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Refraction Aubergine by Bernadette Jiyong Frank - Contemporary abstract painting
By Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Located in DE
At the heart of each of Frank’s paintings is the Japanese concept of Ma, which is the space or
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil

Portrait of a Japanese Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - ) Title: Portrait (63) Year: 1961 Medium: Watercolor Size: 22 in. x 15 in. (55.88 cm x 38.1 cm)
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Refraction Green by Bernadette Jiyong Frank - Contemporary abstract oil painting
By Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Located in DE
vividly green, sometimes a darker grey. At the heart of each of Frank’s paintings is the Japanese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil

MEIJ JAPANESE EBONISED SHiBAYAMA WALL PANEL DECORATIVE FLOWERS
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London A beautiful Meiji-period Japanese Shibayama wall panel, finely crafted on an
Category

20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer

Seated Figure in Geometric Space. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A figure study in oils on paper combines the organisation of space, characteristic of Japanese
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

White bird Modern figurative painting on canvas by Natalia Shiporina
Located in Zofingen, AG
I like modern Japanese painting. One of the most famous artists is Yayoi Kusama. Her image and
Category

2010s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of a Lark, Barley and Beans
Located in Burbank, CA
the finished original Japanese woodblock print. This is a highly finished preparatory watercolor that
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1890s Art Deco Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Op Art 1971 Kinetic Oil Painting Pop Art Artist
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
are taken from paintings of the Old Masters, Japanese ukiyo-e, and 20th-century art. Artists from whom
Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

H.M. Saffer II, "Harvest Patterns", 30x24 Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He left for Japan in 1983 to study with Japanese masters, and there he met
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

H.M. Saffer II, "Moonscape III", 44x44 Blue Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
. In 1981 he began to study the art of Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He left for Japan in 1983 to
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

H.M. Saffer II, "Sunset Dunes", 30x40 Orange Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
. In 1981 he began to study the art of Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He left for Japan in 1983 to
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

H.M. Saffer II, "Orchard Sky", 28x42 Blue Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
1981 he began to study the art of Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He left for Japan in 1983 to study
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scroll paintingJapan, Woman jumping from the balcony of Kiyomizu-dera Edo period
Located in PARIS, FR
Japan, Woman jumping from the balcony of Kiyomizu-dera Edo period Japanese scroll painting – Woman
Category

Antique 1790s Japanese Paintings

Materials

Paper

H.M. Saffer II, "Olive Grove IV", 30x40 Pointillist Oil Painting Landscape
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He left for Japan in 1983 to study with Japanese masters, and there he met
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

H.M. Saffer II, "Calm Ocean Night", 28x42 Pointillist Blue Seascape Oil Painting
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
1981 he began to study the art of Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He left for Japan in 1983 to study
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Squirrel in the Field of Flowers
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - The Land of the Rising Sun
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on paper + frame
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel

Cherry Blossoms in Japan , French School
Located in London, GB
'Cherry Blossoms in Japan', pencil, ink and gouache on card stock, French School (Mid 20th Century
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Morning Sky (28 x 22 inch Oil painting)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a painting of the Japanese maple in my front yard. The red of the branches is a thin
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite

Signed Dated 1928 Watercolor on Silk by R. C. Matsuyama of "Tulips in a Vase"
By Matsuyama
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
, born Japan 1880; died Holborn, London 1954. Signed & dated lower right: "R.C. Matsuyama 1928
Category

Early 20th Century English Anglo-Japanese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paint

Garden of Chrysanthemums
Located in Fukuoka, JP
— flowers that in Japanese culture symbolize longevity, nobility, and the eternal cycle of life. Supported
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hasegawa School Edo Folding Screen with Horses Byobu Horses Japan
Located in Valladolid, ES
virtues, power and self-sufficiency. Hasegawa was a school—and a distinctive style—of Japanese painting
Category

1850s Edo Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Dancing Fans of the Seasons
Located in Fukuoka, JP
In Japanese art, folding fans (ōgi) are symbols of prosperity and the unfolding path of life, as
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

"The Night of Ponte Vecchio N 1" landscape gold leaf pigments paper italy peace
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
reflection. Nihonga (Japanese: 日本画) literally translates to “Japanese Painting, is a Japanese style of
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"The Night of Venice N 1" landscape gold leaf pigments paper italy gondola calm
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
reflection. Nihonga (Japanese: 日本画) literally translates to “Japanese Painting, is a Japanese style of
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

