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Technique: Hand-Painted
Tiffany Contemporary Wall Lamp 25, Creamy Gauze, Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
FOUR 17th Century Delft Blue and White Wall Tiles on Frame Set 1, Netherlands
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are Four Delft ceramic wall tiles mounted on a modern wood frame, all with a blue and white hand painted flower pattern, made in the Netherlands during the 17th century, circa ...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Earthenware
French 1960’s still life painting
Located in London, GB
A really fabulous French 1960’s naive still life painting of a fruit bowl. Matisse inspired.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hand Painted Gracie Wallpaper Panel in Silvered Bamboo Frame
By Gracie
Located in Atlanta, GA
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your space with this beautiful hand-painted Gracie wallpaper panel. Featuring a delicate Chinoiserie landscape scene, this exquisite artwork is re...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Paint, Paper
Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Sea" Hand Painted & Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "SEA" motif finely painted.
Quantity: 80 tiles
Tile mural size: 47.2"H X 59"W (120cm X 150cm)
Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm)
Origin: Portugal
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Paintings, Portrait of a Dog, Pomeranian Breed or Dwarf German Spitz, XX.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Portraits of Dogs features an oil painting on canvas with a portrait of a Pomeranian Breed dog
or Dwarf German Spitz, named after the Pomeranian regio...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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 Edo Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Fox Hunter on Horse with Hounds, Attributed to Gilpin, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1790
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite circa 1790 equestrian oil on canvas of a red-coated and bewigged gentleman fox hunter with outstretched arm and hand holding cap, 'riding to hounds' on a galloping bay h...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Mid 20th Century Modern Artwork - Still Life - Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful modern oil painting by the French artist Jean Amiot. Oil on canvas. The artwork is signed lower right.
Framed in a beautiful wooden frame, proba...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Set of 5 French Sèvres Portrait Plates of Different Ladies of the French Court
Located in Boston, MA
Set of five French Sèvres portrait plates, each painted with different ladies of the French court, artist signed Maglin. They are from 1837. Each...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage French Hand Printed Tapestry Vendanges Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French hand-printed tapestry featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, "Les Vendanges" (grape harvest) from t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
Three Shells - Still Life with Sea Shells and a Glass Vessel, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
The simplicity of "Three Shells is deceptive. Upon closer look, the viewer sees the faint shadows cast onto the reflective surface of the table along with the delicate surface of the...
Category
2010s American Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Contemporary "Eggs Carton The Best", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Portrait Painting of A Elite Dutch Gentleman
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This refined 1840s antique portrait painting presents a Dutch gentleman of notable status, dressed in a crisp white shirt with high standing collars and a black silk necktie. A gold ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Romantic Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Dutch Delft Tile Painting of a Cat with Mouse
Located in Stamford, CT
18th Dutch century tile painting of a cat with holding a mouse in it's mouth. Depicted right after the catch, with paw lifted showing exposed claws. The yellow and manganese striped ...
Category
18th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Original Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
Located in Vero Beach, FL
"Twilight", 48 x 60”, depth 2”
Acrylic on canvas. Gallery wrapped.
Signed: Suzanne Clune NAWA
Created: 2018
Suzanne Clune was born in the Hudson Valley into a family of e...
Category
2010s American Expressionist Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lee Reynolds Mid-century 1960s Abstract Oil Painting for Vanguard Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Lee Reynolds Mid-century 1960s Abstract Oil Painting for Vanguard Studios
Offered for sale is a 1960s hand painted abstract painting by Lee Reynolds for his Vanguard Studios The b...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles "Fishing & Hunting"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "FISHING & HUNTING" motif finely painted.
Quantity: 54 tiles
Tile mural size: 35.4"H X 53.1"W (90cm X 135cm)
Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm)
Or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Midcentury Giovanni De Simone Italian Ceramic Decorative Plate Centerpiece 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Decorative hand-decorated vintage modern ceramic wall plate or centerpiece, designed by Italian artist Giovanni De Simone and produced by his workshop, note the worn manufacturer's ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Lacquered White Neo-Classical Wall Brackets-16.25” H
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of large neo-classical wall brackets. They have been newly lacquered in white. The top is half round over a fluted body. They are in mint condition.
