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Ito Shinsui Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Garden in Early Summer
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and colored woodblock print by famed Japanese shin-hanga artist/printmaker Ito Shunsui (1898-1972) titled "Garden in Early Summer (Shoka no Niwa)" though it is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese silk jacket HAORI black with gold pattern
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Showa era around 1980s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Persimmon Glaze Vase Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, sumptuously glazed vase by master Japanese Mingei potter Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his highly coveted rich Kaki/persimmon glaz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Shiko Shikou Munakata Signed Japanese Woodblock Buddha Bodhisattva Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mingei woodblock print featuring the Buddha or Bodhisattva by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (棟方志功 ) who is regarded by many as one of ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Silk Gray Haori Jacket Shibori Technique 1970s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. This kind of jacket is called 'Haori' in Japanese.
It was made in Showa era around 1970s. This jacket is made with Shibori technique.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Nuka Glaze Flower Vase With Original Signed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully crafted Japanese Mingei/ Mashiko pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature dripping Nuka glaze over a persimmon Kakiyu Kaki, spiral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Half Kimono Belt Hanhaba Obi Black and Orange ButterFly 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese beautiful Kimono belt called 'Han haba obi'.
Both side are with motifs but different motifs. It is a belt for kimono but you can use as a table runner or wall deco...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Noh Mask of Deigan - noble young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Noh mask used to portray a female character who is possessed by a spirit or consumed by extreme emotions, such as jealousy or madness. The mask is distinctive for its gilded, metal...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Midcentury Large Glazed Pottery Vase in the Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A really large and wonderful piece. Clearly, the maker was a fan of Shoji Hamada's work. Could be a Mashiko Ware pottery vase.
Signed on the base along with a sticker on the insi...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Kimono Silk Spring Coat
Michiyuki
Red 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a thin coat which we ware on the Kimono. It is for the spring.
This kind of coat is called Michiyuki in Japanese.
This coat was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
Dim...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Ikat Peasant Kasuri (Haori style) Jacket with Cotton 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a jacket made in Japan called kasuri. This kasuri jacket was made around 1970s.
It was used to wear by some peasants to work. This is made with cotton Ikat.
Dimensions:
Heig...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Toko Shinoda Signed Large Limited Edition Japanese Lithograph Print Moon, 1965
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Studio City, CA
Exquisite in design and execution. This work, titled "Moon", is by Japanese master printmaker Toko Shinoda (1913-2021) who is universally known for her merging of traditional Japanese calligraphy with modern abstract expressionism and use of Sumi ink.
This print is hand-signed in pencil, titled, dated (1965), and numbered (3 /10) by the artist. It is from a very limited and small edition thus scarce and rare.
Would be a great addition to any collectors of Shinoda's work or Japanese or Asian art or print collection or an eye-catching stand-alone accent artwork in about any setting. Sure to draw attention.
Shinoda's works can be found in numerous private collections and international museums including:
Albright–Knox Art Gallery, NY
Art Institute of Chicago
British Museum, London UK
Brooklyn Museum, NY
Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido
Harvard Art Museums
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
Lehigh University Art Galleries
Luxembourg Royal Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), New York
Museum fuer Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin
Museum of fine Arts, Boston
Museum of fine Arts, Gifu
Museum Folkwang, Essen
Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
National Gallery of Victoria
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
National Museum of Singapore
Niigata City Art Museum
Singapore Art...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Togatta Masayoshi NAGAO
Located in Paris, FR
This is a wooden doll which is called Kokeshi in Japanese.
This kokeshi was made in Japan around 1970s by kokeshi artist Masayoshi NAGAO.
He was born in 4th Feburary 1931. His signat...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$404 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Antique Small Wooden Netsuke
Sitting wild boar
1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1960s.
Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.3 x H2.5cm
Sculpture: Wild Boar
Era: 1960s (Showa)
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, origin...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Large Hand Carved Wooden Bear Family With Salmon 33 Inches, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese fine old handmade and hand carved wood bear parent and child "Higuma" carrying their catch of the day a "salmon" fish.
Artist signed Seiho.
