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Period: Early 20th Century
Lovely 19th-20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kawagoi Tamado Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a high-quality craft of the work drawn by Kawai Yudou as you can see. The slightly hazy distant mountains are really tasty, and the pine tree drawn in the foreground is a very tasty work. «Kawagoedado» [1873-1957] Japanese painter. Born in Aichi. His real name is Hosaburo. Another issue, Ikuan. At the beginning, he studied under the Shijo school and then Masakuni Hashimoto to...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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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 painted in the artist's 82nd year, which would be 1913. In the early Meiji Period following the Buncho ideal of hasshu kengaku ('learning eight schools'), Kanpo expanded his talents to incorporate Western painting techniques and began studying oil painting with Kawakami Togai (1827-1881) and Kunisawa Shinkuro (1847-1877). He achieved notable recognition as an oil painter and apparently was awarded the honor of painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager. Later Kanpo returned to Nihonga and continued to receive numerous honors for his work. He received a silver medal (2nd place) at the Tokyo Prefecture Crafts Competition in 1887; 2nd place with a painting of peacocks...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Pair of Chinese 1920s Red and Black Lacquered Signs with Hand Carved Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese red and black signs from the early 20th century with hand carved and lacquered calligraphy. Created in China during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of vertical signs captures our attention with its carved calligraphy, lacquered in black and standing out beautifully on a red ground, sprinkled with golden touches. With their nice dimensions and contrasting colors, this pair of Chinese calligraphy signs...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Lovely Early 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Meiji Artist Signed
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a hanging scroll made in the Meiji or Taisho period Condition: Some stains and age related ware: ¦ Axis ... vertical 200.5cm next to 49.5cm Painting ... vertical 113.3cm h...
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Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises Along a Raised Garden Walkway
Located in Hudson, NY
Furosaki (tea ceremony screen) Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with oxblood lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Katsutoshi. On back it is titled: Irises (Kakitsubata) with a ...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Lacquer, Paper

Lovely 20th Century Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Signed Sea Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Product description such you can see Furuya IchiAkira handwriting color-Matsushima view / Futoshimaki, both box is. [Prompt decision pricing goods] only, except for some areas, ...
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Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated object within Nichiren Buddhism (Hokkeshu; lotus sect). The originally concept was developed by the 13th century Buddhist priest Nichiren to guide the energy of the devotional chanting to...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Large Antique Japanese Scroll Depicting a Nesting Crane, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Large and exceptional Japanese hanging scroll with a realistically painted depiction of a nesting crane by Yoshifuji Yoshio, Taisho/Showa perio...
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Silk

Taisho Period Painted Silk Screen Depicting Nesting Cormorants by Asami Joujou
Located in Stamford, CT
An exquisite Taisho period screen depicting nesting cormorants painted on raw silk with gold fleck by Japanese artist Asami Joujou (b. 1890 in Himeiji, Japan-d. 1974), circa 1912-1926.
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Japanese Taisho Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Pair Dutch Oil Painting Portraits Night Market Signed R Van Molen
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of Dutch oil paintings signed R Van Molen Each depicts a night market scene in great detail So intricate the brushwork is very detailed Features the u...
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Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In celebration of the lunar New Year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered early 20th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Ink and Wash Scroll Painting by Watanabe Seitei
Located in Atlanta, GA
Watanabe Seitei, also known as Watanabe Shotei (1851–1918), was born in late Edo period. He was one of the earliest Japanese artists who visited and be...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Meiji Period Six-Panel Screen with Blue Lake and Flowers, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Six-Panel Screen with Blue Lake and Flowers, Ca. 1900 Meiji Period (1868-1912) DIMENSIONS Length: 145 inches Height: 69.5 inches
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Japanese Japonisme Antique Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Love and Lotus Boys Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawn with a fine line and fresh, sketched quality, this folk hanging unites two scenes of lucky hoho lotus boys circumscribed in frames punctuated with fruits such as pomegranate, symbolic of prosperity and good fortune. On top, the two explore the natural wonders of the world...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Linen

Framed Korean Folk Painting of General Guan Gong
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean folk Shamanism watercolor on textile matted with woven brocade and presented in a wood frame with an oriental style metal hanging hardware. The painting was estimated to be from early 20th century circa 1910-1930s. It depicts Guan Yu (160-220AD), a legendary Chinese warrior and general from Eastern Han Dynasty. Long worshiped in China as a deity, across all three major religions, Guan Gong...
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Korean Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Textile, Brocade

