially embraced during Japan’s Meiji period (1868-1912), artists brought on a revival of traditional painting styles as they sought to create a modern Japanese style with roots in the past. This exquisite hanging scroll demonstrates the preference for soft layering of gray tones with judicious use of color. The landscape is rendered in soft ink washes that subtly distinguish between water, mountain, and sky. The scroll painting...

A rare pair of antique Japanese Karashishi paintings in a landscape of rocks and peony flowers on gold leaf ground in fine handmade frames, Edo period, early 18th century. The Karash...

An ink painting on paper (Sumi-e) mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll. Entitled "Plum Blossom Under a Misty Moon", the artist was Japanese painter Nakabayashi Chikuto (1...

This 18th century folding screen is a stunning example of Japanese artistry. Beautifully painted with delicate brushwork, the evocative screen depicts a lively festival during the Ed...

A Japanese mounted vertical hanging scroll painting by Mori Tetsuzan (Japanese, 1775-1841) circa 19th century Edo period. The watercolor and ink on silk ...