What is the writing on Japanese art?

The writing on Japanese art is calligraphy art called shodo. It uses Japanese kanji and kana characters. There are a variety of different shodo styles of art, including Kaisho, which is the basic, foundational form of the art. On 1stDibs, find a range of Japanese calligraphy art from top sellers..

What is the focus of Japanese art?

The focus of Japanese art varies. Many traditional Japanese artists sought to capture the beauty of nature in their works. However, other Japanese artists have produced work with Buddhist themes, and contemporary artists working in the country have been inspired by a range of subjects, from socioeconomic and political issues to pop culture. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Japanese art.

What are characteristics of Japanese art?

There are a variety of different types of Japanese art. One of the oldest and most admired forms of Japanese art is the art of calligraphy, which originated in the sixth or seventh century. Another type of art, ukiyo-e, is the art of the woodblock print, which depicts scenes of female beauties; kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and more. You’ll find a variety of Japanese artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

What is the most popular Japanese art style?

Many art styles originated in Japan and grew in popularity over the years. Some of the most popular styles include shodo (calligraphy), ikebana, kanou and yamato-e. You’ll find a wide variety of authentic Japanese art from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.

What is Japanese wall art called?

What Japanese wall art is called depends on its type. There are numerous kinds of Japanese paintings and prints, including nihonga and ukiyo-e. A Japanese wall scroll is known as a kakejiku or kakemono. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese wall art.

What is the Japanese sea art called?

What the Japanese sea art is called depends on its type. Many examples of sea art from Japan are called ukiyo-e. This term refers to woodblock prints made during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is arguably the most famous ukiyo-e print depicting the sea. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of Japanese woodblock prints.

How can you tell if art is Japanese or Chinese?

To tell if art is Japanese or Chinese, study the piece's characteristics. With paintings, Chinese artists often use more color and tend to fill their entire canvases, while Japanese artists often include more negative space and choose subtler colors. There are also differences between the brushstrokes typical of traditional Chinese and Japanese art. In Japanese paintings, brushstrokes are often short and sharp. On the other hand, Chinese paintings often display longer, more fluid brushstrokes. Learning about the defining features of various art forms and periods and looking at examples of pieces made by Japanese and Chinese artists can help you learn to spot subtle differences. Explore a diverse assortment of Japanese and Chinese art on 1stDibs.

Japanese Fabric Art

Wall Kimono

Acrylic Frame Textile

Japanese Obi

Embroidered Kimono

Japanese Silk And Gold Tapestry

Wedding Kimono

Figurines Japan

Japanese Hanging Scroll

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Lovely Early 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Meiji Artist Shimazu Racoons

$1,021

Lovely 19th Century Silk Paintings Japan Artist Signed Sea Landscape fog Boats

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice painting 1-11-18-8-5 Condition Overall condition frame has some ware. Size frame: 740 x 545mm. Period 19th century Edo Period (1603–1867) Meiji Periode (1867...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Lovely 19th Century Silk Paintings Japan Artist Signed Sea Landscape fog Boats

$1,089

Japanese Antique Shinto Suzu Temple Bell with Large 72" Pull Rope Handle

Located in South Burlington, VT

From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. Here's an extraordinary opportunity to collect and

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Japanese Antique Shinto Suzu Temple Bell with Large 72" Pull Rope Handle

$688

Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Screen Summer Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

18th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen featuring summer foliage landscape with birds

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Screen Summer Landscape

$7,000

Large Japanese Kabuki Actor Doll on Wood Display Stand

Located in Studio City, CA

Wonderfully and dramatically crafted, large ornamented Japanese kabuki player doll in finely

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Silk

Large Japanese Kabuki Actor Doll on Wood Display Stand

$399

Large Ornate Japanese Geisha Doll on Wood Display Stand

Located in Studio City, CA

Beautifully crafted, large ornamented Japanese geisha doll in a finely decorative and layered

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Fabric, Silk

Large Ornate Japanese Geisha Doll on Wood Display Stand

$395

Lovely Early 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Meiji Artist Shimazu Koi Carp

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

"Huashan Shimazu" 1894 (1890) born in Kyoto. Real name: Toru. Kawabata picture College. He studied with Eikyu Matsuoka that specializes in flowers and birds, landscape. Con...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Lovely Early 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Meiji Artist Shimazu Koi Carp

$1,021

Pair Hand Painted Japanese Panels/Screens

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

3-500 pair hand painted Japanese panels/screens Measures: Individual panel 20.5 x 44 Together 41 x

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Vintage 1960s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Pair Hand Painted Japanese Panels/Screens

$950

Japanese Takeda Hina Ningyo, of a pair of seated ministers

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Measuring: 19” High x 12” Wide x 10” Deep. Edo period, circa 1820. Provenance: Japan art market.

