Edo Paintings
EDO STYLE
Edo furniture was created during a flourishing time for the decorative arts owing to the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate rule in Japan. Spanning from 1603 to 1867, this era of peace and economic growth supported artistic advancements in lacquer, woodblock printing, porcelain and other artisanal trades. Because the country was largely isolated, there was little outside influence, leading to centuries of exceptional attention to the design of its furnishings and the quality of its traditional arts.
Unlike during the Meiji period that followed, with an increase in domestic and international markets, furniture during the Edo period was predominately commissioned by the ruling class, although people from across social groups benefited from the burgeoning metropolitan hubs for artisanal trades. For instance, Kyoto became a major center for lacquer art. Most furniture pieces were made from wood such as cedar or ash, including the era’s sashimono cabinets, which involved fine joinery and were rooted in the Heian period.
Sashimono cabinets, which were built by master craftsmen in a range of different wood types owing to the various trees that populate Japan, occasionally featured a stack of slender drawers as well as sliding doors. They were popular with everyone from samurai to kabuki actors. Tansu storage chests crafted from wood with metal fittings were also common in Edo-period homes. Some were designed to be easily portable while others were made to double as staircases.
Painted folding screens, called byōbu, were also fashionable, with Japanese artists inspired by nature, literature and scenes of history and daily life to create vivid works. In Buddhist temples and the palatial homes of the aristocratic class, fusuma, or large sliding panels, would sometimes be adorned with gold or silver leaf. These dividers allowed interiors to change throughout the day, closing in small spaces for personal use or reflecting candlelight to illuminate communal spaces after dark.
Find a collection of Edo tables, lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Edo
A rare wooden sliding door with Japanese paintings/1800-1920/Edo-Meiji
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden sliding door produced in Japan from the late Edo period to the Meiji period. This piece, which must have watched over people's lives for many years, is more than jus...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Cypress
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 Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Peacock & Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the Seasons
Pheasants & Plum in Snow
Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888
Signature...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
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 Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
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...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Wood, 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 Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Japanese Antique Edo 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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Mid 19th Century, Koi and Water Plants
By Iwase Hirotaka
Located in Kyoto, JP
Iwase Hirotaka (1808-1877)
Koi and Water Plants
Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold wash and gold flecks on silk
Inscription: Hirotaka
Seal: Ille...
Category
1860s Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Brass
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Phoenix & Paulownia
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the seasons
Pheasants & Plum in Snow
Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888
Signature...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
Japanese Screen Painting, circa 1700 'Horses' by Kano Tanshin
Located in Kyoto, JP
Horses
Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718)
Two-panel tea-ceremony Japanese screen or furosaki
Ink on gold leaf,
late 17th-early 18th century
Measures: H 55 cm x W 182 cm
The Kano school was closely aligned with the warrior class in Japan. The samurai, who lived in a closed and rigid hierarchical society established by the Shogunate, were drawn to the energy and freedom horses symbolize; Kano school artists commonly depicted the equine creatures as they are here, in unfettered and carefree family groups. China originally introduced horse paintings to Japan; the works typically focused on capturing the essence of horses in their various environments and often involved integrating human figures into the images.
Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718) was the son of Kano Tanyu...
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1690s Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Turtles & Azalea
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & flowers of the seasons
Pheasants & plum in snow
Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888
Signature...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
Japanese Painting 17th c Edo Scroll Triptyque Kano Chikanobu Buddhist Painting
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
TheItem below was painted approximately 300 years ago by Kano Chikanobu. In the center is a depiction of a deer hermit, on the right is a landscape of a tower that gives a sense of ...
Category
17th Century Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and Benkei, two heroes of Japanese folklore. Crafted in ink and natural color pigments on mulberry paper with thick gold leaf borders on each panel. The character Yoshitsune is seated under a blossoming cherry tree in full armor holding a fan. The warrior priest or monk Benkei is depicted kneeling on a leopard skin...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
18th Century Japanese Floral Paintings, Set of 5, Mineral Pigments on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
A set of 5 Japanese floral paintings from the 18th century. Each painted with mineral pigments directly applied to gold leaf. They were originally designed to be mounted on the leave...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century, Edo period.
