Gold Leaf Paintings

This lovely 18th-century framed French still life painting dripping with Rococo style was once above a large mirror making a trumeau. It most likely was taken from a room surrounded ...

A finely executed late 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a young woman, signed Dumini and presented in its original carved giltwood oval frame. The sitter is portrayed looking ba...

This is a Dutch Old Master oil on canvas, measuring 130 inches tall by 119 wide (~10.8 Feet x 10 Feet). Known as a behangsel or large-scale room decoration commissioned for Dutch or ...

A finely painted early 19th century Russian Orthodox icon, Saint Nicholas of Myra, circa 1820. This traditional Russian icon is finely painted with egg tempera paint and gesso on a l...

Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed ground, the lichen covered trunk and branches of the life-sized cherry blossom tree reach out and beyond the confines of the pictorial surface. The overall composition has a feeling of flatness which draws emphasis to the surface and the three-dimensionality of the cherry blossoms. Painstakingly built-up layers of thickly applied shell-white gofun detail the voluminous blossoms and cover large areas of this tour-de-force of Japanese Nihonga painting. By simplifying the background, minimizing the number of colors and depicting the blossoms with such heavy relief, the artist has emphasized the stunning presence of the cherry tree. The type of tree depicted is the Yae-Zakura; a double-layered type of cherry blossom famed for its beauty and strength. When we think of Japanese cherry blossoms, the first thing that comes to mind is Somei Yoshino variety, which has a single flower with five almost white petals. This type is fragile and easily blown away by strong wind or rain. Most of the double-flowered cherry blossoms begin to bloom when the Somei-Yoshino falls, and the flowering period lasts longer than that of the Somei-Yoshino. Kano Sanrakuki originally studied painting at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts School under the tutelage of Yamamoto Shunkyo...

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 lovely 18th-century framed French still life painting dripping with Rococo style was once above a large mirror making a trumeau. It most likely was taken from a room surrounded ...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

Imao Keisho (1902-1993) Pine Trees Early 20th Century, Circa 1930 Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on silk and gold leaf. Dimensions: Each screen H. 67.5” x 148” (172 cm x 376 cm) A pair of monumental six-panel Japanese pine screens by the renowned Nihonga artist Imao Keisho. Here Keisho entirely removed the background and brought the pine trees to the surface of the painting. This simplification of the elements makes the scene exceptionally direct and compelling and injects a very modern...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

Ishizaki Koyo (1884-1947) Wagtail & Chrysanthemum Early 20th century Folding screen in two-panels. Ink, pigments and gofun on gold leaf. Sign: Koyo Seal: Koyo This ...

One of our finest hand painted Tibetan Thangkas from Nepal. This extraordinary Thangka depicts 108 Buddhas with consorts in celestial court witnessing Amitabha's achievement of nirva...

Framed signed Daude Vintage Mid-Century Oil Painting Cityscape French Girl with Black Hair Brown Eyes Green Coat. Circa 1960’s oil painting on canvas depicting a young girl with jet ...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

Prague painting, Old Town Square, gold leaf. 1970-1980 COLOR White, brown, gray, orange MATERIALS Glass, wood, g...

This striking triptych comprises three original Mid-Century Modern abstract paintings by the French artist A. Laurent. Executed in a dramatic, lyrical expressionist style, each piece...

A refined 19th-century Japanese six-panel Byōbu folding screen depicting a richly composed autumn garden in full bloom. The composition is dominated by chrysanthemums in a wide varie...

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...

A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period. The signature reads Shoroku-i ge Tosa sa Konoe Shogen Mit...

Refined and unique oil painting on canvas, housed in a wooden frame carved with scrolls and gilded with pure gold leaf. The painting depicts the portrait of a young girl belonging to...

A vintage floral still-life painting from France, early to mid 20th century, layered in thin brushstrokes of oil paint onto a wood board. The blue vase overflows with happy blossoms ...

Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841) Pheasants and Cherry Blossoms Two-fold Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold and silver on paper. A two-fold Japanese bir...

Flowers & Birds of Spring and Autumn Unknown artist. Japan. Meiji period, circa 1900. A pair of six-fold screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper. Signed: Gaga S...

Fantastic pair of 19th century Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period six-panel screens titled The seven sages of the bamboo grove. The Kano school screens...

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...