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Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Fabric, Wood

Japanese Takeda Hina Ningyo, of a pair of seated ministers

$2,500

Japanese Asian Four Panel Hand Painted Screen

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

3-1100 Four panel hand painted Japanese / Asian screen.

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Mid-20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Japanese Asian Four Panel Hand Painted Screen

$1,475

Japanese Pop Art Dog Face Made from Duct Tape

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Dog face made by a Japanese artist from duct tape in 2013.

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2010s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Pop Art Dog Face Made from Duct Tape

$250

Restored Paul Frankl Nine Strand Settee Loveseat

By Paul Frankl

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Japanese steam-bent rattan frames with rare nine strand width arms. Midcentury redux in Los Angeles, CA for

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20th Century Japanese Art Deco Settees

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Fabric, Rattan

Restored Paul Frankl Nine Strand Settee Loveseat

$4,500

Square Pretzel Rattan Sectional Sofa by Paul Frankl

By Paul Frankl, Kosuga

Located in Rio Vista, CA

seats. made in Tokyo, Japan with authentic steam bent rattan frames ordered from the manufacturer with

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20th Century Japanese Art Deco Sofas

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Fabric, Rattan

Square Pretzel Rattan Sectional Sofa by Paul Frankl

$4,800

Pair of Six-Strand Pretzel Lounge Chairs by Paul Frankl

By Paul Frankl, Kosuga

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fabulous pair of pretzel lounge chairs by Kosuga for Paul Frankl made in Tokyo, Japan. Featuring

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20th Century Japanese Art Deco Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Rattan

Pair of Six-Strand Pretzel Lounge Chairs by Paul Frankl

$3,600

Stacked Rattan Ottoman by Paul Frankl

By Paul Frankl, Kosuga

Located in Rio Vista, CA

in Tokyo, Japan from the original manufacturer. Produced in the Art Deco period and purchased from

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20th Century Japanese Art Deco Ottomans and Poufs

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Fabric, Rattan, Wood

Stacked Rattan Ottoman by Paul Frankl

$900

Japanese Boro Fabric

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wonderful early 20th century Boro fabric.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Quilts

Japanese Boro Fabric

$2,400

Japanese Sakiori Blanket

Located in San Francisco, CA

used in northern Japan as a cover for a wooden kotatsu (hand warmer) to keep warm during the winter

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Sakiori Blanket

$1,750

Japanese Vintage Kimono Obi, "KYOTO" selected by Kimono-Couture, Silk Textile

Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo

Japanese Vintage Kimono Obi (Kimono Sash) selected by Kimono-Couture -Dimension:434×31cm

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Textiles

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Silk, Thread, Yarn

Japanese Vintage Kimono Obi, "KYOTO" selected by Kimono-Couture, Silk Textile

$460

Japanese Vintage Kimono Obi, "The Fifty-Three Station of Tokaido", Silk Textile

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo

Japanese Vintage Kimono Obi, "The Fifty-Three Stations of Tokaido" by Kimono-Couture -Dimensions

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2010s Japanese Textiles

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Vintage Kimono Obi, "The Fifty-Three Station of Tokaido", Silk Textile

$620

Fine Large Japanese Edo Period Painted Crane Screen, circa 1820

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large Japanese Edo period painted six-panel screen featuring cranes flying in gold clouds and

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper

Fine Large Japanese Edo Period Painted Crane Screen, circa 1820

$15,000

A Robert Crowder Japanese Style Collaged Family Crest

By Robert Crowder

Located in Los Angeles, CA

paper on top of Japanese fabric. California-based artist Robert Crowder lived in Japan between 1934 and

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20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Paper, Fabric

A Robert Crowder Japanese Style Collaged Family Crest

$3,900

Standard Denim Daruma Light Blue

By Aoi Shimizu

Located in Yokohama, JP

Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling

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2010s Japanese Japonisme Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Cotton

Standard Denim Daruma Light Blue

$1,850

SUPERB JAPANEESE SCREEN / ROOM DIVIDER

Located in Miami, FL

hand painted, six panel, Japanese screen/room divider depicting a village scene.Wonderful detailed

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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Paint

SUPERB JAPANEESE SCREEN / ROOM DIVIDER

$6,800

1950 S IZAGAWA ART DECO BLACK LACQUER ARM CHAIR

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1950's Izagawa Art Deco Black lacquer Arm chair,spots in front fabric seat

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Leather, Wood

1950 S IZAGAWA ART DECO BLACK LACQUER ARM CHAIR

$800

Japanese Fabric Design Watercolor

Located in New Haven, CT

Beautiful 1960s gouache on paper. Japanese design for fabric. Unframed.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Fabric Design Watercolor

$375

Kimono Tapestry “Scarlet Fantasia” , Japanese Art, Japanese Hanging Scroll

Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo

Kimono Tapestry "Scarlet Fantasia" by Kimono-Couture ・Kimono Art ・Japanese Art ・Japanese Hanging

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Silk, Thread, Yarn

Kimono Tapestry “Scarlet Fantasia” , Japanese Art, Japanese Hanging Scroll

$730

JAPANESE 18TH CENTURY KIMONO FRAGMENT

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful framed antique kimono fragment.