Handcrafted from cryptomeria (c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
$1,900 Sale Price
32% Off
Shiko Munakata Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print of Female Deity Goddess Joshin
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Joshin" (Goddess) by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko (Shikou) Munakata (棟方志功 )who was widely considered to have be...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Cotton Shirushi Hanten Bishamonten, 1940s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a jacket with cotton which was made in Japan.
These kind of jackets are called Hanten in Japanese.
Hanten is a short jacket similar to a haori, but without a gusset. It is...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Japanese Woodblock Print Mr. Ozek
s Daughter
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and colored, limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Junichiro Sekino
This print, which is titled "Mr. Ozek's Daughter", is pencil signed, sealed in red, dated (1966), and numbered (5/100) by the master printmaker. A beautiful snapshot of a child and her favorite doll, an ever-trusted companion. Notice how the doll holds her hand in a protective gesture.
Junichiro Sekino was largely considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th century master print artists. Both were prominent leaders of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Sekino's works can be found in many museums including:
The Museum of Modern Art, N. Y., the Art Institute Chicago, the Museum of fine Art, Boston, the British Museum, and the Portland Art Museum among many other fine museums throughout the world.
This listing is for print only (no frame).
Would be a fantastic addition to any modern Japanese print...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Noh Mask of Zō-onna (増女) - noble young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Zō-onna (増女)
This mask depicts a woman with a noble and calm expression. In Noh theater, it is used for roles of young women. The mask conveys elegance and softness, making it suita...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Silk Kimono Belt, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Fukuro Obi made in Japan around 1960s.
It is made with Silk and it is in good condition.
Obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing like Kimono.Obi are categorised by their design, formality, material, and use, and can be made of a number of types of fabric, with heavy brocade weaves worn for formal occasions, and some lightweight silk obi worn for informal occasions.
Fukuro obi are slightly less formal than maru obi...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
$359 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Vieillad Au Chapelet, Kawadzu
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original limited edition Shin Hanga woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Vieillad au Chapelet. Kawadzu (Old Man with Rosary - Kawadzu)" which depi...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Teramachi-Kyoto
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, circular-shaped woodblock print by American master printmaker Clifton Karhu who lived in Japan for over 50 years. Karhu's work gained great esteem not only in Japan but ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Noh Mask of Zō-onna (増女) - noble young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Zō-onna (増女)
This mask depicts a woman with a noble and calm expression. In Noh theater, it is used for roles of young women. The mask conveys elegance and softness, making it suita...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously glazed Mashiko Ware curved Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays his famous Jomon Zogan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Hannya (般若) Noh Mask attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Mask: Hannya (般若)
SKU: TBA19
Size: W: 15cm, H: 22 cm (W/horns 25cm)
The Hannya mask represents a female demon who...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Cotton Kimono IKAT Kasuri 1970s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a kimono made in Japan called kasuri. This kasuri kimono was made around 1970s.
It was used to wear by some peasants to work. This is made with cotton Ikat.
Dimensions:
Heig...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$269 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Antique Purple Haori Jacket with Silk, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Showa era around 1950s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese jacket worn over a kimono. R...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Noh Mask of Jidō (児童) - noble young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Jidō (児童)
This mask is used to represent a divine or supernatural child, often portrayed as a young boy with an otherworldly or divine presence. The Jidō mask depicts a youthful cha...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese Plaster mold for Okame Mask
Located in Chiba, JP
Plaster mold for making *Okame mask, Showa period, 20th century, Japan, approx. 21 x 18 x 6cm (8.26 x 7.08 x 2.36in), in actually used condition as is. Not ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Hannya (般若) Noh Mask attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Mask: Hannya (般若)
SKU: TBA03
Size: W: 16 cm, H: 21 cm (W/horns 25 cm)
The Hannya mask represents a female demon w...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Vintage Hanten Cotton Jacket
Asai
1940s
Located in Paris, FR
Hanten is a type of traditional Japanese garment that is often referred to as a "short coat" or "jacket". `it has a loose, kimono-like design with a straight collar and is typically ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Hiroyuki Tajima Signed Limited Edition Abstract Zen Japanese Woodblock Print
By Hiroyuki Tajima
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, luminous, and sumptuously colored woodblock print by Japanese artist Hiroyuki Tajima titled "Small Garden, B" Tajima is famed for his use of dark, rich colors and striking abstract compositions and was heavily influenced and guided by his Zen Buddhist beliefs.
