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Item Ships From: Japan
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Japanese Hanging Scroll with Peony Flowers – 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Dimensions: 53 × 194 cm (overall), 40 × 127 cm (painting)
Box size: 61 × 7 cm
A refined 20th-century Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) depicting delicate pink peony blossoms and de...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood, 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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silver Leaf
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
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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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
$5,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Large Contemporary Yellow Black Gilded Raised Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk kimono in yellow, black and gold on a cream color background. Tagasode is t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Brocade
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
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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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
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 Japan - 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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
B79 Old Japanese Art a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, White Heron Dyed Fabric
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: fabric on wooden frame
One piece: W870×H580mm×D15mm,
Unfolded size: W1730mm
Folded size: W870×H580×D30mm, 3kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 10cm ...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Fabric
B84 Japanese art, Ink painting on gold folding screen, Sailor, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: gold Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W935×H680mm×D15mm,
Unfolded size: W1870mm
Folded size: W935×H680×D30mm, 3kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 1...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
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 Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk
Japanese screen: Summer Breeze on Gold
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Period: Taishō–Shōwa
Size: 170 cm x 378 cm (67 in x 149 in)
SKU: 2480
Dimensions: 170 cm x 378 cm (67 in x 149 in)
Bathed in the gentle shimmer of gold leaf, Summer Breeze on Gold ...
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Early 20th Century Asian Showa Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
Circa 1920 Japanese Screen. Cat
Mouse Harvest Scene on Gold Silk.
Located in Kyoto, JP
The narrative playfulness of the scene depicted on this Japanese screen sets alight what is at its core a celebration of a bountiful harvest. The screen offers a visual representatio...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Gold
Japanese Screen: Spring Offering
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Spring Offering is a small yet exquisitely refined Edo-period screen originally created as a backdrop for a Girls’ Day altar. Against a softly shimmering gold-leaf background, delica...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
$1,250 Sale Price
56% Off
Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers
Birds of Spring
Autumn
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of Spring and Autumn
Unknown artist.
Japan. Meiji period, circa 1900.
A pair of six-fold screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.
Signed: Gaga S...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds
Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons
Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856)
Late Edo period, Dated 1850
A magnificent pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Yamamoto Baitsu, representin...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood, Paper
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...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid 18th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Crows
Pines by Unkoku Toshuku.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Unkoku Toshuku (1722-1779)
Crows and Pines
A pair of six-panel Japanese Screens. Ink and gold leaf on paper.
Dimensions: Each Screen: H. 170.5 cm x W. 375 cm
Haha-cho or mynah birds, whose forms resemble crows in artwork, were commonly depicted in Japanese art. These types of paintings were originally modeled on paintings attributed to the 13th century Chinese painter Muqi (Mokkei), whose art was enormously influential in Japan. Crows only became a theme among Japanese artists from the later 1500s onward. They likely were inspired by these imported Chinese paintings of myna birds, which are not native to Japan, substituting the native species of crow instead.
The best known early examples of the depiction of Japanese crows are two Momoyama screen...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
B72 Old Japanese Antiques 6panels, Ukiyoe dancing townpeople, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
a paper folding screen
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W530×H1550mm×D18mm,
Unfolded size: W3230mm
Folded size: W550×H1550×D110mm, 11kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched w...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga
Unknown artist
Meiji era, circa 1880
Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings
Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Dimensions:
Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34.4 cm (9.15” x 13.5”)
The hand-scroll measures H. 28 cm x W. 540 cm (11” x 212”)
A set of 12 late 19th century Japanese Shunga paintings mounted as a hand-scroll. Two of the leaves bear the signature and seal ‘Setsuzan’, although we are unable to confirm the identity of the artist using this art name. 6 of the 12 images are taken almost directly from Katsukawa Shuncho’s late 18th century woodblock series, ‘Erotic Pictures...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk
B78 Japanese Antiques 6panels, White Plum Blossoms and Peacock, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W610×H1710mm×D17mm,
Unfolded size: W3690mm
Folded size: W625×H1710×D105mm, 13kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 18...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Portrait of a Lady Japanese Vintage Oil Painting by Yoshito Shibata
Located in Chiba, JP
Vintage oil painting on wooden plate, by a Japanese painter, Yoshito Shibata (1910-1995), circa 1960-70s, 24 x 33.3 x 0.5 cm (9.44 x 13.11 x 0.19in)
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood
Japanese screen: Melody of Magnolia Blossoms
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Bathed in radiant gold, Melody of Magnolia Blossoms captures the fleeting harmony of nature in bloom. A graceful magnolia branch arcs across the shimmering surface, its petals unfold...
