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Style: Showa
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold

$35,000

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...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree

$3,000

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree

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

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Brass

Wooden workbench of a Japanese lacquerware craftsman/20th century/wall-hanging
Wooden workbench of a Japanese lacquerware craftsman/20th century/wall-hanging

Wooden workbench of a Japanese lacquerware craftsman/20th century/wall-hanging

$1,000

Wooden workbench of a Japanese lacquerware craftsman/20th century/wall-hanging

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a lacquerware craftsman's workbench believed to have been actually used in Fukushima Prefecture and other areas in the Tohoku region between 1945 and 1960. This box-shaped st...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Cedar, Lacquer

Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels
Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels

Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels

$2,400Sale Price / set|20% Off

Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rare set of four Japanese Showa period door panels known as Fusuma in Japanese architecture. Similar to a Shoji room divider but made of an opaque materia...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Brass

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn

$28,750

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Buck and Doe at Dawn

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese six-panel screen: Buck and doe at dawn. Showa period (1926-1989) painting of a rising sun seen through a woodland scene with a pair of deer. In Japan, deer are thought to be...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Spring Flowers
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Spring Flowers

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Spring Flowers

$21,000

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Spring Flowers

Located in Hudson, NY

A vibrant celebration of spring using a colorful ensemble of coxcomb, irises, lilies, hybiscus, and a blossoming cherry tree. Great examples of "tarashikomi" or "painting-in", a Rim...

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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight
Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight

Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight

$3,800

Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Dramatic Showa period two panel folding byobu screen depicting a large white goose in flight in an evening snow covered winter landscape. Made in the American school style watercolor...

Category

20th Century Showa Paintings

Materials

Brass

Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen
Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen

Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen

$28,000

Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen

Located in Hudson, NY

A masterful landscape made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art practice called Obara. Accented with gold leaf. Incredible craftsmanship and a wonderful rendering of bare trees. Made by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929), stamped in the corner. Issei is well known throughout Japan as the leading artist in Obara Paper Art. Starting in 1948, he apprenticed with Fuji Tatsukichi, a leading proponent of the arts and crafts movement in Japan who worked to Revive many cultural traditions on the brink of extinction. Issei started exhibiting in the Nitten in 1953, won the Gold Medal in 1963, and eventually became a juror. His artwork was given as a gift to the Showa Emperor of Japan, as well as dignitaries such as General Douglas MacArthur...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing
Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing

$28,750

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two panel screen: Moon Viewing, painting of two noblewomen admiring the full moon outdoors. Extremely sophisticated execution of painting ove...

Category

1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Mother and Child at Bedtime
Japanese Two Panel Screen Mother and Child at Bedtime

Japanese Two Panel Screen Mother and Child at Bedtime

$38,000

Japanese Two Panel Screen Mother and Child at Bedtime

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two panel screen: Mother and Child at Bedtime. Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting by Hideo Naishou who was born in Kobe in 1918. Lovely scene of a mother putting her baby t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge

$21,275

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two-panel screen: Dog Resting Beside a Thorny Hedge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of a white dog through an exaggerated thorny ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Aviary Shaded by A Maple Tree
Japanese Two Panel Screen Aviary Shaded by A Maple Tree

Japanese Two Panel Screen Aviary Shaded by A Maple Tree

$5,175

Japanese Two Panel Screen Aviary Shaded by A Maple Tree

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Aviary Shaded By A Maple Tree, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of an outdoor bird enclosure under a maple tree. Painted in ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Art Screen
Japanese Two Panel Screen Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Art Screen

Japanese Two Panel Screen Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Art Screen

$28,000

Japanese Two Panel Screen Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Art Screen

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two panel screen: Chrysanthemums Through the Mist Obara Paper Art Screen. Surreal and masterful rendering of chrysanthemums cloaked in mist that varies in opacity made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art practice called Obara. Accented with gold leaf. Unique in terms of both execution and dreamlike mood. Made by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929), stamped in the corner. Issei is well known throughout Japan as the leading artist in Obara Paper Art. Starting in 1948, he apprenticed with Fuji Tatsukichi, a leading proponent of the arts and crafts movement in Japan who worked to revive many cultural traditions on the brink of extinction. Issei started exhibiting in the Nitten in 1953, won the gold medal in 1963, and eventually became a juror. His artwork was given as a gift to the Showa Emperor of Japan, as well as dignitaries such as General Douglas MacArthur...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Harbor Scene in Abstract Form
Japanese Two Panel Screen Harbor Scene in Abstract Form

Japanese Two Panel Screen Harbor Scene in Abstract Form

$74,750

Japanese Two Panel Screen Harbor Scene in Abstract Form

Located in Hudson, NY

Abstracted painting of ships moored in the background. Painted by Nishide Kofuku and exhibited at the 1963 Nitten National Exhibition. Kofuku was born in 1926 in Shiga Prefecture. He...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Metal, Brass

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H 44.25 in W 113 in D 0.75 in

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$2,343

H 35.83 in W 145.67 in D 1.19 in

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Located in Fukuoka, JP

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H 67.72 in W 149.22 in D 1.19 in

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$24,500

H 28 in W 91 in D 1 in

Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke

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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...

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Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School
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$22,500 / set

H 35 in W 98 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School

Located in Kyoto, JP

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Located in Rio Vista, CA

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Wooden work board of an old Japanese lacquerware craftsman/wall hanging object
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H 17.25 in W 11.11 in D 0.91 in

Wooden work board of an old Japanese lacquerware craftsman/wall hanging object

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a workbench used by a lacquerware craftsman around the Showa era. Originally, it was a workbench with drawers, but the drawer portion has been lost, leaving only the top boar...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

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H 20.36 in W 28.67 in D 0.95 in

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Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a painting of kanji drawn in Japan around the 20th century. The artist's name is unknown. It is hand-drawn. This is 24 Japanese kanji, each of which is pronounced "kai" or "g...

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Old Japanese Drawer Used by Lacquer Ware Craftsmen / 1920-1940s / as a Painting

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

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