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Place of Origin: Japanese
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Set of Four Japanese Reverse Paintings
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Set of four Japanese reverse paintings.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Glass
Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Village Landscape Scene on Paper in Custom Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large antique Japanese hand-painted village landscape scene set in custom frame under glass. This large antique Japanese village landscape painting captures the tranquil beauty of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Composition
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Late 17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Takanori Kinoshita (1894-1973) Japanese Mid Century Portrait Painting
Located in Sarasota, FL
Portrait of a musician girl by Takanori Kinoshita
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Contemporary Abstract Oriental Signed Painting
By Kozo Inoue
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful contemporary abstract Kozo Inoue signed painting
Series of 4 canvas assembled to form a single painting signed Kozo Inoue dated 1974
This painting, never before on the mark...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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 Showa Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Small Wall Hanging Art / Japanese paper / Sand paint / Ink
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a small wall hanging picture.
Japanese paper is pasted and colored on wooden panels.
In addition, sand-like paint is layered and partially colored with ink.
The boundary o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf
By Nenma
Located in Kyoto, JP
Unknown artist
Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds
Painted in the Year of the Fire Dog, 1826 or 1886. 19th century.
The scene depicted here is set under moonlight, with two hares hi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
An Original Mitsuaki Sora Woodblock Print Titled "PEACE" in frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mitsuaki Sora is a well-known stone sculptor who also makes woodblock prints. In the late 1960s, his prints were of very colorful abstract shapes, such a...
Category
1970s Minimalist Vintage Japanese Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Paint
Ohashi Suiseki, Resting tiger, Japanese watercolor on silk, Japan circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Ohashi Suiseki, Resting tiger, watercolor on silk, circa 1900
Midori Ohashi (Ohashi Suiseki, April 1865 -August 31, 1945 ) is a Japanese painter who was...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sotatsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sotatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A workbench used by a lacquer craftsman/Before 1972/Like an abstract painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Late 20th Century Showa Japanese Paintings
Materials
Pine
Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Painted on Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
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...
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Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Folding Screen "雨路風 " 1974 /Mingei Wabisabi/
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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1970s Showa Vintage Japanese Paintings
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Paper
Monumental Antique Mounted Japanese Daimyo Procession Hand Scrolls, Set of Four
Located in Sheridan, CO
Very unique and rare museum quality professionally framed Japanese Daimyo procession hand scroll, likely Meiji Period (1868-1911). The set of 4 scrolls feature ink and color figural ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Paint, Paper
Antique Japanese Blockprint Painting Japan Edo or Meiji
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Antique Student Writing Map Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Student Writing Map Japanese Lacquer Ware Writing Meiji Period Japan
Some damage
Additional information:
Material: Lacquer
Region of Origin: Japan...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Lacquer
Yoshio Minomura Signed Abstract Oil and Ink on Canvas Painting
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An oil on canvas painting by the Japanese artist Yoshio Minomura (born 1947). This abstract work depicts a patchwork of colors in white, black, orange, yellow, green and blue. Sectio...
Category
20th Century Modern Japanese Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lovely Japanese Painting ‘Woman in Sitting Position’ Antique Meiji, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely painted Japanes painting. Marked.
Additional information:
Material: Paper
Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: ca 1900
Age: ca 19...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Antique Hiroshige Tokaido Road 29th station : Hamamatsu : Japanese Blockprint
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Agate
Antique Japanese Painting Japan Meiji Period Dear in Winter
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Painting Japan Meiji Period Dear in Winter.
A very nice blockprint.
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Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Pri...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Antique Chinese or Japanese Fish Painting China Japan Qing / Edo or Meiji
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese or Japanese Fish Painting China Japan Qing / Edo or Meiji.
A very nice painting.
Additional information:
Type: Paintings, Scro...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Japanese Watercolor Painting of Two Geisha, Signed, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
JOICHI HOSHI (1911-1979), Blue Tree, Woodblock, signed lower right, Dated 1973
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Joichi Hoshi Blue Tree Top woodblock with gold pigment. This is a fine example of the artists genre.
Joichi Hoshi was born in Niigata, Japan in 1913. He worked as a teacher in Tai...
Category
1970s Vintage Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese 2-Panel Furosaki’byôbu 風炉先屏風 'Tea-Ceremony Folding Screen' with Dragons
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A striking low and wide two-panel furosaki’byôbu (tea-ceremony room divider) painted with two bright white dragons (ryû) flying amidst swirling black clouds. The left dragon holds a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Wood, 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 Meiji Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 6 large kakemonos from 19th century Japanese mythology.
