Greenwich Oriental Antiques Wall Decorations

Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed ground, the lichen covered trunk and branches of the life-sized cherry blossom tree reach out and beyond the confines of the pictorial surface. The overall composition has a feeling of flatness which draws emphasis to the surface and the three-dimensionality of the cherry blossoms. Painstakingly built-up layers of thickly applied shell-white gofun detail the voluminous blossoms and cover large areas of this tour-de-force of Japanese Nihonga painting. By simplifying the background, minimizing the number of colors and depicting the blossoms with such heavy relief, the artist has emphasized the stunning presence of the cherry tree. The type of tree depicted is the Yae-Zakura; a double-layered type of cherry blossom famed for its beauty and strength. When we think of Japanese cherry blossoms, the first thing that comes to mind is Somei Yoshino variety, which has a single flower with five almost white petals. This type is fragile and easily blown away by strong wind or rain. Most of the double-flowered cherry blossoms begin to bloom when the Somei-Yoshino falls, and the flowering period lasts longer than that of the Somei-Yoshino. Kano Sanrakuki originally studied painting at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts School under the tutelage of Yamamoto Shunkyo...

Set of four Japanese reverse paintings.

Painted at a time when the nation was increasingly interested in exotic places and peoples -- including Mexico, the South Pacific, Asia and the Southwest -- this Art Deco painting of...

Antique Flemish painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting an interior scene of a tavern with characters of good pictorial quality. Nice size and pleasant impact painting, for antique dealers, interior decorators and collectors of old Dutch painting...

Japanese two-panel screen: Three Jewels of Buddhism. Meiji period (1868-1912) painting. The three jewels of Buddhism are the teacher, the lesson, and the ...

Cherry blossom painting Silk Scroll　tip: wood Image size: 410 (W) x 1200 (H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 570 (W) x 2180 (H) [mm] Box size: 80 x 75 x 700 mm 970g Comes with a box, although...

Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming prunus tree or plum tree. Beautifully painted with ink and natural color pigments on m...

Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841) Pheasants and Cherry Blossoms Two-fold Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold and silver on paper. A two-fold Japanese bir...

Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century) Ink, pigment, gofun and...

Cherry Blossoms and Autumn Maples Isobe Hyakurin (1836–1906) Dated Meiji 28, April: 1895 Pair of two-panel Japanese screens; ink and pigments on silver leaf This refined pair of scr...

Four jockeys on the horse are competing on the horse track. The size without the frame is 35.50" W, 23.50"H

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Antique original 1881 & 1882 Dated Venetian portraits signed by the artist G Neumann ...