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Period Italian Fausto Pirandello Signed Abstract Watercolor
Located in Roma, IT
Important work by one of the greatest artists of the Italian artistic avant-garde Fausto Pirandello
It depicts one of his iconic subjects ‘Bathers’ with three characters depicted in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Watercolor on Paper of Niagara Falls, Framed, C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Watercolor on Paper of Niagara Falls Unsigned C1840.
Measures - 22"H x 26"W x 2.25"D.
This antique watercolor painting on paper depicting Niagara Falls, circa 1840. Th...
Category
19th Century Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Unsigned Navajo gouache on paper of a hunter with birds, c. 1940
By Harrison Begay
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Unsigned gouache watercolor on paper of Native American hunter with birds, in the style of Harrison Begay. The hunter is centered at the bottom of the frame and is kneeling behind a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting with Summerly High Mountain Landscape ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Painting with Summerly High Mountain Landscape ca. 1900s
A beautiful impressionist oil painting depicting a summerly high mountain landscape with a mountain hut and peasant woman in...
Category
Early 1900s German Country Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
African Girl Art Painting on Paper Weyne 66x56cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage painting, probably acrylic on paper, African-inspired art painted by a Belgian, signed bottom left, we think we can tell 'Weyne' from it, ca. second half of the 20th century....
Category
20th Century Belgian Paper Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Sarah Rishel Art Print Intaglio Etching "Applique Quilt", 13/200
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Limited edition print "Applique Quilt" features a section of stylized traditional Country-style quilt, framed with an abstract flower garland. The etching captures an old fashioned, ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Michelangelo's Dream by Stephanie Buck, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Michelangelo's Dream by Stephanie Buck. Published by Courtauld Gallery, 2020. 1st Ed softcover exhibition catalo. Published to accompany the exhibition "Michelangelo's Dream" held at the Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House, London: 18 Feb.-16 May 2010. Illustrated in color. An intensive examination of the history of one of the Courtauld Gallery's most prized possessions, 'Il Sogno' (The Dream), considered one of the finest drawings by Michelangelo, and one which had much personal meaning for the artist. Michelangelo's masterpiece The Dream ( Il Sogno) has been described as one of the finest of all Italian Renaissance drawings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair Mid Century Flamingo & Egrets Prints by Turner in Mirror Frames
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of mirrored framed mid-century Flamingo and Egrets Turner lithograph prints. Features Flamingos and Egrets set against a soft, pastel backdrop, capturing the elegance and grace ...
Category
1950s English Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mirror
Iroquois Native American Portrait Painting Turtle Clan Warrior - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking, one-of-a-kind original Native American Iroquois portrait painting, featuring a distinguished Turtle Clan warrior in traditional full-feathered headdress. This evocative p...
Category
20th Century American Native American Paper Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Framed Japanese Watercolor Painting of Bird on Flowering Branch
Located in Yonkers, NY
This delicate Japanese painting on paper captures a bright yellow bird perched among flowering branches in full bloom. Executed in watercolor with expressive brushwork and fluid ink ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Paper Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Sunflower Field C.Lipari Print on paper
Located in Taranto, IT
Sunflower Field C.Lipari Print on paper
Measures:
Height 33cm
Width 74cm
Print on paper
In good conservative condition, present signs of time due to use and age. (Please see phot...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Circa 1700 Japanese Screen Pair, Cranes & Pines, Kyoto Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Pines and Cranes
Anonymous. Kyoto Kano School.
Late 17th/early 18th centuries, circa 1700.
Pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens.
Ink, gofun, pigment and gold leaf on paper.
