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Technique: Painted
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom
Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring luminous cherry blossoms amongst the branches of a venerable pine tree. A very serene, tranquil, and peace...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paint
Japanese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen of White Cranes and Full Moon
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese/Asian/Chinese Byobu folding screen depicting five curious snow white cranes under the radiant light of a full...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen of Mount MT Fuji Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring a luminous Mount (Mt,) Fuji perched high above a beautiful natural landscape scene which depicts a small qu...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed 8-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous eight-panel (the screen folds in half instead of fourths due to hanging brackets on the back) Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a be...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Chinese Asian 4 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Lotus Flowers Bird Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with lotus leaves and blossoming spring flowers and two colorful kingfisher birds frolick...
Category
20th Century Asian Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a lone house, perhaps a tea house, hidden in the trees and foliage with dist...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Antique Japanese Edo Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Handpainted Screens 1860
By Soga Nichokuan 1
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of antique Edo period four paneled screens (Takagari), hand-painted with tethered birds of prey, in the manner of Soga Nichokuan, circa 1860.
Wonderful pair of...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Wood
Mid-size 6-panel byôbu 屏風 with a scene from The Tale of Genji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined medium-sized six-panel byôbu (folding screen) showcasing a classical autumn court scene from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari), titled Momiji no Ga (The Aut...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Vintage Japanese Watercolor Painting of Two Geisha, Signed, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Asian Korean Chinese Signed 4-Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel hand painted Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a wildly and brilliantly colorful fully blooming Spring cherry blossom tree with a wonderful composit...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
1895 Meiji Japanese Screen Pair. Cherry Blossoms
Autumn Maples on Silver Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Japanese Four Panel Hand Painted Byobu Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A four-panel Japanese hand-painted byobu screen depicting an elegant landscape scene with figures among mountains, river and trees. Rendered in delicate brushwork and soft, natural t...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paint, Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Herons in the Winter Snow
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a group of Herons frolicking in the snow covered bare Winter branches of a la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,160 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue Silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$576 Sale Price
28% Off
Pair Chinese Ancestor Reverse Paintings on Glass
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5091 Pair ancestor reverse paintings on glass set in wood frames
Category
1940s Asian Vintage Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Paint
$975 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Panoramic Mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Scenic Paper, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$680 Sale Price
28% Off
Wisteria Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,224 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Pair of Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 24" W x 48" H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,600 Sale Price / set
27% Off
1984 Japanese Vintage Watercolor Fish Painting
Located in Chiba, JP
Large vintage watercolor painting on hard paper, 108 x 76.5 cm (42.51 x 30.11in), titled ‘Codfish’ by a Japanese painter, Komata Yoshio (Arakawa-ku, Tokyo), February, 1984. Some cre...
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1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris,
Turtles
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition
Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen byobu depicting a panoramic garden replete with koi, turtles, Iris nestled near a walking bridge and wooden roofed shelter. This attractive screen dates to the early Taisho period.
It is signed Tae.
It is beautifully hand painted with a handsome gold natural light background by a skillful artist painter and is signed with inscription and seal in lower right corner:
Dimensions: 69 inches high and 113 inches wide extended.
Enticing and rare subject matter, this simple rendition of a serene nature setting and size of painting is skillfully and tastefully rendered in mineral paint pigments on silk and with muted soft green and off-white tones depicting a serene nature walk. Perhaps this is someone's dream tea garden. A red lacquered wood perfectly frames this serene and tasteful composition.
Photographed in natural light.
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. We are members of the North American Japanese Garden...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$7,600 Sale Price
58% Off
Chinoiser roll Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,120 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Chinoiser Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic /Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" x 60".
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be app...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
$432 Sale Price
28% Off
1838 Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers
Grasses of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Maruyama Oshin (1790-1838)
Flowers and grasses of the four seasons: dated 1838
Pair of eight-panel Japanese screens; ink, color and gold leaf on silk
Dimensions: each (2) H. 38.5 cm...
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1830s Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue Tea Paper, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$1,656 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Green silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" W x 72" H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$1,984 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th C Royal Couple; Pair Chinese Pith Paintings Qing Dynasty. China, Circa 1855
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely and authentic all original mid 19th century pair of small Chinese Pith Paintings; under glass and double matted in a single plain narrow black straight reeded trimmed wooden f...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Palm Tree Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue EDO Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.)
Price
There are 6 panels in the listed photo, price is for 1 panel of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on EDO silk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$592 Sale Price
26% Off
Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Green Silk-Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 53" W x 104" H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.)