H-16.25”
W-14.75”
D-7.75"
Category
1950s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
20th Century French Oil Painting of a Longchamp Horse Racing by Eugène Pechaubes
By Eugene Pechaubes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green-brown, vintage Art Deco French oil on canvas painting of a slightly cloudy, sunny day at the Longchamp horse racing track, painted by Eugène Pechaubes in the original wooden ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Antique Painting, Painting With Landscape And Small Lake, Oil On Canvas, Nineteenth century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings, Landscape with Small Lake, features an Oil Painting on Canvas from the late 19th century era.
Old landscape paintings offering a painting made in a n...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Israeli Artist Painting, Signed, Framed, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A lovely and decorative painting made by an Israeli artist, signed lower right in Hebrew letters. It is in very good original condition, framed.
Dimensions (framed): 69,5 x 58,5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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 Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Still Life Oil Painting of Roses by Eugène Henri Cauchois
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A red-yellow, antique French still life oil on canvas painting depicting a working table with a dark-blue vase with flowers, painted by Eugène Henri Cauchois in a hand carved, origin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Contemporary Italian Pineapple Hand-Colored Print Collection 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Hand-colored print entirely made in Florence by master craftsmen using an antique press and artisanal paper and showing a pineapple. Another print repr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Decor "BOOM", Gold & Red Marble, Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Siena Marble
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 Edo Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Gentleman with Piercing Blue Eyes, School of Raeburn, circa 1820
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite circa 1820 Regency period portrait in the manner of Scottish royal portraitist Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) of a...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Birdseye Maple, Paint
"Country Road" by Nancy Leigh HIllis, Circa 2009
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
"Country Road" by Nancy Leigh HIllis, Circa 2009. Framed in a custom gold leaf frame, signed and dated.
Category
Early 2000s North American Arts and Crafts Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Chinese Watercolor and Ink Landscape of Senjojiki Cirque, Near Nagoya
Located in Lomita, CA
The detail of this mountainous landscape of an area that is akin to the Alps in Japan is stunning. It is a watercolor and ink depiction of Senjojiki Cirque which is at the top of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Group of Three Vintage Metal Palm Leaf Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty group of three mid century palm frond sculptures or wall decor handcrafted in perforated metal having a worn gilt gold tone finish and plenty of decorative appeal.
From left ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Cellarius Andreas Pair of Celestial Maps 18th Century from Harmonia Macrocosmica
By Andreas Cellarius
Located in Milano, MI
Cellarius Andreas Pair of 18th Century Watercolor Celestial Maps within gilt frames, titled
Planisphaerivm Aratevm sive Compages Orbivm Mvndanorvm ex Hypothesi Aratea in Plano Expre...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Giltwood
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 Edo Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Pair of Art Deco Period Erotic Drawings / Watercolours by Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A few beautiful works of art by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi. They are female nudes, slightly erotic in appearance with a beautiful display of transparent fabrics.
Dimensions frame: 25,5 x 20 cm
Dimensions paper: 23,5 x 18 cm
Umberto Brunelleschi (21 June 1879 - 16 February 1949) was an Italian artist. He was born in Montemurlo, Italy, studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence and moved to Paris in 1900 where he soon established himself as a printer, book illustrator, set and costume designer. He worked for Le Rire as a caricaturist and was a contributor to many of the deluxe French fashion publications including Journal des Dames et Des Modes, La Vie Parisienne...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Contemporary "Picture White & Blue XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Early 20th Century Oil Painting on Canvas Flower Stil Life Signed
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful flower painting, oil on canvas, dating from circa 1920. The painting is painted with a quick, somewhat coarse touch and a beautiful palette of contrasting colours. The painting shows a beautiful incidence of light and a sense of liveliness.
The painting is signed at the bottom right, but the signature is not clearly legible.
The artwork is framed behind glass in a wooden gilded frame...
Category
1920s Belgian Romantic Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, entitled: Free House - The Lord Nelson.
A free house in Great Britain is a pu...
Category
20th Century English Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast sailing ship featuring flags with St. George's cross, entitled: The Ship.
A very f...
Category
20th Century English Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
18th/19th Century Dutch Painting in Oil on Canvas after Johannes Vermeer
By (attributed to) Johannes Verelst
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th/19th Century Dutch Painting in Oil on Canvas after Johannes Vermeer
Antique painting after the famous motif, “Young Women with a Water Pitcher” by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)...