This bold composition presents two pine trees extending to the left and right across a gold leaf background. One tree is silhouetted against a green ground, golden clouds obscuring its true size, the other stretches across a stylized waterway. The pines are paired with Manchurian cranes with red crests and snow white plumage. Both have been highly auspicious motifs in East Asia since Chinese antiquity. Here the artist utilized fluid and instinctive ink brushstrokes to define the trunk, branches and tail feathers, in strong contrast to the precision and sharp angularity of the crane’s legs and beaks. The adoption of this vast metallic painting support required an unerring sense of design and composition, so that the negative space surrounding motifs could imply context for the otherwise floating pictorial elements. The brushwork detailing the trunks of the pines, the exaggerated dimensions of the pine trees and the strength and dynamism of the composition are all reminiscent of Kano Eitoku...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Ancestor Portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary.
Antique tempera on paper painting of a Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
F.G. FRASER - Cambridge River View - Watercolor - Framed - U.K. - 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
F.G. FRASER (Frederick Gordon Fraser) - Antique fine quality Cambridge spring/summer river view - watercolor and gouache painting on watercolor paper - signed by the artist lower lef...
Category
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Ira Yeager Rooster 2008 Oil on Canvas Painting
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming oil on canvas painting by Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The painting features a large white rooster with applied collage pieces. Painted in his classic 19th century count...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Country Paper Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
English Regency Period Original Watercolor Maple Frame Blackbird Nest and Eggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of a Blackbird’s nest and eggs, mounted in a Georgian Period Maple frame – Dated 1863.
These...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper, Birdseye Maple
Chinese ornithological painting on rice paper, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese ornithological painting on rice/pith paper. These works were prepared in small volumes featuring a particular activity, or ornithological/botanical subject. Disassembled from its original book form, it has been archival mounted and framed under UV glass...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori painted in gouache on paper, grisaille technique. The frame, in ebonized fruitwood and finished with wax, black in color, is oval in shape with an ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Brass
P. VILLENEUVE - 'Les Patineurs' - Framed Watercolor Painting - Canada - C.1993
Located in Chatham, ON
PIERRETTE VILLENEUVE (b.1944 - Aboriginal Metis Huron Wendat) - 'Les Patineurs - Canal Rideau' (The Ice Skaters - Rideau Canal) - Vintage watercolor painting on paper - original meta...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Paper Paintings
Materials
Metal
Watercolor Painting Chanel No. 5 Perfume
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful watercolor painting of the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle, signed by artist, 2012, New York, USA. A beautiful and well-done watercolor painting of the iconic Chanel N...
Category
2010s American Modern Paper Paintings
Materials
Metal
Color Lithograph by Henri Matisse – A Master of Color
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Color Lithograph by Henri Matisse – A Master of Color
This captivating color lithograph, created after the work of Henri Matisse, beautifully showcases the artist's exceptional mast...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese Rivals in Renaissance Venice, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Rivals in Renaissance Venice. Published by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2009. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Watercolor and Ink Landscape of Senjojiki Cirque, Near Nagoya
Located in Lomita, CA
The detail of this mountainous landscape of an area that is akin to the Alps in Japan is stunning. It is a watercolor and ink depiction of Senjojiki Cirque which is at the top of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Set of three Persian gouache paintings on hand laid paper, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Three Persian miniature gouache paintings on hand laid paper of polo players on a flower covered field. All works have been archival mounted and framed under UV filtering plexiglass....
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Large Chinese 19th Century Ancestor Portraits
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of large antique 19th century ancestor portraits, painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. A noble pair, a wealthy husband and wife, ornately dressed and sitting on carved ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
China Trade Watercolor Paintings of Chinese Sampans and Junks- A Set of Twelve
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade Watercolor Paintings of Chinese Sampans and Junks,
A Set of Twelve,
Circa 1850.
A superb set of twelve China Trade watercolors on pith paper mounted in contemporary egl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Phoenix and Peacocks.
A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d.)
First half of the 18th century.
The signature reads 67 year old Tsunetake.
The seals read:
-Tsunetake no in,
-Yotei,
-Seishin
Dimensions:
Each screen – H. 69” x W. 149” (176 cm x 378 cm)
A pair of Kano Grand Picture (Waga) screens depicting phoenix and peacocks rich with symbolic meaning. Dating to the first half of the 18th century, from the Kobikicho Kano school in Edo, this pair of folding...