Paper support with a canvas pasted on the paper
Wonderful set that is part of Japan's history and beliefs
When not hung, the Kakemonos are rolled up.
circa 1800 - Japan - Edo Period
A kakemono translates as "object to hang". In Japan this refers to a painting or calligraphy, most often done on silk or paper framed in a scroll that was intended to be hung on walls or in public lighting. This particular form, which allows them to be in a roll, dates back to the Tang dynasty in China (this would be related to the copying and preservation of ancient Buddhist texts). A Kami is a deity or spirit worshipped in the Shinto religion. A Yokai is a spirit, ghost, demon, or strange apparition from the creatures of Japanese folklore.
Each of these kakemonos represents a unique story:
- A kami, a Japanese deity, is shown painting a rainbow. Indeed, he performs the action with his right hand while his left hand holds a kind of basket with three pots of paint. This kami has a rather closed attitude. He is standing in a dark and tormented sky. Below this figure, 8 villagers are dressed in traditional Japanese clothes. Their faces are softened. They are not afraid of the elements made by the kami above their heads.
- A character with an unreal look is holding a kind of jar with his two hands, which he spills on human figures above. This being is floating in the air, probably a character from mythology, perhaps Susanoo. Underneath, villagers on umbrellas. They are trying to protect themselves as best they can from what is falling on them. One of them is carrying baskets with fish on her shoulders. A character in the background is thrown forward and falls.
- On this kakemono, the god Raijin, dressed in a white and blue outfit, strikes the sky with his two drum hammers to create lightning and its thunderous sound. Surrounded by Tomoe and a long red scarf, Raijin, enraged and with dishevelled hair, creates a dark and violent storm. The villagers seem frightened by this meteorological phenomenon. One of the villagers can be seen fainting in the arms of a man. This scene may seem chaotic, but Japanese legend tells us that once a field is struck by lightning, the harvest is good.
- On this kakemono, we see an unreal-looking figure holding a fan, as if he were sweeping away the bad weather, or simply producing gusts of wind. He is probably the kami of wind and air, Shina tsu-hiko. The figures below him seem surprised by so much wind. An umbrella flies away on the left, the women hold their hair and scarf, the clothes are caught in the power of the wind, there is even a woman on the ground on the bottom left.
- This Kakemono represents a short moment. This Raiju is a yokai (ghost spirit...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Early 20th Century Japanese Costume Portraits Painted on Silk
Located in London, GB
Two portraits of Japanese man and women in traditional costume painted on silk, circa 1920, in their original frames. Details show the exquisite tradit...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Japanese Paintings
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Located in Kyoto, JP
Omori Soun (b. 1704)
Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers
A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.
Dating ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Three Japanese Watercolors in the Manner of Hanabusa Itcho
Located in Bradenton, FL
Manner of ITCHO, Hanabusa, (Japanese, 1652-1724): Three watercolor and ink drawings on paper, to include:
1) Man seated with monkey , signed right side, 16.25" x 11.25".
2) Man sta...
Category
19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Showa Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 19th Century Bamboo in Moonlight
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
Japanese Silk Suijaku Scroll Nyorai-Kojin with Mixed Buddhism and Shinto Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Suijaku hanging scroll beautifully presented in a custom wood shadow box frame from Edo period (circa 18-19th century). The scroll, surmounted on golden brocade was painted in fine details with gouache, ink and gold powder highlight, served as a Suijaku mandala for the worshippers. Honji Suijaku is a complicated religious concept uniquely developed in Japan. It mixed and hybrid the Buddism deities with native shinto spirits (known as Kami), which were seen as local manifestations (the suijaku, literally means a "trace") of Buddhist deities (the honji literally the original ground). The original idea may lie with the synergetic strategy to spread Buddism by making it more relatable to the local population who had already worshiped Shinto gods. The paradigm, adopted in the 10th century from an orignal Chinese concept, remained a defining feature of Japanese religious life up to the end of the Edo period (1868). Instead of being confined to deities, its application was often extended to historical figures as shown on this scroll.
This long hanging scroll depicts an arrangement of 21 figures including Buddhism and Shinto deities as well as two historical figures on the bottom. Each figure was name-tagged in Kanji for easy identification by the worshippers. It was used in the temple or shrine so that when the worshipper prayed in front the mandala, they prayed simultaneously to all the deities.
On the very top, sits Nyorai-Kojin, a hybrid deity of Nyorai Buddha and Kojin, the kaki for fire, stove and kitchen. From the top to bottom and left to right, here is the list of the deities: Kanon with Thousand Hands, Kanon with Willow Branch, Monju Bosatsu...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood
Large Lithograph of a Japanese Scene After the Tale of Genji
Located in Pasadena, CA
This lithograph is an illustration of the classic Japanese novel, "The Tale of Genji," written by Murasaki Shikibu. It captures the aristocratic atmo...
