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Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Embroidery Screen w/ Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Two-Panel Embroidery Screen with Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s Meiji Period (1868-1912) – Ca. 1890/1910 Signed DIMENSIONS Width: 60 inches Heigh...
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1890s Japanese Japonisme Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Floral Tarashikomi
Located in Hudson, NY
creating an archaic feel. Mineral pigments and ink on silver with a silk brocade border and wooden trim
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

Materials

Silver

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rimpa Style Summer Flowers on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Red and yellow chrysanthemums and pampass grasses. Meiji period (1868 - 1912), Rimpa style painting
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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 Antique Silk Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens Legend of Minamoto
Located in Rio Vista, CA
depicting the legend of Minamoto No Yorimasa (Japanese Samurai 1106-1180). The pair of paintings tell the
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums and Twig Fence With Gold Flakes
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa School painting in mineral pigments with gofun and gold flakes on mulberry paper with a silk
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19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Calligraphy Poem of the Moon
Located in Hudson, NY
Poems refer to moon gazers. Ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Seals read: Roku-roku
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19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Moonlit Landscape with Geese
Located in Hudson, NY
Geese amongst the reeds under a full moon. Mineral pigments on oxidized ground with silk brocade
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Garden Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
Bamboo, chrysanthemums and garden stone in mineral pigments on a gold silk ground. Black lacquer
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Bronze

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 Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.
Located in Kyoto, JP
pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in mineral pigments
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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 Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris, Turtles
Located in South Burlington, VT
and size of painting is skillfully and tastefully rendered in mineral paint pigments on silk and with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape With Cedar and Pine on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting, reminiscent of early Kano School paintings, in sumi (ink) and minimal
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Snow Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano school painting of a pheasant in a snowy pine. Artist signature reads: Hokkyo Shunyo. Mineral
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen, open ocean, late Edo - early Meiji period, circa 1870, painting of
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1870s Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Paragons of Filial Piety
Located in Rio Vista, CA
-four paragons of filial piety. Beautifully painted in the Maruyama-Shijo style. The painting features
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Plovers in Flight Over Coastal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
, circa 1870, painting of plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry paper with a silk
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1870s Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
. Ink, gofun and pigments on silk. Dimensions (each screen): H. 91.5cm x W. 285cm (36” x 112”) A pair
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Azalea Tree with Birds
Located in Hudson, NY
, and yellow azaleas. Mineral pigments and gold dust on gold silk background. Signature very stylized
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine in Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School, Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and lacquer wood trim.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Japanese Edo Screens of Chinese Immortals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
(Japanese 1780-1819). The paintings depict Chinese immortals in a dreamy landscape. Painted with ink and
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: White Elephant and a Beauty
Located in Hudson, NY
. Mineral pigments painted on gilt hand made mulberry paper and with a silk brocade border. Signature reads
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19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rimpa Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
with gold flake design. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper, with silk brocade border, and red
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Horse Roundup
Located in Hudson, NY
Interesting and unusual subject matter, Tosa School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with
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Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
"Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting in mineral pigments on silk with silk
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen Young Pine and Pine Cones on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.
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Early 1800s Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Hibiscus In Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hibiscus in Bloom, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of hibiscus
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Temples Through Misty Forest
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Temples Through Misty Forest. Chinese School landscape ink painting on
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood

Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Scroll. Crow Persimmon.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous. Crows & Persimmon Japanese Scroll. Pigments and Ink on Silk. Dimensions: Scroll: H
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Landscape Miyahara
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
has a unique presence, and it is very attractive as it goes well with smoke. ¦ Silk book
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Rooster and Hens in Windswept Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Late Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting with a wonderful use of gold dust on mulberry paper with a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Wading Deer
Located in Hudson, NY
water and the subject matter. Mineral pigments on silk with black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Woman Washing Her Hair by Candlelight
Located in Hudson, NY
colors and an unusual subject. A skillful expression of an intimate moment. Taisho era painting in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood

19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
frame with a silk brocade border. Beautiful, vibrant green colors decorate the screen with an aged
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Kanzan and Jittoku
Located in Hudson, NY
) reading "Seiseio" and Shojo". Nihonga School painting in ink and powdered gold on paper with silk brocade
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold

Nightingale on Branch Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19/20c
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very Lovely painting.  
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Farming Rice Fields Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Renzan agricultural rice field working painting / box is included. Agricultural rice fields are worked
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Pink and White Magnolias in Early Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
) painting of Japanese magnolia tree branches as the flowers are opening. This type of magnolia blooms in
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Reika Yoshikawa
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
paintings representation by taking advantage of beautiful thin line, such as flow, "draw" from "null" to the
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

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 Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Tosa School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
(1710), 65 years old. ¦ Silk book / handwriting. ¦ Condition There are some discolorations and
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Autumn Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Taisho period painting (1912-1926) of a fall landscape with wild grasses, red maple, and dahlias
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood, Paper

18th Century French or Italian Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Panel
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant 18th / 19th century hand-painted French or Italian Chinoiserie panel. Panel features colorful branches filled with exotic birds, flowers, butterflies, and Asian characters an...
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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Giltwood

Lake Awasaru Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, it is a Japanese painting "Lake Suwa Asaharu" figure / co-box. It is a "Lake Suwa
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Garden Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
doves. Mineral pigments on silk with black lacquer trim and beautiful bronze hardware. Signature reads
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Bronze

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 Antique Silk Paintings

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Winter Landscape Under Moonlight
Located in Hudson, NY
pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with beautifully decorated bronze
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese hinagata byôbu 雛形屏風 (small folding screens) with flower carts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
painting on gold leaf showcasing flower carts (hana’guruma) at the edge of a winding river. Both laden with
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vibrant blue waters
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Flower Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Kiyoshi Watanabe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, this is an old painting by Kiyoshi Watanabe, a colored iris and a red dragonfly
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk

Early 19th Century Japanese Scroll Bijin after the Bath in Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century Japanese Scroll: Bijin after the bath in summer. Painted in pigments on silk
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Deer in Cedar Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Edo period painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold

Framed Korean Official Portrait Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hyper realistic portrait of an official with watercolor on silk bordered panel, framed in dark
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19th Century Korean Other Antique Silk Paintings

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo Grove on Mulberry Paper with Gold Dust
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting of a bamboo grove with blooming flowers and gold dust mists. Painted in
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Silk Paintings

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Gold

Pair of Japanese Meiji Screens Blossoms of Spring, Summer and Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
ink and natural mineral color pigments over a dramatic gold leaf square background. The paintings
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Silk Paintings

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Brass, Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Scenes of Kyoto
Located in Rio Vista, CA
dramatic mountains and hills in mint green tones. The paintings still have vibrant tones of natural pigment
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Silk Paintings

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Brass, Gold Leaf

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