This small Japanese folding screen pai...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Wood, Silk
Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens the Seven Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of 19th century Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period six-panel screens titled The seven sages of the bamboo grove. The Kano school screens...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Brass, Gold 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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, 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 Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Deities by Yokoyama Kazan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Japanese late Edo period two-panel screen circa 1800 by Yokoyama Kazan (Japanese 1784-1837). The screen depicts four of the seven Gods or deities ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Pair, Tigers by Kishi Renzan, Late Edo Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Renzan (1804-1859)
Tigers
Pair of six-panel Japanese screens.
Ink and gold-leaf on paper.
In this monochromatic pair of six-fold Japanese screens painted on gold-leaf, Kishi Renzan has created a breathtaking composition of a family of tigers. The screens are filled with a sense of drama which is conveyed by both the subject matter and the wet, expressive brushwork. The running mountain stream and the towering waterfall allude to refreshment during the summer months and we feel the tiger families familiarity and security within their environment. Renzan’s master, Kishi Ganku...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Located in Torino, IT
The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important Japanese house to stop wind and also to separate different space of the same big room de...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654)
“Falcon”
Wall panel, ink and light color on paper.
Upper seal: Mitani
Lower seal: Toshuku
Dimensions:
Each 118.5 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm (46.5” x 20” x .75”)
Individual falcon paintings by Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654), an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed long lasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in present day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Antique Japanese Paintings of Karashishi, Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A rare pair of antique Japanese Karashishi paintings in a landscape of rocks and peony flowers on gold leaf ground in fine handmade frames, Edo period, early 18th century. The Karash...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ink Painting of Palm Trees on Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: ink painting of Palm Trees on paper, Edo period (1787) beautiful painting of Japanese windmill palm trees. Ink paint...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rolling Country Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
A mid-sized six panel screen. Edo period (c. 1800) painting of a landscape features a temple on the mountain top, a river with fishermen emerging from gold...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Japanese six panel painted paper screen featuring the beloved figure Hotei, Edo Period, early 19th century.
Hotei, called Budai in China, and known as the Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha in the West, is considered to be an emanation of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future.
In Japan, he also holds a special place as one of the Seven Lucky Gods, being the god of fortune, and protector of children.
He is always portrayed as a mirthful and corpulent man, dressed in loose robes that show off his round belly. He carries a sack with him, said to be filled with treasure. As the protector of children, he is often portrayed with them playing on or around him, as he is here. The children portrayed in this screen are dressed in Chinese style clothing...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk, Paper
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Screen, "100 Boys at Play"
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely charming pair of Japanese Tosa School six-panel folding screens painted with the "One Hundred Boys at Play" motif, featuring a multitude...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Manchurian Crane and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Woodblock by Utagawa Toyokuni l, 1816
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock – Utagawa Toyokuni l – 1816 (Honjo, Edo Period 1786-1865 Edo),
Diptych,
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô (R) and Ichikawa Danjûrô (L)
Date: Japanese, Edo period
Pro...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Edo Period Festival Screen, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century folding screen is a stunning example of Japanese artistry. Beautifully painted with delicate brushwork, the evocative sc...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Amorous Cranes and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Amorous Cranes and Turtles. In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...
Category
1850s Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene with doves on a bamboo fence. Flowers in bloom including ...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Peony and Cherry
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Peony and Cherry, Edo period (circa 1800) painting, formerly fusuma (Japanese sliding doors), executed in the Kano school style, featuring a cherry tree in...
Category
Early 1800s Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th Meiji Scroll Tajika Chikuson Landscape Nanga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic Artwork] ◆ Chikuson Tajika ◆ Autumn Landscape ◆ Master: Naoiri Tanomura ◆ Oita Prefecture ◆ Hand-Painted ◆ Silk Mounted ◆ Hanging Scroll ◆
Delve into the artistry of Chik...