Category
19th Century Han Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Lake Side: Copy of Kuroda Seiko's Painting, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Introducing a remarkable oil painting on linen canvas, meticulously reproduced to capture the essence of the renowned work by Kuroda Seiki. The original masterpiece, titled "Lake Sid...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Wood
19th Century Japanese Framed Hand-Painted on Silk
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Japanese framed hand painted on Silk.
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Miniature Four-Panel Screen Blue and Green Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century mid-Edo period Japanese four-panel miniature screen. Depicting a beautifully painted Chinese blue and green landscape in the Nanga School...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Brass
Meiji Period Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Birds by Hasegawa Gyokujun
Located in Kyoto, JP
One hundred birds
Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921)
Meiji period, circa 1900.
Ink, color and gofun on silk.
Dimensions of each screen:
H. 170 cm x W. 190 cm (67’’ x 75”)
Despite the title, well over 100 birds are represented in this pair of two-fold Japanese screens (the title functions figuratively to convey the idea of a large number). The monumental work is rendered with a comprehensive and highly complex composition which is exquisitely executed and meticulously colored. More a celebration of naturalism than the traditional “One Hundred Birds” paintings which originated in China. This was a subject matter known for its auspicious meaning as much as its actual depiction of nature. These paintings generally had a phoenix (occasionally peacocks) placed in the center, and the other birds paying homage to it.
In this quintessentially Japanese scene painted by Gyokujun, a couple of long-tailed birds modeled after paradise flycatchers are included; these are traditional auspicious motifs in Oriental bird and flower painting and denote themes such as celebration and enduring generations. In addition there is the playful inclusion of single exotic parrot. Even so, the vast majority of the birds and flowers are native to Japan. Reading the scene from right to left, from spring through to autumn, the overwhelming sense is one of movement and haste. It is almost as if the birds are in a race, with the fleetest leading the way forward. Although these native birds were commonly drawn amongst artists of the Shijo school, rarely were they painted with such drama and dynamism. It is not strictly a depiction of sketched birds whose manner was faithfully handed down through the traditions of the Shijo school. Rather we see Gyokujun seeking and achieving new expressions in the heart of the turbulent Meiji period.
Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921) was born in Kyoto. He was the eldest son of Hasegawa Gyokuho, a Shijo school painter who studied under Matsumura Keibun. Gyokujun studied painting under his father and became a prominent member of the Kyoto painti
ng world from a young age. In 1891 he established the ‘Young Painters Social Club’ along with Takeuchi Seiho, Miyake Gogyo and Taniguchi Kokyo. Also in 1891 he was selected as a judge of the Great Private Paintings Exhibition along with Takeuchi Seiho, Yamamoto Shunkyo...
Category
Early 1900s Meiji Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood
17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree & Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650)
Plum Tree and Birds
Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper.
In this evocative ink work spread over a six-panel folding screen, we see the consummation of the elegance and refinement of the Edo Kano school. This 17th century screen is a rare surviving example of a large-scale bird and flower painting by Kano Naonobu, the younger brother of Kano Tanyu...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Japanese 2-Panel Byôbu 屏風 'Room Divider' with Painting of Bamboo & a Poem
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful, large two-panel byôbu (room divider) with a serene painting of red-leaved bamboo and rocks on an oxidized silver leaf background. Silver leaf continuously undergoes the process of oxidation, which creates a beautiful aged patina.
On the left an inscription from a ‘Zekku’ poem by the Chinese poet Yang Zai (1271?1323), titled: Shan shang zhu (bamboo (painted) on a fan).
Translated as :
Why would people plant a lot of bamboos?
The shade of a single culm is also beautiful.
In the autumn night it rocks on the wind,
And the fresh sound echoes in my dream.
Dated: Shôwa, the year kôshin (1938). Signature unknown...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Other, Silver Leaf
Antique hanging scroll of Japanese cat/Late Edo-Meiji period/Cat painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Edo Period Six Panel Screen of Chinese Scholars
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating 19th century Japanese late Edo period six pane funpon screen. Large scale depicting Chinese scholars and officials engaged in leis...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Silk
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 Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossom & Pheasants by Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Heron & Plovers
Ink and silver leaf on paper
Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917)
A pair of low six-panel Japanese screens by Maekawa Bunrei, a later master of the Kyoto based Shijo school of painting. On the right screen a solitary white heron stands motionless in a stream. On the left screen plovers play along a shoreline. The elegant forms are executed employing fluid, minimalistic ink brushstrokes. The soft brushstrokes and the sharp light of the silver leaf lend the scenes a sense of translucence. The sophisticated composition superbly exploits the long, horizontal pictorial surface of the pair of folding screens...