Japanese Six Panel Screen Bamboo Forest in Kyoto
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink painting of bamboo on nicely patinated silver leaf. Dated 1919, Signature reads: Seikoku.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Floral Longevity Canopy Painting, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Thoughts of a long, happy life greeted the young couple who gazed up from their bed on this canopy panel. Adorned with chrysanthemums and peaches, both symbols of longevity, the lyri...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Pine, Paint

Japanese Two Panel Screen Snow Flakes Falling in the Forest
Located in Hudson, NY
With young bamboo and winter berry in the foreground and footprints in the snow. Mineral pigments and mica on paper. Seal reads: Seikan.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo with Calligraphy Poem
Located in Hudson, NY
Moon and bamboo in ink on gold paper with red and black lacquered negoro frame. (Meiji period) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in par...
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Japanese Antique Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Antique Impressionist Oil Painting by A. Michaelis
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and interesting original antique oil painting signed by the artist A. Michaelis. This is dated from 1937, it is in the impressionist manner. It is beautifully executed...
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European Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountains in the Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese School landscape ink painting on gilded silk by Yukimatsu Shunpo, signed and dated 1924. Yukimatsu Shunpo was born in Oita in 1897 and studied under Himejima Chikugai in Osak...
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

A Two-panel Screen Painted On Paper Depicting A Naturalistic Scene
Located in Milano, IT
Two-panel screen painted on paper, depicting a naturalistic scene with two pintail ducks in flight over a pond. In the foreground, lotus plants and peonies emerge from leaves and ste...
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Japanese Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen South Seas Fire Dancers
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink and color on buff ground, on paper. reads: Nankaino omoide (memory of south sea) signature and seal read: Katsuyuki. Very unusual subject matter.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mu (Nothing)
Located in Hudson, NY
Calligraphy reads: Mu (Nothing). Ink on silver in a black lacquered wooden trim. Seal is illegible.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silver

Pair of Collectable Antique Persian Hand Painted Oriental Scenes on Silk Framed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1880-1900 Persian hand painted silk wall hangings depicting oriental scenes. A very...
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French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint

Chinese reversible silk needlework in a fine carved hardwood stand circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This most impressive Chinese circular silk needlework Is remarkable as it has been sewn with incredible skill. The front and back are identical in their detail and quality, unlike mo...
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Chinese Chippendale Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Silk and Canvas Thangka with Figures C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Silk and Canvas Thangka with Figures C1920 Measures- 37.5''H x 31''W x .25''D This antique Tibetan Thangka, dating back to circa 1920, is a fine example ...
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Tibetan Tibetan Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Silk, Paint

Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Silk and Canvas Thangka with Figures C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Silk and Canvas Thangka with Figures C1920 Measures- 39''H x 34''W x .25''D This antique Tibetan Thangka, dating to circa 1920, is hand-painted on silk a...
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Tibetan Tibetan Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Silk, Paint

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens, Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima
Located in Hudson, NY
Pigment on silk. Various walkways interconnecting the temple complex with one lone figure of a woman. Back paper is hand-stamped with mica paint. Signature and seal read: Gekkan
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

19th Century obi textile art " Pine forest ~ Longivety ~ " by ikasu Green Japan
Located in Setagaya City, JP
<< Story behind the work Obi fabric I used for this artwork is taken from three different over 100-years-old antique sashes, and is framed in wood taken from antique ...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Pink and White Magnolias in Early Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Pink and white magnolias in early bloom, Taisho period (1912-1926) painting of Japanese magnolia tree branches as the flowers...
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Japanese Taisho Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique kimono textile art " Plum Blossom Night ~ Resilience ~ " by ikasu Japan
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This artwork uses antique fabric from Taisho era (early 1920ies) kimono and paulownia wood taken from antique kiritansu - chest-of-drawers used initially to keep kimonos. It is el...
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Japanese Japonisme Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Lacquer Penguins
Located in Hudson, NY
Beige ground lacquer with black and grey lacquer penguins with small pieces of shell making up white areas. Lacquer on wood. Writing reads: Lacquer Screen By Izumi Atsuhiko. It was ...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Shell, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Flowering Vines and Wisteria
Located in Hudson, NY
Wisteria represents sentiments of love and longevity as vibrant floral colors dance dramatically amongst the two panels. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with a natural wood trim....
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Okinawa Painting of a Temple Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
Okinawa paintings are few and far between and have different colors and textures from other Japanese screens. Vibrant mineral pigments on a soft ground of mulberry paper, signature a...
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Japanese Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Geese in a Country Setting
Located in Hudson, NY
Country farm geese with early spring blossoms and a bamboo fence. Beautiful details on the feathers. Signature and seal read Keibo Joshi (Ms. Keibo) min...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Autumn landscape 20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kawagoe Tamado
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a high-class craft of the work drawn by Kawagoe Tamado as you can see. It is the "late autumn in the highlands" where you can feel the taste of autumn, and it is a work in which the trees and flowers that sway in the wind shine well. «Kawagoedado» [1873-1957] Japanese painter. Born in Aichi. His real name is Hosaburo. Another issue, Ikuan. At the beginning, he studied under the Shijo school and then Masakuni Hashimoto to...
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Raku (Pleasure)
Located in Hudson, NY
Calligraphy reads: Raku (Pleasure). Ink on silver in a black lacquered wooden trim. Seal is illegible.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silver