The print is pencil signed, titled, dated (1967), and apparently numbered (6/50).
Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian print collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting.
His work can be found in various collections and museums including:
The British Musem, London UK
The Japanese Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Harvard Art Museum
Portland Art...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Porcelain Flowers Bowl Koudaiji Raku Ware 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a bowl which was made with porcelain. It will come with a wooden box.
It was made in Showa era around 1970s.
It was made with style Raku (Raku ware) in Koudaiji gama.
Dimens...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$302 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Silk Red Black Haori Jacket Dot Pattern 1960s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Showa era around 1960s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese New Style White Birch Kokeshi Doll 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a kokeshi doll made with a white birch. It was made around 1980s in Showa era. This kokeshi is with new style.
Dimension: H21 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Betula platyphylla, the Asian ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Birch
A Japanese Bronze of a Bactrian Camel
Located in Stamford, CT
A sculpted Japanese bronze of a Bactrian camel.
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Noh Theater Mask of a young boy Kashikobito (賢人)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Kashikobito (賢人)
This mask is used in Noh theater to represent a wise person or an intelligent young boy. This type of mask is associated with characters who are young, noble, and po...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Makuzu Kozan II Signed and Stamped Japanese Ceramic Flower Pottery Bowl Pot Vase
By Makuzu Kozan II
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful handmade handled bowl by well-known Japanese ceramic artist Makuzu Kozan II, son of Makuzu Kozan who was appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Waka-onna (増女) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Waka-onna (増女) Noh Mask attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Mask: Waka-onna (増女)
SKU: TBA11
Size: W: 13 cm, H: 21 cm
The Waka-onna mask is traditionally used to represent ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair Old "Cape Hattaras" Lighthouse Sculptures In Vibrant Original Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
A rare pair (2) of these tall 21 Inch Nautical delights with original hand painted colors that authentically reproduce the actual colors of today's Cape Hattaras light house (See Third Photo).
First pair we've seen in this massive size, quality, and condition.
Original hand painted colors of red, black, green, and white
Together they weigh over 16 pounds.
Heavily hand cast by expert artisans of that day, they are cast upon a well detailed base as shown and in a convenient highly displayable ,portable size. They still retain their original attractive vibrant hand painted colors and patina.
Dimensions: Height 21 inches
Width 8 3/4 inches
Depth 4 1/2 inches
Weight pair 16+ pounds, heavy
Two pieces front and back
Good garden candidates- these are ideal accent sizes for your indoor gallery display or favorite outdoor garden space.
Many of our customers display the pair placed together or as separate components making a sentimental, romantic and enjoyable decorative accent for entertaining friends and family. They are a perfect choice for your indoor or outdoor garden space.
Provenance: Old American/ Japanese garden
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We are members of NAJGA North American Japanese Garden Association.
History of Cape Hattaras Light House:
Built in 1870, the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stands watch over the Graveyard of the Atlantic's east coast.
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most perilous sea sections off the Atlantic Coast. At Cape Hattaras, the Gulf Stream collides with a Virginia Drift which is a branch of the Canadian Labrador Current. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
$600 Sale Price / set
78% Off
Shuen Yoshida Signed Vintage Japanese Mingei Hagi Ware Pottery Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Hagi Yaki Ware pottery Chawan tea bowl by renowned Japanese potter Shuen (Shoen) Yoshida (1940-1987). Yoshida was an apprentice of Miwa Kyusetsu (1910-2012) who was awar...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Akira Kurosaki Signed Limited Edition Japanese Abstract Woodblock Print W-397
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and richly colored abstract woodblock print by Japanese artist Akira Kurosaki ((黒崎彰).
The print is hand pencil signed, titled (W...