Price
There are3 panels in the listed photo, price is for 3 panels of 53" wide x 104" high, background is on silk. We accept custom size and painting colors. Price doesn't include the embroidery.
Dear customer, please note:
For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube.
Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing.
Shipping
We do our best to process & ship all orders...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$2,640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
B80 Old Japanese Art two folding screens, Byobu 2panel, Carp in flowing water
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1740 x 1710 x 20 mm
Foldable: 870 x 1710 x 40 mm, 9kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 9 mm plywood):
15 cm x 94 cm x 180 cm Weight 40KG
A beautif...
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20th Century Japanese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Antique Thai Vessantara Jataka Scene Painting on Cloth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai Vessantara Jataka Scene Painting on Cloth, Rattanakosin School, 19th Century.
A classical scene from chapter 12 in the next-to-last life of the Buddha wherein Vessantara...
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19th Century Thai Other Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Antique 18th Century Pair Indian Hindu Erotic Kamasutra Miniature Paintings 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality pair of antique 18th century Indian erotic Kamasutra paintings, circa 1750.
The paintings most likely North-East India or possibly Nepal, are very finely painted with ...
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Mid-18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Asian Two Panel Meiiji Edo Folding Byobu Screen Landscape with Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a two wild birds frolicking along a riverbank/lakeside among a patch of blossoming flowers....
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large 19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Nature Wallpaper Panels
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Large 19th Century Asian Lacquered and Painted Panels. Elegant panels are hand-painted in rich detail with cranes and ducks in a serene waterscape. Each scene features lush b...
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19th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Framed Korean Minhwa Painting Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie Conservation Frame
Located in Greenwich, CT
Korean Minhwa Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie and another Magpie flying in the pine tree
Minhwa, Korean folk paintings, portray the simple and unaffecte...
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Early 1900s Korean Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$3,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Tibetan Thangka Depicting the Bhavacakra, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Tibetan Thangka Depicting
The Bhavacakra
Early 20th century,
Color on cloth.
A thangka showing the bhavacakra
with the ancient five cyclic realms of samsara in Buddhi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Mice
Millet
Located in Kyoto, JP
Obata Tosho (1812-1886)
Mice & Millet
Late Edo period, mid 19th Century
Framed Japanese Painting. Ink and color on paper.
Individually framed 19th century bird and flower paintin...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Grasshopper
Hibiscus.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Obata Tosho (1812-1886)
Grasshopper & Hibiscus.
Late Edo period, mid 19th Century
Framed Japanese Painting. Ink and color on paper.
Individually framed 19th century bird and flow...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Balinese Traditional Painting by W. Erawati
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Balinese Traditional Painting, acrylics on canvas by W. Erawati. The scene depicts a dense composition of village life just outside of a temple on a festival day with the numerous fi...
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Late 20th Century Balinese Other Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Bali Hindu Textile Framed
Kamasan
Painting, Indonesia C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Balinese Kamasan painting, rendered on handwoven cotton, beautifully captures the timeless elegance of classical Wayang-style storytellin...
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Early 1900s Balinese Folk Art Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and extremely rare last quarter 19th century Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market reverse glass portrait painting of an opium-smoking 'maiden' or young lady painted...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Glass
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 seasonal flowers. Born in 1917 in Osaka (though some sources cite Kyoto), he studied ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair Framed Chinese Watercolor Scrolls
Located in New York, NY
Our pair of antique Chinese watercolor paintings on paper scrolls depicting exotic birds, butterflies and dog date from the late 1...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$3,500 / set
Antique Thai White Elephant Painting on Cloth, Rattanakosin School
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai White Elephant Painting on Cloth, Rattanakosin School, 19th Century.
A painted scene of two white auspicious elephants in a landscape setting. In Thai Buddhist folklore,...
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19th Century Thai Other Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...
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19th Century Asian Qing Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Pair of Indian Erotic Paintings from a Kama Sutra Series
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning piece of Indian antiquity from the 17th century, namely, a pair of indian erotic paintings from a kama sutra series.
India, Orissa, 17th century.
Hand-painted on cloth canvas.
These have impeccable Provenance!
They were purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Christie’s New York Auction on 19th September 2002. Sale Number 1115, Lot No. 251.
Christie’s operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
The Lot was described as: “Two Erotic Paintings from a Karma Sutra...