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Woman Washing Her Hair by Candlelight
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Woman washing her hair by candlelight, beautifully painted with striking colors and an unusual subject. A skillful expression of an intimate moment. Taisho...
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Peonies and Young Growth on Gold Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa floral scene. Pigment on gilded silk, signature and seal read: Hattori Shunyo. Bold colors and strong design elements combined with the trademark tarashikomi (diluted elements created when water is applied to the surface before or after pigments causing them to diffuse) exhibit the artists deep devotion to this important Japanese painting tradition. Notes about artist: Hattori Shunyo (b. 1883) was an artist from Kyoto who graduated the (now) Kyoto Municipal University of Art and fell under the circle of Yamamoto Shunkyo...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Mountain Shrine on Craggy Ledge
Located in Hudson, NY
Nicely painted mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Kosho.
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Harbor Scene in a Modernist View
Located in Hudson, NY
Bountiful mountain overlooking a city, divided by an occupied river. The shapes and colors that make up this unique painting allow for an unconventional take on a modern harbor view....
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold, Brass

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Turkeys
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on a gold panel, in silk border. Signature and seal read: Yoho.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bird on a Rock on a Minimalist Ground
Located in Hudson, NY
Lovely unusual shading and merging of colors. Mica paint on paper. Good example of western influence on Japanese art. Signature reads: (Masaharu) Ryo. Seal is unreadable.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Wading Deer
Located in Hudson, NY
In Japan, it is a Shinto belief that the deer is a treasured and sacred animal. This admirable scene captures this gentle creature in its natural habitat with beautiful detail in bot...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Japanese Tree Sparrows on Stacks of Bailed Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments on silk. Signed in the lower left corner, signature reads: Soetsu. With a simple...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of fowl on a river bank. Very art deco in style. Painted in min...
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Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Deco Landscape with River Fans
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen, deco landscape with river fans. Modern scene of a 12th century festival in Kyoto in which fans are sent down the Kamo River and caught downstream. Taisho (...
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Decorative Panel Encrusted with Asian Mother-of-pearl in the Vase
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of decorative panel encrusted with Asian mother-of-pearl with fish signed. many gaps on one of the two panels. Dimension height 106 cm for a width of 54 cm. Additional inform...
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Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen Mother and Puppies Under Bamboo
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on paper. Signature and seal read: Shigehiro.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sheep Resting under Grape Arbor
Located in Hudson, NY
Soft mineral pigments on silk with brocade border. Signature and seal read: Jyogyu
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Japanese Antique Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Framed Painting on Silk, Harbor at Night By: Chiga Saku
Located in Hudson, NY
Pigments on silk. Signature and seal read: Chiga saku (Acid free mounting with UV plexiglass) Painting dimentions: 59" H x 34" W, overall dimentions: 63 1/4" H x 38 1/2" W.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasant and Snow Covered Bamboo
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Taisho period painting (1912 - 1926) in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Artist signature reads: Kisho saku.  Kisho Shibahara (1885-1954).
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasants in an Abstract Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasants in an Abstract Landscape. Taisho period (1912-1926) bold, almost graphic painting of pheasants and other bir...
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Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen Nihonga Style Painting of Children in Western Dress
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful soft painting of mineral pigments and ink on paper with a silk brocade border.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Lacquer Two-Panel Screen, Lily Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted lacquer on wood with bronze mounts. Signature reads: Isawu-O.
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Japanese Early 20th Century Paintings and Screens