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Kashikobito (賢人) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Kashikobito (賢人) Noh Mask attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
SKU: TBA10
Size: W: 13.5 cm, H: 20.5 cm
This mask is used in Noh theater to represent a wise person or an int...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Noh Mask of Zō-onna (増女) - noble young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Zō-onna (増女)
This mask depicts a woman with a noble and calm expression. In Noh theater, it is used for roles of young women. The mask conveys elegance and softness, making it suita...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 20th Japanese Porcelain Plate Scene of a Landscape Relief
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece.
Condition
Overall condition perfect. Measures: 290 x 43mm
Period
Showa Periode (1926-1989).
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$429 Sale Price
48% Off
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Henko Rope Inlay Pottery Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed, gorgeously glazed, and highly coveted press-molded square Mingei Henko vase by Japanese National Treasure and Mashik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Large Vintage Minoyaki Kozan Gamma Op-Art Bowl, Showa Era, 1970
s, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A wild and fantastic vintage Japanese Minoyaki Kozan Gama scalloped rim porcelain bowl, Showa Era, circa 1970's, Japan.
The large and heavy porcelain bowl ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Signed Artisan Mingei Shigaraki Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Abstract Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite striking Japanese Shigaraki Ware pottery vase featuring a very abstract, multi-layered ash glazed texture.
Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The k...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Japanese Buddhist Monk Signed Muryo-Doji Painting Praying Women and Calligraphy
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese hand-painted brush Muryo-Doji Buddhist painting (likely sumi ink) on colored paper featuring three praying women and what appears to be kanji calligraphy - proba...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Japanese Big Pair Orchid and Flower Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
A decorative and functional hard to find pair (2) of handsome old "Orchid Flowers" garden lanterns in a convenient portable size.
These rugged hand cast lanterns hand painted in ga...
Category
20th Century Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,200 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Tsuruya Kokei Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Onoe Baiko VII
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare woodblock print by unique master Japanese artist/ printmaker Tsuruya Kokei. This work is titled "Onoe Baiko VII as the wet nur...
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Catfish 1900s-1940s / Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old carved wooden catfish made in Japan.
It was made in the early Showa period (1900s-1940s) and is made of zelkova wood, which has a profound and beautiful grain. Zelkova...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$400 Sale Price
42% Off
Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Woodblock Print Karasuma Street, Kyoto
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning, large woodblock print by American master printmaker Clifton Karhu who lived in Japan for over 50 years. Karhu's work gai...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Shiko
Shikou
Munakata Signed Japanese Mingei Woodblock Print Hirosaki Castle
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Hirosaki Castle (sometimes just "Castle")" by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (棟方志功 ) who was widely considered to have been the Pablo Picasso of Japan. Munakata was associated with the Sosaku-hanga movement and the mingei (folk art) movement. His awards and recognitions include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, the first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, and the Grand Prix at the Venice Biennale in 1956. In 1959 he spent a year touring and exhibiting in the United States. Upon his return, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed him with the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. other awards include the Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun Culture Prize in 1965. In 1970, Munakata received the Order of Culture, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government.
Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including:
The Britsih Museum, UK
The Chicago Art Institute
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC
Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
The Munakata Shiko...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Old Japanese wooden wall hanging object/wooden mold/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden mold, probably made in the 20th century during the Showa period. I don't know what it was used for, but it has a unique texture as a traditional tool u...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Syoren-In Kyoto
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, conte...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Torii Kotondo Signed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Steam Bath Yuge Vapor 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and strongly composed woodblock print by renowned Japanese painter/artist Torii Kotondo. This work, titled Steam (Steam Bath)/ Vapor (Yuge), ...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have also seen this image also attributed to artist Hanabusa Hideki as well) of a female Bunraku puppet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Mashiko Ware Mingei Pottery Water Container Vase Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite beautiful and visually stunning Japanese Mashiko Ware Pottery (Mashikoyaki) Mingei vase or Mizusashi (fresh water container used for traditional te...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware, Wood, Lacquer
Showa asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Showa asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage asian art and furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Showa asian art and furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original asian art and furniture, popular names associated with this style include Kiyoshi Saitō, Junichiro Sekino, Shoji Hamada, and Hiroshi Yoshida. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for asian art and furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $399 and tops out at $895 while the average work can sell for $399.
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