East Asian Paintings

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...

Chinese gouache painting on paper of farmers tending to the land. Signed on the reverse. Comes framed.  

Chinese gouache painting on paper of farmers tending the land. Signed on the reverse, comes framed.

Beautiful fine detail of a variety of wild grasses. Lacquer on wood panel with carved surface and metal rim. Exhibited at National Nitten Exhibition 1969.

A 10th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. A snow landscape with people and houses in snow.

Bountiful mountain overlooking a city, divided by an occupied river. The shapes and colors that make up this unique painting allow for an unconventional take on a modern harbor view....

Mineral pigments on paper. Signature and seal read: Shigehiro.

Very unusual Chinese gouache, 19th century. Measures: H. 131, W. 185 cm. H. 51.5, W. 72.8 in.

Pigments on silk. Signature and seal read: Chiga saku (Acid free mounting with UV plexiglass) Painting dimentions: 59" H x 34" W, overall dimentions: 63 1/4" H x 38 1/2" W.

In strong primary colors. Makers seal reads: Yu.

Japanese two-panel screen: Woman washing her hair by candlelight, beautifully painted with striking colors and an unusual subject. A skillful expression of an intimate moment. Taisho...

A wonderful fine quality Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) water color on silk of seven monkeys climbing and playing on a rock face with trailing foliage...

Unpei Kameyama (1821-1899) A view of black (American) ships in the bay of Uraga Senminato, Miura district, June 1853 The Japanese text reads: ‘The seventy-six old men for the Kitamura-clan, drawn in 1897 on request of Yoshisada Kitamura, Himeji, the black ships which so much changed the fate of Japan, enjoy please this masterpiece by Harima Shonin Bisei who brings back memories of his young days.’ Watercolour on paper, laid down on cardboard, H. 44.5 x W. 115.5 cm Provenance: Collection of Yoshisada Kitamura, Himeji Yoshisada Kitamura (1838-1899), the son of a farmer in the village of Ogawa, in the district of Harimakashikihigashi, studied under Matajiro Otaka and got heavily involved in the anti-Shogunate movement. He was active in several military incidents against the Shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, he served the Meiji government as a local official in the Himeji domain. Kameyama Unpei was a Confucian scholar, a Shinto priest...

Lacquer and aluminum on wood. Exhibited at Northern Japan Art Exhibition. Signature reads: Yuki.

A scene from the 12th century Heike wars. Ruler Taira Shigehira ordered an attack on those who opposed his rule. During the battle, Nanto Temple, in Nara, was burned to the ground. T...

Very early painting of a gold arbor with morning glories, the mulberry paper almost appears polished. Please see close-up photos to show staining from use over the many years (on the...

Ink with accents of gold on paper. By Kodama Sanrei (1915-2002) exhibited at the 1968 Nippu-ten. About the Artist: Kodama Sanrei was born in Nagano prefecture and studied under the a...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Lilies on the Beach with Dancing Crabs. Taisho (1912-1926) period painting of spider lilies, tiger lilies, and morning glories in bloom at the ...