Charming pair of small maritime paintings, oils on panel attributed to the French School of the late 19th or early 20th century. The first composition depicts a three-masted ship fl...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

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...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

Contemporary South Asian traditional style gouache painting with gilt highlights - featuring the legendary lovers Dhola and Maru riding a camel from the celebrated Rajasthani folk ba...

Kano School painting, in mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Artist seal reads: Hokkyo Unsen.

With a banana leaf palm on the left, at water's edge with geese. Perhaps a scene from the southern islands. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold leaf and a silk brocade border.

This large Italian Baroque oil on canvas, dating from the late 17th century represents an exceptionally vivid battle scene with the unusual subject of a brigand ambush on a stagecoac...

An antique 19th Century Russian Orthodox hand-painted egg tempera & gilded icon of Saint Pelagia and Saint James, circa 1860. This very fine antique Russian icon is painted in the a...

Large Fine Art Oil Painting by F. Wagner dated 1/72 Gilt Wood Frame with Acanthus Scroll decoration. Title is yellow Roses in vintage Vase, a classic Floral Still Life Painting in th...

Two framed panels by Yamamoto Shunkyo depicting a carp (koi) leaping from a river. Ink and gold leaf on paper. Instinctively brushed in a freehand s...

Certified Kimono Meister work / Certificate of Authenticity included One-of-a-kind Japanese textile art made from vintage obi fabrics. Sustainable ...

Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolour of capital from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the middle of 19th Century. Black ma...

A Wonderful 19th Century Painting Oil On Canvas Unsigned In The Manner Of Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Purchase From A Gallery And Believed To Be Authentic. Actual Painting Dimensions Ar...

18th century French school, portrait of an aristocrat woman circa 1760 - 1770, oil on canvas set into a Louis XVI style frame (the frame is a 19th century production ; it is gilt wit...

This Italian tempera painted on gilt wood gold ground panel is a Tuscan religious artwork in the style of late Renaissance - early Gothic period. The sc...

AMBIANIC presents Gold Byzantine Wall Art Female Icon 11.5tall x 9.75w x 1d inches  Art 9.5 x 7.75 Preowned Unrestored original Vintage Condition. Minor losses and fading. Distress. ...

Kay Nielsen abstract oil on canvas 1950s Los Angeles, California Dated 1950 signed K Nielsen. Museum quality artwork. Art has original fra...

Art nouveau painting of beautiful maiden and mischievous angels. An allegory of Spring. Watercolor painting by Alessandro Rontini (Italian born 1854). In beautiful custom floral deco...

Certified Kimono Meister work / Certificate of Authenticity included. One-of-a-kind Japanese textile art made from vintage obi fabrics. Sustainable...

Rare extra large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolor representing a coat of arms and coming from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the mid-1...

Certified Kimono Meister work / Certificate of Authenticity included. One-of-a-kind Japanese textile art made from vintage kimono fabrics. Sustainable artwork for modern interiors, ...

Vintage Harry McCormick oil painting on canvas, titled Red Interior. It features an opulent, richly decorated 19th century European Victorian mansion parlor interior. The atmosphere ...

Beautiful painting on an 1800s paper by contemporary artist Afsoon Thayer. Flower motif painted with Farrow and Ball paint, pastel, and gold leaf on an original 1800s accounting ledg...

This Mid-19th‑century French school oil on canvas depicts a young woman in an intimate half‑length pose, tenderly feeding a small bird. Painted in the sentimental genre tradition ass...

This is a charming naive painting of a young John Davis, son of Gregory Davis of Norfolk, painted by Bridget Bereners (?). The exquisite quality of the framing is an indication of th...

This is a charming painting of a cherub with an arm extending forward, perhaps hold out a bouquet of flowers. The painting dates to the mid-18th century and is probably cut from a larger painting. The putti is well-framed in a French a gold leafed neoclassical-style. Considering the quality of this painting, and although not signed, the painting was most probably painted by a recognized Italian 18th century artist.

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...

19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas by Langlois. Children looking a Rabbit in Cage. "The Cuddly Rabbit" Mark William Langlois (United Kingdom, 1848-1924) Alsklingskaninen ) The Cud...

Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century) Ink, pigment, gofun and...

Antique 19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas Cow Painting Set in Fine Gold Leaf Frame, Signed "Vitollo."

Kano School painting depicting an interior with finery such as a lacquer table, silk textiles, and other paintings. The fusuma doors appear to be a famous...

Edo period (c. 1800) screen, beautifully painted with excellent details. Kano School painting at its best. An exuberant Audobon landscape being observed by a cat and her kitten. A...