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Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo and Manchurian Crane
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano style painting in mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rocky Seascape
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim.
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Lilies on the Beach with Dancing Crabs
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Lilies on the Beach with Dancing Crabs. Taisho (1912-1926
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Silk

Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box Size: Overall 138/65cm (54.2/25.5
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Chinese Korean Asian Signed Framed Hand Painted Tiger Scroll Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
moonlight. This work is hand-painted with masterful brushstrokes on a silk/linen surface. We believe the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive large scale Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a serene snowy
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring luminous cherry blossoms
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint

Antique Japanese Temari Dance Doll 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
decorated with fine gold-thread accents—symbols of celebration, craftsmanship, and good fortune in Japanese
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Bamboo, Paper

Japanese Mount Fuji with Dragon Enameled Top Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Japanese silvered metal jewellery box with enamelled top design of Mount Fuji, a dragon and flowers
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Metal

Japanese Obi with Landscape and Pavilion Motif – wall decoration, table runner
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A stunning Japanese obi textile from the Shōwa period, masterfully woven from silk with exquisite
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20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

Materials

Silk

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Brushwood Gate with Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese early 20th century Meiji period six-panel byobu screen featuring a brushwood gate
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Exceptional Japanese Summer Asa Hitoe Weft Ikat Kimono Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A super fine Japanese summer unlined (Hitoe) Kimono made with a soft Asa fiber blended with silk
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

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Linen, Silk

Japanese Brocade Noh Costume Kimono Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Noh costume made from magnificent silk twill brocade woven with metallic gold threads circa 1930s
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chickens in a Millet Grove
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chickens in a Millet Grove, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Vintage Japanese Gauze Kimono with Embroidery Modern Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese formal Kimono made with a very fine black linen gauze augmented with applied modern
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Silk, Linen

Circa 1920. Taisho era Japanese Nihonga Screen. Dahlias Cockscomb.
Located in Kyoto, JP
naturalism that flourished in Japanese painting during the early 20th century. The interplay of sunlight and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Massive Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Display Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Acrylic

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Craggy Landscape on Gold Sil
Located in Hudson, NY
Dramatic Mountain landscape with gnarled pines. Signature reads: Shunsen. Ink painting on gold silk
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Yagyu Wild Ox
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted by artist Morito Kunitsugu, 1958, thick mineral pigments on textured mulberry paper. This was exhibited at the 1st newly reorganized Nitten National Exhibition in 1958, and ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks Among Dry Lotus
Located in Hudson, NY
Natural scene of Mandarin ducks gliding gracefully amongst the water. Mineral pigments on silk with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

20thc Bird Scene Based Meiji Japan 19c Artist Shiki Masaoka The Poet
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, Masaoka Nakata's brush, Shiki Masaoka, "Kakikuba", "Autumn leaves", and a bird-and-flower painting / box. One of the representative haikus of Shiki Masaoka drawn by ...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Dancing Figures
Located in Hudson, NY
traditional Japanese custom is to ward off evil spirits by pretending to chase away people who are wearing
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold, Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moon and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
the time it was painted. In the 1950s, Japanese artists embraced Western influence in their artwork
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silver

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Cockscomb and Morning Glories
Located in Hudson, NY
Nihonga style, finely painted spring flowers with a dragonfly detail in mineral pigments on silk
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris, Turtles
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Circa 1925. Taisho era Japanese Nihonga Screen. Camellia Bamboo.
Located in Kyoto, JP
on silk. A small Japanese Nihonga screen capturing a moment suspended in time where each element
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen Nihonga Style Painting of Children in Western Dress
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful soft painting of mineral pigments and ink on paper with a silk brocade border.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Vintage Japanese Kabuki Oshie Hagoita Paddle 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a handcrafted Kabuki Hagoita. This striking Japanese hagoita features a dramatic three
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Toys and Dolls

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Boxwood, Fruitwood

B36 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Large Antique Japanese Scroll Depicting a Nesting Crane, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
crane by Yoshifuji Yoshio, Taisho/Showa period, early 20th century. Materials: Ink and mineral
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Yozakura (Cherry Blossom Viewing at Night)
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual subject matter of cherry blossoms in the moonlight on dyed silk and applied gold in a grey
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Winter into Spring Floral Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

K20 Japanese Antiques A hanging scroll, Fringed Bird color on Paper painted
Located in Niiza, JP
Color on silk, Scroll head: wood Image size: 350(W) x 1220(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 480(W) x 1800(H
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Snow Goose in Flight at Dawn
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Mountain Shrine on Craggy Ledge
Located in Hudson, NY
Nicely painted mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Kosho.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Bronze

Japanese Huge Antique Bronze Fish Bell Gong With Striker
Located in South Burlington, VT
Immediately useable. Crafted using the ancient lost wax technique, this bell is a Japanese Shinto Suzu art
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Woman Washing Her Hair by Candlelight
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Woman washing her hair by candlelight, beautifully painted with striking
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Kimono Gold Brocade with Flying Cranes
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A vintage Mid-Century ivory color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of fowl
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on the upper right reads Shogazen, seal on the upper left reads Hosai. Ink on mulberr...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum
Located in Hudson, NY
trees blossom in February in Japan). Painted in mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Circa 1930, Amaranth and Rooster
Located in Kyoto, JP
tradition that reached its height during the first decades of the 20th century, the painter frames the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Geese in a Country Setting
Located in Hudson, NY
feathers. Signature and seal read Keibo Joshi (Ms. Keibo) mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Chinese Style Painting with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
pigments on silver, with silk brocade border. Good condition.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper, Wood

Gogatsu or Boys Day Samurai Hero Doll , Japan, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The most elaborate samurai 'Hero' doll we've ever encountered and considering it's age, it's in amazing condition.
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Steel

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Antique Kimono Fabric Mounted on Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Late Nineteenth Century Kimono Fabric Mounted on Early Twentieth Century
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Blossom and Tree Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Araki Kanpo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
If it is good enough for the Japanese emperor :) The painting's inscription says that it was
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Bamboo in the Moonlight on Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern painting of the moon through a bamboo grove. Mineral pigments on silver.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Swallows in Tropical Landscape ‘Southern Islands’
Located in Hudson, NY
Okinawa painting with palm trees, flying swallows, and antheriums. Graphic and dynamic splashes of color and design gives this painting an air of modernism. This is a traditional sub...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Edna Hibel Color Lithograph Japanese Girl in a Traditional Kimono, Hand Signed
By Edna Hibel
Located in Miami, FL
Florida and Massachusetts. There is a Hibel Museum in Florida. Some called her the latter 20th century
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 20th century Japanese silk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, silk and wood, every 20th century Japanese silk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a 20th century Japanese silk, we have 677 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 20th century Japanese silk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right 20th century Japanese silk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 20th century Japanese silk over the years, but those crafted by Imao Keinen, Japanese School and Ando Jubei are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 20th Century Japanese Silk?

Prices for a 20th century Japanese silk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $88 and can go as high as $46,049, while the average can fetch as much as $1,050.
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    What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.