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Sale Items
Style: Modern
Japanese Impressionist Painting of Trees in Snow By S Kitayama Dated 1912
By Japanese Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressionist painting of a trees in snow on a wooden board in period carved gilded frame.
It is signed on the bottom right hand corner S Kitayama and dated 1912.
Further inscription in Kanji on the back of the frame.
Frame measures 17 x 20 1/2 inches
Painting measures 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches
Frame is original to the painting and of the period.
The painter is most likely Seitaro Kitayama (Japanese, 1888-1945), an important figure in late Meiji period credited with being the father of Japanese animation before Walt Disney started his company.
The painting style is impressionism which was keenly followed by a new generation of Japanese artists who either traveled to Europe for training or received Western publications on artists and gallery shows at home.
Kitayama, Seitaro was born on March 3, 1888 in Wakayama, and died on February 13, 1945.
In 1911, Kitayama became an apprentice to Tojiro Oshita and, while studying painting, also helped out with editing the art magazine Mizue. He soon moved to Tokyo and established the Western Art Guild of Japan and published Contemporary Western Art. He later joined the Fusain Art Group as a manager where he would support young western-style artists such as Ryusei Kishida and Sohachi Kimura by providing art supplies, in addition to holding exhibitions and publishing catalogues. On the other hand, he entered the Nikkatsu Mukojima Studio in 1916, proposed the inclusion of illustrations in intertitles, and made this his work. It was there that one of the first Japanese animations...
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Acrylic
Japanese Expressionist Painting of a Sea View from a Balcony by Yoshio Aoyama
By Japanese Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
An expressionist oil painting of a seaside view from a balcony in carved gilded frame.
It is signed on the bottom right hand corner Aoyama.
Signed Aoyama circa 1960s-1970s
Frame measures 16 x 19 1/4 inches
Painting measures 9 1/2 x 13 inches
This painting is likely a scene from the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur.
Yoshio Aoyama...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Japanese Modernist Painting of a Seaside Village by Torao Ataka Dated 1930
By Japanese Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Modern oil painting of a harbor town with the water and mountains views in the distance.
It is signed on the bottom left hand corner Ataka and dated '30 (1930).
The brushwork is ...
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Piero Fornasetti Style 6 Panel Architectural Privacy Screen Room Divider
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Wayne, NJ
Large decorative Fornasetti Style 6 Panel Architectural privacy screen room divider. Will go well with many types of decor. From Traditional to Modern. This is a heavy in weight piec...
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Original Liberty London 19th Century Chinese Canton Brush Painting Watercolor
By Liberty & Co.
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original 19th century watercolor brush painting depicting a scene of typical every day Chinese life retailed through Liberty London....
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
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Chinese Late 18th Century Reverse Painting on Glass in its Original Frame
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Japanese 4 Panel Folding Screen with Eight Samurai
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese folding screen with four panels depicting eight seated samurai in a structure surrounded by trees on a gold background.
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Set of Four Japanese Reverse Paintings
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Set of four Japanese reverse paintings.
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Antique Japanese Kano School Painting by Yosenin Korenobu
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Six-panel Kano School tiger screen by Yosenin Korenobu (1753-1808). Sumi-e ink on paper, late 18th century.
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Chinese Six-Panel Lacquer Screen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Chinese six-panel lacquer screen.
This lovely and versatile screen is in the great style of Coco Chanel who loved to decorate with Coromandel s...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
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Edo, Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
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Located in Brescia, IT
Landscape with Flowers and Bamboo by an 18th century painter of the Rinpa school, two panels painted in ink on gold leaf and vegetable paper.
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Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolor paintings of exotic birds on branches are in watercolor and gouache on Chinese paper.
One picture depicts a pigeon perched on a tree branch with a landscape background. Chinese calligraphy can be seen in the top right corner. The second picture depicts two courting birds in shades of brown, both perched on a branch, also in a landscape background.
Both paintings framed with a green silk mat and contemporary gilt and dark wood frame.
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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...
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty ancestral portrait painting of a senior official of the first rank in bamboo frame with silk ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
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H 60 in W 33.25 in D 1.5 in
Antique Impressionist Oil Painting by A. Michaelis
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and interesting original antique oil painting signed by the artist A. Michaelis. This is dated from 1937, it is in the impressionist manner.
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Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Rustic Lakeside Village
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese 20th century Showa period four-panel byobu screen featuring a rustic lakeside village with distant mountains. Painted in the Nihonga School style with ink and color p...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Rare & Collectable Vintage Chinese Export Hardstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made and highly collectable Chinese Export circa 1940’s Hardstone room divider folding screen.
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H 72.05 in W 63.59 in D 5.32 in
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Portrait of a Tibetan Girl 'Figurative Oil on Canvas, Shanghai, 1997'
Located in Matosinhos, PT
Portrait of a Tibetan girl figurative oil on canvas, Shanghai, 1997
Beautiful oil on canvas portrait of a Tibetan Girl. Magnificent oil from the Shanghai School realistic and express...
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H 32.28 in W 28.34 in D 3.14 in
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