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Period: Early 19th Century
Antique Indian Miniature painting of a Maharaja, Jaipur c. 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is an antique painting of an Indian Maharaja in gouache and gold on paper c. early 19th century or 1800. A burly Maharaja stands in profile wearing a white jama or garm...
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Indian Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting of Warriors in Landscape, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1825 Chinese Export polychrome reverse glass painting of a warrior group with horse and 'Budai' in a river landscape housed in original 'Chinese Chippendale' parcel-gilt...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Screen: Flow of Time in Gold
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Seasons Flowing in Gold is a masterful expression of depth and rhythm, painted with a subtle three-dimensional effect that brings the landscape to life. From the snow-laden willow a...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with Edo genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An elaborate, large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) featuring a detailed genre painting on gold leaf, capturing the vibrancy of festive scenes from the Edo period. Central to the p...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossom Pheasants by Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Chinese Hardwood, Lacquer and Jade Six-Panel Screen
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine mid-Qing Dynasty Chinese hardwood and lacquer six-panel screen, Jailing Period, circa 1800. The hardwood frame inset with black lacquer panels. One side features an over...
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Chinese Qing Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Coral, Jade

19th Century Tibetan Thangka of Chenresi
Located in Chicago, IL
Thangkas are devotional paintings displayed by Buddhists in monasteries, temples, and even in their homes. The rich red, orange, green, and blue hues are still incredibly vibrant on ...
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Tibetan Tibetan Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Byobu painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf, the quality of the painting is still excellent, with no color loss or restorations. A classic four-panel screen depicting Mount Fuji...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Six-panel gold leaf screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Large Japanese six-panel screen, ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, depicting three scenes from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the vignettes punctuated by raised golden...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Early 19th century Japanese Screen with Village Scenes, on Gold Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A striking antique six-fold Japanese screen. This is one of a pair. See other listing. The subject is "Tokaido", which features famous locations between Tokyo and Kyoto. The desig...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Early 19th century Japanese Screen with Village Scenes on Gold Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A striking antique six-fold Japanese screen. This is one of a pair. The subject is "Tokaido", which features famous locations between Tokyo and Kyoto. The design is beautifully det...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Chrysanthemum and Bush Clover painting on gold leaf six-panel folding screen, painted with clusters of leafy green chrysanthemum plants with white blossoms having moriage relief petals of gofun growing amidst pink blossoming bush clover within a bunched bush clover garden fence rendered in lighter gold relief, all on a background entirely of rich gold leaf. These two flowers are symbolic of Japan and the autumn season. The classic patterned paper verso with a Naga Antiques...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a family of playful monkeys among the blooming trees and mountainous lands...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

A Beautiful Set of Four China Trade Watercolors of Chinese Junks
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful set of four Chinese watercolor / gouaches of Junks and Sampans done by Chinese artists for the increasing western trade who were traveling during the late 18th C. to mid ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper, Wood

Japanese Silk Suijaku Scroll Nyorai-Kojin with Mixed Buddhism and Shinto Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Suijaku hanging scroll beautifully presented in a custom wood shadow box frame from Edo period (circa 18-19th century). The scroll, surmounted on golden brocade was painted in fine details with gouache, ink and gold powder highlight, served as a Suijaku mandala for the worshippers. Honji Suijaku is a complicated religious concept uniquely developed in Japan. It mixed and hybrid the Buddism deities with native shinto spirits (known as Kami), which were seen as local manifestations (the suijaku, literally means a "trace") of Buddhist deities (the honji literally the original ground). The original idea may lie with the synergetic strategy to spread Buddism by making it more relatable to the local population who had already worshiped Shinto gods. The paradigm, adopted in the 10th century from an orignal Chinese concept, remained a defining feature of Japanese religious life up to the end of the Edo period (1868). Instead of being confined to deities, its application was often extended to historical figures as shown on this scroll. This long hanging scroll depicts an arrangement of 21 figures including Buddhism and Shinto deities as well as two historical figures on the bottom. Each figure was name-tagged in Kanji for easy identification by the worshippers. It was used in the temple or shrine so that when the worshipper prayed in front the mandala, they prayed simultaneously to all the deities. On the very top, sits Nyorai-Kojin, a hybrid deity of Nyorai Buddha and Kojin, the kaki for fire, stove and kitchen. From the top to bottom and left to right, here is the list of the deities: Kanon with Thousand Hands, Kanon with Willow Branch, Monju Bosatsu...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Floral scene of a "Rimpa School" garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Six-panel screen painted with pigments on golden rice paper of good size and well preserved. Bold color...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Anglo-Indian Company School Suttee Watercolour Paintings, C. 1810
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and singular set of two early 19th century Anglo-Indian Company School watercolour paintings, likely Murshidabad, depicting 'Sati' or 'Suttee', the historical practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre, and the procession to the pyre. The reverses labeled "From an album of watercolours and drawings belonging to Eliza Frederica Salmon and possibly her sister Mary Salmon, daughter of William Orton Salmon who served in India circa 1800...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Woodland Deer
Located in Hudson, NY
Foraging deer under hinoki tree in an autumn setting. Mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf with good veining on paper. Silk brocade border with a black lacquer trim and elaborate bron...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Bronze

Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Painted on Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Paravento a sei pannelli di scuola giapponese Kano: paesaggio con bellissime ed eleganti gru vicino al fiume, con alberi di pino e sakura. Dipinto a mano con pigmenti minerali ed inc...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Floral Garden on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Peonies, marigolds and pinks next to a garden stone with soft mountain peaks in the background. Late Edo (1603 - 1868) period painting in mineral pigmen...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 19th Century Bamboo in Moonlight
Located in Kyoto, JP
Bamboo in moonlight Gamo Rakan (1784-1866) Hanging scroll, ink on silk. Dimensions: Scroll: 201 cm x 58 cm Image: 137 cm x 45 cm In this early 19th century work by Gamo Rakan a light ink wash applied to the silk background silhouettes the moon and suggests the atmosphere of early evening. Even though it is a literati subject, Rakan’s bamboo is quite realistic with a strong decorative style. The painting finds its inspiration from Chinese Ming dynasty painters who often used a single-tone, jet black stroke to emphasize the calligraphic nature of bamboo. In a different era, decorative would have been seen as somewhat unrefined. But increasingly in the Edo period, it was the hallmark of high style. The Japanese people, in particular the rising merchant class, had gradually become apathetic toward the traditional Sesshu and Kano schools of painting. Chinese professional and amateur painters living in the port of Nagasaki during the 18th century had a profound effect on Japanese painting and the freshness of their style and its decorative appeal contributed greatly to its popularity. Gamo Rakan’s teacher, Tani Buncho...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and rare circa 1830 Chinese export reverse glass portrait painting of unusually large size of a lady in traditional robes holding a closed fan shown sat in front of black...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Iron

Pair of Chinese Crackle Lacquer Courtyard Doors, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
The countless layers of black lacquer that texture these 19th-century doors have aged with a dark patina and an inimitable crackle that only time can achieve. Crafted of northern elm...
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Chinese Qing Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Elm

Large Continental 6 Panel Leather Screen with Architectural Landscape Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Continental 6 Panel Leather Screen with Architectural Landscape Design ca. 1800
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Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Leather, Wood

Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century, Edo period. This small Japanese folding screen pai...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Silk

A six-panel folding screen of symbolic animals and peonies
Located in Milano, IT
A six-panel folding screen with applied paper on a ground of gold and silver leaf, featuring six motifs inspired by traditional Japanese symbolism. From left to right can be seen: tw...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845). Simply featuring three deer and a few sprigs of foliage on a sumptuous gold-leaf background this work emphasizes naturalistic expression and a masterful use of negative space. Reduced to its most basic elements, the blank spaces inspire imagination and evoke the smells, sounds and even the weather of the scene. Whilst deer are traditionally depicted in association with autumn, here the green growth on the tops of the foliage indicates the season of spring. The work references Maruyama Okyo’s two-panel deer screen...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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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 pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.  
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese "Magpie and Peony" Two Panel Screen, Edo Period, 18th/19th century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Japanese two panel "Magpie and Peony" screen, ink and color on paper, Edo Period, late 18th or early 19th century, circa 1800, Japan. The two panel screen features a wond...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Copper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Iris By Rivers Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Paravento Giapponese a sei pannelli su foglia d oro.
Located in Brescia, IT
Paravento giapponese a sei pannelli , opera di un pittore della prima metà del 19° secolo, di scuola Rinpa. Sei pannelli dipinti con inchiostro su foglia oro e "gofun" su carta veget...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Edo 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Battle of Menpei
Located in Brescia, IT
Samurai on horseback and by boat from the famous battle of Menpei Japanese folding screen six-panel of "Tosa School" painted with mineral pigments on vegetable on golden silk , earl...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of chrysanthemums in a garden landscape, with sparrows. Mineral p...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th century Japanese Eight Panel Screen with Bamboo, Pines and Gold Clouds
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) folding screen, (Byōbu) featuring bamboo, flowers and pines on paper background with gold clouds. Byōbu are traditionally made with multiple joined p...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Early Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting Depicting Deer, Monkeys Wildlife
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite early and highly unusual Chinese export reverse glass painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) beautifully depic...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Chinese 19th Century Three-Panel Lettice Bamboo Screen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese three-panel lattice screen or room divider (each 245 x 55 x 4 cm.) Made in bamboo Original condition with a beautiful naturally aged patina, highlighted by a clear lacquer ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Bamboo

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Rimpa School Chrysanthemums on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
An abundant use of gold with beautifully draped chrysanthemums and gold flake clouds. Mineral pigments, go fun, gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.
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Japanese Meiji Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