Embroidered, with real gold thread.

Design of flowers and geometric pattern.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric

JAPANESE 18TH CENTURY KIMONO FRAGMENT

$2,500

Large Antique Japonisme Hand Embroidery Silk Tapestry, Cranes, Japan, circa 1890

Located in L Etang, FR

Tapestry embroidered with silk. Superb craftsmanship. Represents many Japanese cranes / Red

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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Fabric, Silk

Large Antique Japonisme Hand Embroidery Silk Tapestry, Cranes, Japan, circa 1890

$1,420

Japanese Decorative Ox Carriage Objects for Doll s Festival Hinamatsuri, 1950s

Located in Paris, FR

Japan. Most families with girls display dolls for the Doll’s Festival called Hina-ningyo. The dolls

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Japanese Decorative Ox Carriage Objects for Doll s Festival Hinamatsuri, 1950s

$260

Standard Denim Daruma Medium Blue

By Aoi Shimizu

Located in Yokohama, JP

Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling

Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Cotton

Standard Denim Daruma Medium Blue

$1,300

Japonese Samurai Armor, "1850-1860"

By Samurai Shokai

Located in Ceske Mezirici, CZ

This piece of samurai Armor is very rare and it is in preserved and original condition.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and ...

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Iron

Japonese Samurai Armor, "1850-1860"

$5,682

Vintage Miniature Oriental Folding Screen Asian Artwork

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

embellished with art paper, metal corner protectors, gold accents, and woven fabric. It exhibits a lovely aged

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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Copper

Vintage Miniature Oriental Folding Screen Asian Artwork

$74

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Japanese Fabric Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese fabric art on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wood and silk, every piece of Japanese fabric art was constructed with great care. Find 80 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of Japanese fabric art now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of Japanese fabric art — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of Japanese fabric art, those designed in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Paul Frankl, Kosuga and Ryosuke Harashima each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of Japanese fabric art that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Fabric Art?

A piece of Japanese fabric art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,695, while the lowest priced sells for $165 and the highest can go for as much as $18,500.

Questions About Japanese Fabric Art

What is the writing on Japanese art?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The writing on Japanese art is calligraphy art called shodo. It uses Japanese kanji and kana characters. There are a variety of different shodo styles of art, including Kaisho, which is the basic, foundational form of the art. On 1stDibs, find a range of Japanese calligraphy art from top sellers..
What is the focus of Japanese art?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
The focus of Japanese art varies. Many traditional Japanese artists sought to capture the beauty of nature in their works. However, other Japanese artists have produced work with Buddhist themes, and contemporary artists working in the country have been inspired by a range of subjects, from socioeconomic and political issues to pop culture. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Japanese art.
What are characteristics of Japanese art?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
There are a variety of different types of Japanese art. One of the oldest and most admired forms of Japanese art is the art of calligraphy, which originated in the sixth or seventh century. Another type of art, ukiyo-e, is the art of the woodblock print, which depicts scenes of female beauties; kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and more. You’ll find a variety of Japanese artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
What is the most popular Japanese art style?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Many art styles originated in Japan and grew in popularity over the years. Some of the most popular styles include shodo (calligraphy), ikebana, kanou and yamato-e. You’ll find a wide variety of authentic Japanese art from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
What is Japanese wall art called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
What Japanese wall art is called depends on its type. There are numerous kinds of Japanese paintings and prints, including nihonga and ukiyo-e. A Japanese wall scroll is known as a kakejiku or kakemono. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese wall art.
What is the Japanese sea art called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
What the Japanese sea art is called depends on its type. Many examples of sea art from Japan are called ukiyo-e. This term refers to woodblock prints made during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is arguably the most famous ukiyo-e print depicting the sea. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of Japanese woodblock prints.
How can you tell if art is Japanese or Chinese?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
To tell if art is Japanese or Chinese, study the piece's characteristics. With paintings, Chinese artists often use more color and tend to fill their entire canvases, while Japanese artists often include more negative space and choose subtler colors. There are also differences between the brushstrokes typical of traditional Chinese and Japanese art. In Japanese paintings, brushstrokes are often short and sharp. On the other hand, Chinese paintings often display longer, more fluid brushstrokes. Learning about the defining features of various art forms and periods and looking at examples of pieces made by Japanese and Chinese artists can help you learn to spot subtle differences. Explore a diverse assortment of Japanese and Chinese art on 1stDibs.