Early 20th Century Paintings

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...

Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Bunrei-Ga.

Sun rising over cresting waves through tropical trees. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and brocade.

Charming pair of oval porcelain plaques with the frame in ormolu bronze represent scenes of a couple having fun in a landscape and the other one ...

A vibrant and wonderful collection of antique porcelain plates featuring 12 distinct Great Britain Castles which are labeled on the back of the plates ...

Flowers artwork, oil painting on canvas, floral vase painting which represents yellow Daiseis, placed in two vases. In the background were painted the so-called "Pope's Medallions...

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...

Still life artwork, antique oil painting, Still life with fruit  proposed here is an oil painting on canvas of the Twentieth Century.  It also has an original Golden Frame. It is a composition with grape and fruit some vegetables and some tomatoes and some garlic, with a nice white ceramic vase nearby. Antique paintings on canvas, still life, Art Deco, signed DYF at the bottom right a French painter who was born in Paris but grew up in Normandy. DYF Marcel...

Fig Trees Hiroe Kashu (b.1890) Taisho era, circa 1920 Pair of six-fold Japanese screens Ink, malachite, gold and silver on paper Dimensions: Each Screen measures H...

Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...

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 ...

This romantic pencil pastel rendering of Lesser bird-of-paradise was created in 1936, by the American artist Allen L. Person. The gilt gold frame compliments the golden tones of ...

Kasahara Seiken White peacocks, circa 1916 Framed painting. Ink, color and gofun on silk. A Taisho period Japanese nihonga painting depicting a pair of white peacocks re...

Black and white watercolor on purple paper. Monogrammed lower right. Klein studied in Vienna, Munich and Paris finally came to USA in 1939. She taught college, where her husband Walt...