A Rare Drawing / Watercolour of Maharao Ram Singh of Kota and His Sons
Located in London, GB
A Rare Drawing / Watercolour of Maharao Ram Singh of Kota and His Sons Hunting with numerous Rajasthani inscriptions Paper, Watercolour, Pencil India Late 18th Century - Early 19th...
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Indian Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Horses in Stable
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of captivating black and white horses, believed to define hard work and power in Japanese mythology, are beautifully rendered in this painting of mineral pigments on mulberry ...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene with doves on a bamboo fence. Flowers in bloom including ...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Bamboo grove on a knoll with stylized gold mist. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Dragon in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink (Sumi) on paper. Signature and Seal read: Kishi Ganku It is backed with paper covered in gold and silver flake. Kishi Ganku (1749 or 1756-1839) was the...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ikebana
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully painted basket arrangement of flowers in vivid color. Mineral pigments on applied silver and gold in a silk brocade border with black lacquer trim.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen Battle of Uji Bridge
Located in Hudson, NY
The first battle at Uji was in 1180 and was the beginning of the Heike Wars. This screen depicts a famous scene from the Heike Wars. Two Heike generals, Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajiwa...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen Mother Cat and Kittens Near Rushing Stream
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting, in mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Artist seal reads: Hokkyo Unsen.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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. Signature reads: Yamauchi Sentsu. Japan,...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Early 19th Century Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Tropical Garden
Located in Hudson, NY
With a banana leaf palm on the left, at water's edge with geese. Perhaps a scene from the southern islands. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold leaf and a silk brocade border.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rimpa School Painting of Winter to Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
With exotic birds including a family of quail. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Four-Panel Screen "Rimpa Painting of Pheasant on Old Plum in Garden"
Located in Hudson, NY
With raised twig fence and poultry cages (used for chicken, pheasants, etc). Wood vine on the fence, and some seasonal flowers in bloom. Delicately painted with wonderful colors and ...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Egrets on Rivers Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Late winter scene of egret, willow and daffodil in mineral pigments on gold leaf with accents of gold dust. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Kano School Panting.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Deer in Autumn Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Buck and doe under a red maple on heavy gold. Mineral pigments on gold leaf on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. White deer are considered a symbol of longevity ...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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 mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Japanese six panel painted paper screen featuring the beloved figure Hotei, Edo Period, early 19th century. Hotei, called Budai in China, and known as the Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha in the West, is considered to be an emanation of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. In Japan, he also holds a special place as one of the Seven Lucky Gods, being the god of fortune, and protector of children. He is always portrayed as a mirthful and corpulent man, dressed in loose robes that show off his round belly. He carries a sack with him, said to be filled with treasure. As the protector of children, he is often portrayed with them playing on or around him, as he is here. The children portrayed in this screen are dressed in Chinese style clothing...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist teaching painting, set of four paintings with 24 Buddhist stories with Japanese written characters in each story on one screen. Provenance: Purchased from Christie's South Kensington...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
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Japanese Six Panel Screen: Horses in Stable
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a beautiful and evocative antique Japanese six-panel folding screen (Byōbu), a classic example of the popular "Horses in Stable" (Umaya-zu) motif from the Edo Period (1603-18...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Pair of Japanese hinagata byôbu 雛形屏風 (small folding screens) with flower carts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing pair of six-panel hinagata byôbu (doll festival folding screens) with a continuous painting on gold leaf showcasing flower carts (hana’guruma) at the edge of a winding river. Both laden with a large bamboo basket...
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

c. 1800 English Fire Pole Screen Needlepoint/Tapestry Stand
Located in Louisville, KY
Unique and finely made, this English Regency pole screen is constructed of beautiful Rosewood that’s hand-turned, carved and jointed, topped with a delicate finial with three cabriol...
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English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Textile, Wood, Rosewood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Plum Blossom in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Plum blossom, baby pine and bamboo painted in mineral pigments on heavy gold leaf on paper. Silk brocade border with black lacquer trim and bronze hardware.
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Japanese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Chinese Gouache on Pith Paper Portrait Noble Royal Gentleman
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Early 19th century Chinese full length portrait of a seated gentleman, likely of noble or royal descent. Gouache on pith paper housed in a glazed early 20th century ebonised frame. ...
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Chinese Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies Butterflies
Located in Kyoto, JP
Poppies & Butterflies Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Igarashi Chikusa (1774-1844) Signature: Chikusa Ran Zen Upper Seal: Ran Shuzen Lower Seal: Kyoho Dimensions: Scroll: H. 68” x W. 18” (172cm x 45cm) Image: H. 38.5’’ x W. 12.5’’ (98cm x 32cm) This composition shows elegant images of poppies and the butterflies that are inevitably drawn to them. It captures a momentary glimpse into a world both visually dazzling and startlingly realistic. The painting is infused with sensitivity and attention to seasonal change and weather conditions. The thin and fragile poppies are beautifully depicted with brilliant colors and the butterflies are similarly infused with life. The painting is on silk which requires extremely precise painting skills as no element once painted can be removed. Poppies were a favorite subject of Rinpa school artists through the ages. Originally they were somewhat abstracted but by the age of Sakai Hoitsu...
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Japanese Edo Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

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