Anglo-Japanese Paintings

Abstract mixed media painting on panel titled "Pacific #2" by Margaret Ash, circa 1950s. Retains label from Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.

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...

The cranes by the river painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed wo...

An original vintage framed by artist, this mixed media oil, brass on canvas abstract painting is very powerful and highly decorative.

This vintage painting on Masonite of a blue harlequin, in homage to Pablo Picasso, is a beautifully framed art piece. The soft palette and antique frame are truly breathtaking. This ...

Two portraits of Japanese man and women in traditional costume painted on silk, circa 1920, in their original frames. Details show the exquisite tradit...

Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker...

An early-20th century French hand-painted plate by T & V, Limoges, France. Plates' design is beautiful fuchsia-purple and pink mum flowers and green leaves, finished with a gold gilt...

A tall, beautifully hand-painted on wood panel folding screen of Japanese style by artist Robert Crowder (b. 1911 - d.2010). Signed on the back side. After working as a missionary in Korea, Crowder went to Japan to study Nihonga ("Japanese-style paintings" are paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials. While based on traditions over a thousand years old, the term was coined in the Meiji period of the Imperial Japan, to distinguish such works from Western-style paintings) Robert H...

Colorful Japanese ink and color on silk Showa painting of a pair of peacocks. Vivid colors and beautiful details with a signature and seal on right side bottom. Framed in a midcentur...

Exceptional Japanese Meiji period two-panel screen, circa 1900. Featuring songbirds amid sakura cherry trees and flowering peony. Made in the Nihonga School style on handcrafted mulb...

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...