Category
Early 18th Century Asian Edo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grand Tour Charcoal and Watercolor Architectural Drawing, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Grand Tour charcoal and watercolor drawing executed by an English tourist in Italy, circa 1800, depicting a gentleman peering over a staircase balustrade in a Baroque interior...
Category
Early 19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
19thc Antique French Hand-Painted Double Sided Fan with Gilded Mother of Pearl
Located in Savannah, GA
This splendid highly decorative, colorful double sided fan is beautifully hand-painted and on the front side features stunning figures dressed in French Court attire. The background ...
Category
1810s French Rococo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Brass
Robert Gilberg Original Nudes on Japanese Paper c1960s
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic original art piece by California artist, Robert Gilberg c 1960s. This was from his Japanese nude series. All these works were painted on antique Japanese ledger paper. This...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Giuseppe Casciaro (1861 - 1941) Villa Floridiana in the Snow, Naples 1922
Located in New York, NY
Giuseppe Casciaro (1861 - 1941) Villa Floridiana in the Snow, Naples 1922. Pastel on paper recording very rare snowfall in Naples in the garden of the Villa Floridiana, the palatial ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Screen, Early 20th Century Wagtail & Chrysanthemum by Ishizaki Koyo
Located in Kyoto, JP
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paper Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Picasso Drawing Black and White Print
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting an exquisite print by Pablo Picasso, a testament to the artist's prowess and innovation. Dated on the stone as 3.4.59, this drawing print captures a mesmerizing bullfighte...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mughal School Indian Miniature Painting of Radha-Krishna
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Indian miniature painting is composed in the Mughal style and depicts a meeting of the Hindu god Krishna and his shakti Radha, also known as the Supreme Goddess. To...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pair of Art Deco Period Erotic Drawings / Watercolours by Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A few beautiful works of art by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi. They are female nudes, slightly erotic in appearance with a beautiful display of transparent fabrics.
Dimensions frame: 25,5 x 20 cm
Dimensions paper: 23,5 x 18 cm
Umberto Brunelleschi (21 June 1879 - 16 February 1949) was an Italian artist. He was born in Montemurlo, Italy, studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence and moved to Paris in 1900 where he soon established himself as a printer, book illustrator, set and costume designer. He worked for Le Rire as a caricaturist and was a contributor to many of the deluxe French fashion publications including Journal des Dames et Des Modes, La Vie Parisienne...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair by Soga Nichokuan, Hawks on Pine & Plum Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Hawks on plum and pine
Soga Nichokuan (active circa 1625-1660)
Pair of six-fold screens.
Ink, mineral pigments, gofun, gold and speckled gold l...
Category
1640s Japanese Edo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Jesus "Chucho" Reyes Ferreria Gouache on Paper of Exotic Bird
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful gouache painting of an exotic bird by the important Mexican artist, known as "Chucho" Reyes. Measures: 19"x 28.5" in a period wood frame, u...
Category
1950s Mexican Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian Painting
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
20th-century constructivist mixed technique Russian painting...
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1920s Russian Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i Fyra Sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19/20th C 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i fyra sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19 and 20thc. Gothenburg Museum of Art (Swedish: Göteborgs konstmuseum) is located at Götaplatsen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The museum holds the world's finest collection of late 19th century Nordic art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
1959 Watercolor Abstract Architectural Painting signed Dow
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Watercolor Painting. Abstract architectural landscape.
Signed upper right corner Dow 59.