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17th Century Indian Archaistic Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Antique Japanese Kachoga Kano School 2-Panel Screen, Edo Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese 2-panel Screen of Birds
Flowers in a Landscape Setting, Kano School, Edo Period. This Kachoga subject of birds and flowers contains a brilliant mix of a variet...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hand-Painted
Gilt Decorated Chinoiserie Panels Hanging Wall Art Work
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of hand-painted and gilt-decorated Chinoiserie panels showcases the intricate artistry of Chinese craftsmanship. Each black wood panel is adorned with detailed Chinoiserie scenes, depicting figures in a palace garden amidst bamboo designs, reflecting the elegance and cultural depth of traditional Chinese art. The bamboo design frames the narrative beautifully, adding a natural element that enhances the overall aesthetic.
These rectangular panels are crafted with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that each element is rendered with precision and care. The gilt decoration adds a touch of opulence, creating a striking contrast against the black background and bringing the scenes to life. The panels' rectangular shape and dimensions are thoughtfully designed to make a bold yet refined statement in any space.
In great condition with minor wear consistent with age, these panels not only serve as a decorative piece but also as a testament to the rich artistic heritage they represent. Each panel measures approximately 44 inches tall, 25 inches wide, and 1.5 inches deep, making them a substantial and impactful addition to your wall art collection...
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1990s Chinese Chinoiserie Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Meiji era Japanese Screen Pair, Two-panel. Spring
Autumn Birds
Flowers.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Spring and Autumn Birds & Flowers
Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921)
Meiji period, circa 1900.
Ink, color and gofun on silk.
Dimensions of each screen:
H. 172 cm x W. 188 cm (68’’ x 7...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated grand scale Chinese export Eight-panel Coromandel screen featuring different hand painted Chinese scene on each side. One side depicting an hand painted and parcel gilded court scenes. The reverse features a Chinese landscape scene. The screen measures 96 inches...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens from the 17th century depicting a flock of cranes arriving at their wintering grounds. The expansive scene is heavily atmospheric. The cranes are...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
Imao Keisho (1902-1993)
Pine Trees
Early 20th Century, Circa 1930
Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on silk and gold leaf.
Dimensions: Each screen H. 67.5” x 148” (172 cm x 376 cm)
A pair of monumental six-panel Japanese pine screens by the renowned Nihonga artist Imao Keisho. Here Keisho entirely removed the background and brought the pine trees to the surface of the painting. This simplification of the elements makes the scene exceptionally direct and compelling and injects a very modern...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger
Dragon by Kaiho Yusetsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Tiger and Dragon
Early Edo Period, Circa 1650
A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink and slight color on paper.
Dimensions:
Each screen: H. 171 cm x W. 380 cm (67.5’’ x 149.5’’)
In this pair of early Edo period Japanese screens a group of tigers prowl in a bamboo grove whipped with fierce wind, while a dragon claws through clouds and mist. The dragon embodies elemental qualities - looming out of the mist, the coils of its body disappearing in the clouds. The dragon is calling for rain, symbolizing spring which is considered the fountain of life. On the other side, the tigers calls for the wind, symbolizing autumn which is considered the end of life. Tigers were familiar motifs within Japanese art from ancient times though the animals were imaginary to the people in the 17th century. While dragons and tigers are usually associated as sacred and ferocious, in this painting, both animals have rather amusing expressions. The tigers appear to glare at the dragon with cat-like eyes, and the look on the swirling dragon’s face appears almost affectionate - lending a playful flair to an otherwise magnificent theme.
The tiger and dragon are cosmological symbols of the balancing forces in the world. Screens such as this were originally meant to express the fluctuating nature of the world. For Japanese in the early Edo period, they likely suggested the powers of the cosmos. In Japan the tiger and dragon motif was originally absorbed into the circles of Zen monasteries before spreading into the secular world. The theme especially appealed to the military classes with the Kano school, the official painters to the Shogun and the samurai, being the leading contributors. The painter of this pair of screens, Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677), was closely patronized by the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. In his later years he worked with Kano school artists...
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Antique Indian Mughal Painting of a Couple in Erotic Embrace, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a gouache and gold miniature painting on paper of an amorous couple on a veranda set against a mountain and lake background.
The male dressed in a princely attire is ...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$740 Sale Price
20% Off
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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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Phoenix
Paulownia
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the seasons
Pheasants & Plum in Snow
Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888
Signature...
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Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Antique Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese 4-Panel Byobu Screen
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen, with hand-painted scenes of flowers within gilt borders, chop seal marks to each panel. Larger panels: 38.75" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Ming Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver leaf with different scenes of people at work in a rural mountain village during th...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Painted Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
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