“Still Life With Tulips” Contemporary Realist Art Historical Still Life Painting
By Scott Woodard
Located in Houston, TX
," and a painting of a Japanese geisha. Signed and dated in the front lower right corner. Currently
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

A six-panel folding screen of symbolic animals and peonies
Located in Milano, IT
motifs inspired by traditional Japanese symbolism. From left to right can be seen: two turtles along a
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Kawaii Kanji Whispers Red
By Ioam Yumako
Located in PARIS, FR
seamlessly into the fabric of each painting are Japanese letters, delicately integrated into the composition
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kawaii Kanji Whispers Purple
By Ioam Yumako
Located in PARIS, FR
seamlessly into the fabric of each painting are Japanese letters, delicately integrated into the composition
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Meiji Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing Japanese Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat, 19th Century. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Porcelain

A six-panel paper folding screen of Mount Fuji shrouded in mist
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel screen painted on paper, depicting Mount Fuji emerging from the clouds, its
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

A six-panel screen depicting a pair of deer in a winter landscape
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel screen depicting a pair of deer in a winter landscape. In the foreground
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Set of screens by Nitten artist Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎) A Japanese-style painter known for his refined depictions of koi carp and
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Set of screens by Nitten artist Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎) A Japanese-style painter known for his refined depictions of koi carp and
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

A six-panel folding screen with a pair of Manchurian cranes on gilt silk
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel folding screen painted on silk with a golden ground, depicting two Manchurian
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

A pair of six-panel folding screens depicting two pine trees (matsu)
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of six-panel folding screens from the Kano school, painted in ink and pigments on paper. The naturalistic composition is dominated by two lush green pine trees extending from ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Group of Koi (Carp) screen ) by Nitten artist Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Tozaburo Ohno (大野藤三郎) A Japanese-style painter known for his refined depictions of koi carp and
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Wild Grasses
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) four separate sliding doors (fusuma) with Shijo School paintings of wild
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

WOP 2 - 00617
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
evokes a traditional Japanese painting aesthetic of delicate, lyrical greens, browns, and blues, yet the
Category

Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Elegant Horse Screen. In style of Kano Tanshin
By Kano Tanshin
Located in Fukuoka, JP
, capturing the essence of nobility that horses represent in Japanese lore. The screen depicts these majestic
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Taisho Period Tanzaku Woodblock Print of Heron at Twilight by Seiko
By Seiko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Taisho period Japanese woodblock print. Depicting a swooping heron above a riverbed
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Silk Scroll Painting by Matsumura Keibun, 18th Century
By Matsumura Keibun
Located in New York, NY
A silk parchment scroll with a Camellia Flower painting, by Japanese artist Matsumura Keibun (1779
Category

Antique 1790s Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Parchment Paper

Hiroshige Utagawa "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Kameido" Woodblock Ukiyo-e
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Hiroshige Utagawa "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Kameido" Condition vertical width /114.5cm width /30.3Cm (actual paper) vertical width /28.8cm width /19.0cm Period. 20...
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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Bamboo on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) four separate fusuma doors (sliding doors) with paintings of bamboo
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf

"Tutu, " Acrylic on Canvas signed by Javier Enrique Nunez
By Javier Enrique Nuñez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tutu" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Javier Enrique Nunez. It features a number of
Category

Early 2000s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ôhara Donshû (1792 - 1857) Edo Period - Smell of Plums in the Night. Scroll
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ôhara Donshû (1792 - 1857) De geur van pruimen in de nacht Rolschildering / scroll op zijde, houten rollers, in houten cassette. Provenance: Oranda Jin. A/B 98.8 x 29.4 / 184 x 41.5 ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

#1909
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese painting
Category

1990s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic

#3669
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the incredibly rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese
Category

Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

#1919
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese painting
Category

1990s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic

#3671
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the incredibly rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese
Category

Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

#5063
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese painting
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic

#5092
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the incredibly rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

#5061
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese painting
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic

#5064
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
incredibly rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese painting
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Encaustic

#1819
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the incredibly rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese
Category

1990s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Encaustic, Panel

#5062
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
incredibly rich sense of depth and texture. Yokose’s painting style evokes a traditional Japanese painting
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Encaustic

#4423
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
traditional Japanese painting aesthetic of delicate, lyrical greens, browns, and blues, yet the atmospheric
Category

Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Wax, Oil

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