Category
Early 1900s Meiji Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Kaiho Yusetsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Tiger and Dragon
Early Edo Period, Circa 1650
A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink and slight color on paper.
Dimensions:
Each screen: H. 171 cm x W. 380 cm (67.5’’ x 149.5’’)
In this pair of early Edo period Japanese screens a group of tigers prowl in a bamboo grove whipped with fierce wind, while a dragon claws through clouds and mist. The dragon embodies elemental qualities - looming out of the mist, the coils of its body disappearing in the clouds. The dragon is calling for rain, symbolizing spring which is considered the fountain of life. On the other side, the tigers calls for the wind, symbolizing autumn which is considered the end of life. Tigers were familiar motifs within Japanese art from ancient times though the animals were imaginary to the people in the 17th century. While dragons and tigers are usually associated as sacred and ferocious, in this painting, both animals have rather amusing expressions. The tigers appear to glare at the dragon with cat-like eyes, and the look on the swirling dragon’s face appears almost affectionate - lending a playful flair to an otherwise magnificent theme.
The tiger and dragon are cosmological symbols of the balancing forces in the world. Screens such as this were originally meant to express the fluctuating nature of the world. For Japanese in the early Edo period, they likely suggested the powers of the cosmos. In Japan the tiger and dragon motif was originally absorbed into the circles of Zen monasteries before spreading into the secular world. The theme especially appealed to the military classes with the Kano school, the official painters to the Shogun and the samurai, being the leading contributors. The painter of this pair of screens, Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677), was closely patronized by the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. In his later years he worked with Kano school artists...
Category
Mid-17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga
Unknown artist
Meiji era, circa 1880
Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings
Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Dimensions:
Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34.4 cm (9.15” x 13.5”)
The hand-scroll measures H. 28 cm x W. 540 cm (11” x 212”)
A set of 12 late 19th century Japanese Shunga paintings mounted as a hand-scroll. Two of the leaves bear the signature and seal ‘Setsuzan’, although we are unable to confirm the identity of the artist using this art name. 6 of the 12 images are taken almost directly from Katsukawa Shuncho’s late 18th century woodblock series, ‘Erotic Pictures...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
260 Year Old Japanese Hanging Scroll with Painting of the 9-Headed Dragon Deity
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Amazing 260 year old Japanese kakejiku (hanging scroll) with a refined painting of the nine headed dragon deity, with a Buddhist flame as a crown, an...
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Materials
Metal
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Located in Kastrup, DK
A vivid pair of Japanese watercolor paintings of carps. Individually framed. Artwork dimensions (cm): 20, 5 x 27, 5.
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming prunus tree or plum tree. Beautifully painted with ink and natural color pigments on m...
Category
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Materials
Brass
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kawahara Keiga (1786 - c. 1860)
Two Dutch ships anchored in the bay of Nagasaki
Sumi ink and pigment on silk, H. 27 x W. 41 cm (excl. frame)
Comes framed, see image.
?Based o...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
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Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds and flowers of the four seasons
Early to mid-19th century
Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Unidentified artist
Signature: S...
Category
1830s Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Asian Lacquer on Panel Japanese Style Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Subtil and refined construction for this Japanese Style laquer.
Full of peace and action as well
Measure: 15" X 15’’ with the frame.
Category
1970s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Paintings
Materials
Abalone, Wood
19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies & Butterflies
Located in Kyoto, JP
Poppies & Butterflies
Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Igarashi Chikusa (1774-1844)
Signature: Chikusa Ran Zen
Upper Seal: Ran Shuzen
Lower Seal: Kyoho
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 68” x W. 18” (172cm x 45cm)
Image: H. 38.5’’ x W. 12.5’’ (98cm x 32cm)
This composition shows elegant images of poppies and the butterflies that are inevitably drawn to them. It captures a momentary glimpse into a world both visually dazzling and startlingly realistic. The painting is infused with sensitivity and attention to seasonal change and weather conditions. The thin and fragile poppies are beautifully depicted with brilliant colors and the butterflies are similarly infused with life. The painting is on silk which requires extremely precise painting skills as no element once painted can be removed.
Poppies were a favorite subject of Rinpa school artists through the ages. Originally they were somewhat abstracted but by the age of Sakai Hoitsu...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair, Cranes
Located in Kyoto, JP
Cranes
Anonymous, Kano School.
Edo period, second half of the 17th century.
Pair of six-panel screens. Ink, pigment gofun and gold l...
Category
1670s Edo Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Meiji Era Japanese Two Panel Hand Painted Wood Table Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A Meiji era Japanese two-panel wood screen, with illustrated images from The Tale of Genji that are exquisitely painted directly on wood with fine detail and precision, accented with scattered 24k gold leaf specks in cloud forms, rendered in the manner of Heian period...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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