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19th Century Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Silk
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Waterfall and Cherry in Audubon Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: waterfall and cherry in Audubon landscape, Edo period painting, 18th century, depicting summer and spring. A Kano Schoo...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 17th-Early 18th Century Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Battle at Uji Bridge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Battle at Uji Bridge, the first battle at Uji was in 1180 and it marked the start of the Heike Wars. The Genji troops crossed the...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style. Depicts Four Seasons landscape scenes with two portraits of Chinese sages. One sage is trave...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Buddhist pagoda hanging scroll /Buddhist painting/Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a slightly different Buddhist painting believed to have been created by a Japanese temple monk during the Edo period (late 17th to 19th century). Rendered in ink on paper, th...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Paper
Lovely Japanese 18th c Edo Scroll by Tamamine Hasegawa , Flowers 19th c
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The following is a beautiful work of Fuyo drawn by Hasegawa using a skillful brush.
[Hasegawa]
1822-1879 Painter from the late Edo period to the Meiji period.
*Painter born...
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19th Century Antique Edo Paintings
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Silk
Japanese Six Panel Screen, Snow Scene at Water’s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Snow Scene at Water's Edge with Flowers and Waterfowl. Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of plum, bamboo, white camellias, cranes and mandarin ducks ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Lovely Japanese 18/19th c Edo Scroll Kano Osanobu Nihonga Painting Mountain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kano Osanobu (狩野養信)
Osanobu Kano (born August 18, 1796; died June 12, 1846) was the ninth painter of the Kobikicho Kano School in the Edo period. His common name was Shozaburo. His father was Naganobu KANO, and Tadanobu KANO was his son. His Go (pen name) was Osanobu Seisenin, Kaishinsai, and Gyokusen.
Brief Personal History
He was born the eldest son of Naganobu ISENIN during the Edo period. He was first sent to serve at Edo Castle at the age of 15, and it appears that he was apparently pushed by his father to perform various public tasks for the Kanon School. He kept a diary for 36 years, starting from the day before he first went into service at Edo Castle until the day before he died. The diary is entitles "Official Service Diary" (it consists of 52 volumes that are maintained at the Tokyo National Museum, and 4 volumes that are separately maintained at the different families), and have become the focus of a lot of attention in recent years for the detailed information they present on the daily life and work of a prestigious official painter. The reading of the characters of his name was originally "Takenobu"; however, with the birth of the first son of the Shongun Ieyoshi TOKUGAWA in 1813, whose name was Takechiyo, having a sylable with the same pronunciation of "Take"was deemed to be inappropriate, and was therefore changed to "Osanobu". Because Takenobu died the following year, after which he was referred to as Gyokujuin, Osanobu changed his pen name Gyokusen he had used until that point to Seisenin, in order to avoid using the same Chinese charcter pronounced alike. In 1819, he attained the second highest rank for a Buddhist priest, Hogen, and assumed the role of head of the family after his father passed away in 1828. In 1834 he attained the highest rank for a Buddhist priest, Hoin. He oversaw the rennovation of the wall paintings of Nishinomaru Palace of Edo Castle from 1838 to 1839, and Honmaru Palace of it from 1844 to 1846. It is thought that Osanobu later died due to the fatigue...
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18th Century Antique Edo Paintings
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Silk
Set of Six Japanese Ido Period Shunga 'Erotica' Hanging Lacquered Wood Panels
Located in North Miami, FL
These magnificent lacquered wood panels have been mounted together on a lucite panel. Each panel has its original hanging handle. The panels are hanging on antique railroad...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Metal, Iron
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Women of the Court in the Garden
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Women of the Court in the Garden. Edo period (circa 1700) painting of an early Kano school subject matter: nobility socializing in a coutryard garden. Deta...
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Early 1700s Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks and Geese Among Bamboo and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks and Geese Among Bamboo and Flowers, Edo period painting (c. 1850) of mandarin ducks and geese on a grassy sh...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Gold
Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century)
Ink, pigment, gofun and...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Gold Leaf
18th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen Collection of Fans on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese Screen of a Collection of Fans. Paintings on fans depict famous Japanese painting subjects, this screen was most li...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen: Animals and Flowers in a Landscape with Rising Sun
Located in Hudson, NY
Edo period (c. 1800) screen, beautifully painted with excellent details. Kano School painting at its best. An exuberant Audobon landscape being observed by a cat and her kitten. A...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Edo Paintings
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Gold Leaf
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