Lovely Japanese 19/20th c Scroll by Nihonga Landscape in Autumn

This is a fresh green colored landscape painting hand-drawn by Kitakami Seigyu. Kitagami Seigyû was born on Hokkaidô. In 1913 he went to Kyoto and entered the studio of Takeuchi Sei...

A mountain hunter hunting in the snowy mountains at the base of Mt. Fuji in winter 　　is depicted 　　using a unique brush stroke 　　by Naito Keto, a southern painter 　　who studied unde...

High-quality Print This is the first generation Utagawa Hiroshige (Tatsusai) brush painting ``Hakone Hot Spring Field''. Although it is a Print it is very beautiful and has a strong ...

This work carefully and delicately depicts a Chrysanthemum ■Silk book, handwritten ■Condition 　　Lovely Condition ■Dimensions Axis size: 1855mm (height) x 530mm (width) Paper size: ...

Oil on canvas painted landscape in autumn, 20th century. Wooden frame partially gilded. Signature illegible. (S-197).

Impressionistic oil painting idyllic autumn landscape signed. 20th Century. Oil on canvas landscape in autumn. 20th Century wooden frame gilded. Si...

A Japanese hanging scroll or Kakejiku, circa 1890, depicting bamboo grass and a rabbit. In Japanese culture, the rabbit is a symbol of cleverne...

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...