Signed in verso in pencil
Framed by Duane 8-18-64
36 h x 30 w x 2.5 d art 23.5 w x 29.5...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint, Wood
'Chucho' Reyes Signed Gouache on Paper of a Colorful Rooster
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful gouache painting on un-mounted tracing paper by the famous Mexican Artist Jesus 'Chucho' Reyes Ferreria (1882-1977). 29x19", signed lower left, framed 42x32".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Framed Hand Painted Indian Gouache Painting of Horse on Silk in Pink - India
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A magnificent large traditional Indian gouache painting of a royal horse on silk. This Rajasthani piece is unique in that it is very large. We typically ...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paper Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Painted on Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Paravento a sei pannelli di scuola giapponese Kano: paesaggio con bellissime ed eleganti gru vicino al fiume, con alberi di pino e sakura.
Dipinto a mano con pigmenti minerali ed inc...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous. Korean, 17th century. Joseon period.
Hanging scroll. Ink on paper.
Seal: Shinso
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 200 cm x W. 31 cm (79” x 12”)
Image: H. 122 cm x W. 29.5 cm (48” x 11.5”)
The grapevine came to China and then Korea from western Asia via the silk road trade routes. By the mid-Joseon period, it was one of the most popular subjects for Korean literati painters. Grapevines were painted as a singular subject or, less commonly, in combination with squirrels, which are associated with children due to their playful nature. Together, grapevines and squirrels embody wishes for abundant offspring and wealth.
For the Korean literati artist the twisting vines, curling tendrils and round, plump grapes provided ample opportunity for expressive "brush play”. In this painting the artist has abstracted the scene and is seemingly unconcerned with discontinuities and proportion. Vines spring up from nowhere, grapes hang in random clusters and the squirrel’s head appears as if twisted backwards. For the vines and leaves we can feel a sense of speed in the brushstrokes, imparting a dynamic feel which is at once intense and animated. This contrasts dramatically with the countless tiny strokes of ink which realistically capture the texture of the squirrel’s fur...
Category
17th Century Korean Other Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Min...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolor paintings of exotic birds on branches are in watercolor and gouache on Chinese paper.
One picture depicts a pigeon perched on a tree branch with a landscape background. Chinese calligraphy can be seen in the top right corner. The second picture depicts two courting birds in shades of brown, both perched on a branch, also in a landscape background.
Both paintings framed with a green silk mat and contemporary gilt and dark wood frame.
Reference: Chinese Export...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Original Thai Temple Charcoal Rubbing Framed Art
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair vintage framed temple relief rubbings showcases exquisite Thai art from the mid-century era.
Handmade in Thailand, this piece represents the rich cultural heritage of the regio...
Category
1950s Thai Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
A Wide EXPRESSIONIST Figurative PAINTING, in FERNAND LEGER Style, France 1950.
Located in PARIS, FR
A large figurative "and" abstract gouache painting on paper and mounted on canvas, powerful and colorful art work obviously expressing the artist's creative performance, at the cross...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Paper
Lucio Pozzi Remolior Signed Unique Modern Oil Monotype on Paper Unframed 1972
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique modern oil monotype on paper titled “Remolior” by Lucio Pozzi. Hand signed, titled, and dated 1972 in pencil on the bottom margin. An expressive floral still life with a bri...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
Hand-Coloured Scene from Cloister Vaults in the Raphael Loggias, Vatican, No. IV
Located in Kastrup, DK
Giovanni Ottaviani (Italy, 1735-1808)
Title: Scene from Cloister Vaults in the Raphael Loggias, Vatican
Large, exquisitely hand-coloured etching from the series Loggie di Rafaele ne...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Treasures of the Vatican, by Maurizio Calves, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and Galleries, The Treasure of St. Peter's, The Vatican Grottos and Necropolis, and The Vatican Palaces by Maurizi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Japanese Screen for Tea-Ceremony, Ink Bamboo and Plum on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neo-Classic Architecture Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic engravings of architecture in a gold frame (18th/19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Pair of six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold on paper.
Second half of the 19th Centur...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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 ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Abstract Calligraphy by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 62 x 102 cm. Some creases.
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Paper Paintings
Materials
Paper