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
Located in Redding, CT
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth. Classic Fairy Tale illustration of Little Boy Blue fallen asleep in the hay. Great for a little boys...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Linen
Mountains Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration in Blue & Yellow Patina, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration.
Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
No key avaliable.
Overall Measures:
46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor box...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
Galvanized Metal French Painted Grape Wall Hod Bin Carrier
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A large impressive French style metal grape harvesting basket. Original hods were used to help the workers carry them on their back allowing for ease of picking grapes. This galvanized bin...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
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 Edo Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
French Napoléon III 1850s Oil on Canvas Framed Painting with Bird and Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period oil on canvas painting from the mid 19th century, with bird and roses in giltwood frame. Created in France at the beginning of emperor Napoléon III's rei...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
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 Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid 20th Century Impressionistic Oil Painting - Flowers - by Arthur de Geest
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A colorful flower still life in impressionistic style. Oil paint on canvas, in a gilt frame. Signed right under: Arthur de Geest.
Arthur de Geest. Belgium, 1894-1968
Painted mainly...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
Rare 19th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Panels Circa 1820
Located in Richmond, London
A rare and superbly decorative set of four Chinoiserie wallpaper panels, exquisitely hand-painted with exotic birds and butterflies in the garden, on a pale pink/peach background. Each panel is beautifully framed in a modern simulated bamboo frame.
Chinese, Canton, Qing dynasty, early 19th century.
Why we like them
The exquisite quality of decoration and the miraculous state of preservation for a decorative artwork on paper make these panels a truly rare find. The subtlety of colours, bold yet not garish, lend a 'noble' look to the piece.
History
Such luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called chinoiserie in Europe.
The young Prince of Wales (future King George IV) was often described as having a wildly extravagant taste in decorating his palaces. As early as 1801, the Prince had been completely taken by Oriental tastes and began to expand his existing Brighton retreat. Having been presented a gift of Chinese wallpaper, he ordered a Chinese Gallery to display the new paper. The 162-foot long room was contrived of painted glass decorated with flowers, insects, fruit and birds. The Prince's desire for additional structures in the Oriental manner resulted in commissioning the fashionable architect John Nash and the designer Frederick Crace...
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Faux Bamboo, Paint
1940s Swedish oil on panel by Gunnar Jonn (1904-1963)
Located in London, GB
striking oil painting from the 40s of a forest scene in strong impasto strokes and bold colour tones.
Simply framed of the period by well known Swedish artist Gunnar John, who studi...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Italian Nautical Tile Wall Plaque / Art "Fish Tank"
By Vietri
Located in Fulton, CA
Vietri Italian hand painted ceramic tile wall plaque or wall art. Twelve tiles professionally mounted in painted wood frame with wood backing. Under s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Leopard Black Wall Decoration in Ceramic
Located in Paris, FR
Wall decoration leopard black in
handcrafted ceramic. Hand painted
with black paint.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Leopard Spotted Wall Decoration in Ceramic
Located in Paris, FR
Wall decoration leopard spotted in
handcrafted ceramic. Hand painted
with black paint.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Naïve Art Oil Painting, Countryside Landscape, Village and Farmers, France 1950s
By Paul Gauguin
Located in ROUEN, FR
Naïve Art Oil Painting, Countryside Landscape, Village and Farmers, France 1950s
Signed "P.LEFEBRE" at the bottom right corner.
This vibrant painting by French artist P. Lefebre is...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Abstract Oil on Canvas, Signed Indistinctly, 1967
Located in London, GB
A decorative 1960's geometric abstract painting - acrylic on canvas, which we have had mounted in an elegant giltwood tray frame.
An attractive, whimsical picture, we particularly l...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Chinoiserie Murals Hand Painted Wallpapers on Silk Panel, 4 Panels
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
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...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Twelve Royal Doulton Museum Quality Plates Each Painted Differently
Located in Boston, MA
I am offering you this exquisite set of twelve Royal Doulton museum quality plates artist signed E. Wood. Each plate is painted beautifully with different bouquets of flowers with ra...
Category
1920s English Belle Époque Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
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