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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
Antique kimono textile art " Kobachi ~ Coral Collection ~ " by ikasu Pink Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
[Story behind the work]
This work is inspired by the coral color palette, and is framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.
It is elegantly framed with ...
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1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk, Wood
B55 Old Japanese silver paper 6panel folding screen middle size
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 430 x Height 1210 x Depth 15 mm
Expanded size: Width 2610 mm
Folded size: Width 445 x Height 1210 x Depth 95 mm, weight 7 kg
estimate Packaging (5-10 mm thick plywood sandwiched): 16 cm x 52 cm x 130 cm, weight 20 kg
This is a simple silver leaf folding...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood, Paper
B88 Japanese Antiques Art, silver background Screen Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Silver Paper, wooden frame
One piece: W870×H1730mm×D17mm,
Unfolded size: W1740mm
Folded size: W870×H1730×D35mm, 5kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood)...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Japanese screen: Whispers of Plum Blossoms
Located in Fukuoka, JP
In Japanese tradition, the plum tree is the first to bloom in late winter, its fragile white flowers defying the cold. It symbolizes perseverance, renewal, and the quiet strength to...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
Early 20th century (Meiji period) crane scroll. Original storing box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This Meji -Taisho period painting captures a serene moment in nature, depicting graceful bird resting. Painted on silk . Signed. Includes original storage box
Size: Overall 138/...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk, Paper
B32 Old Japanese 6panels, paper, folding Screen Dagasode 誰が袖 Byobu Kimono
Located in Niiza, JP
Dagasode 誰が袖 folding screen
Material: Paper & cloth pasted on paper, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 470 x Height 1300 x Depth 20 mm
Expanded size: Width 2860 mm
Folded size: Width 490 x...
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20th Century Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
B76 Japanese Antiques 6panels, White Plum Blossoms and Peacock, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W610×H1710mm×D17mm,
Unfolded size: W3690mm
Folded size: W625×H1710×D105mm, 13kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 18...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
B90 Japanese antiques art Byobu screen Battle scene paper
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden frame
One piece: W480×H1260mm×D15mm,
Unfolded size: W2920mm
Folded size: W500×H1260×D100mm, 6kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 16cm ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
B1 Japanese Antiques Kano School, 6panel folding screen, crane&plants
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, Wooden Frame
Single: W600×H1760mm
Unfolded Size: W3640mm 12kg
Folded Size: W620×H1760×D100mm
Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood):
21cm x 72cm x 18...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
B61 Old ]Japanese calligraphy Silver folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1720 x 450 x 20 mm
Foldable: 860 x 450 x 40 mm, 2kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5-10 mm plywood):
10 cm x 92 cm x 54 cm Weight 8 KG
Written in ...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood, Paper
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Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers
Birds of the Four Seasons.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shioka Sorin (1781-1850)
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Pair of six-panel Japanese Screens. Ink, gofun and pigments on silk.
Dimensions (each screen): H. 91.5cm x W. 285cm (3...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk
B0 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Gold back, crane and pine, Araki folding screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: gold background paper, wooden frame
One piece: W730 x H1760 mm, unfolded size: W4420 mm, 13 kg
Folded size: W750 x H1760 x D100 mm
Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5-10...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Floral Landscape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Elegant Japanese six-panel byōbu depicting a tranquil landscape with blooming flowers set against softly rendered hills and stylized clouds. The composition is balanced and serene, w...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
B31 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen with flower
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper on wooden frame
One piece: W755×H1520mm×D15mm,
Unfolded size: W1510mm
Folded size: W755×H1520×D30mm, 5kg
Packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 15cm x 86cm x 16...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Morning of Gora Antique Japanese Oil Painting by Masuta Narahara
Located in Chiba, JP
Antique Japanese oil painting on wooden board, titled ‘Morning of Gora (Hakone, Japan)’, by Masuta Narahara (1888-1963). 27 x 21.5 x 0.5 cm (10.62 x 8.46 x 0.19in). Aged deteriorati...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood
B74 Old Japanese antiques 6panels, Plain folding screen with the base left as is
Located in Niiza, JP
Plain folding screen with the base left as is
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W580×H1740mm×D15mm,
Unfolded size: W3500mm
Folded size: W590×H1740×D100mm, 7kg
Estimate packi...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Bamboo Forest
Early Taisho era. Circa 1910-1915.
Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk.
A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk
K2 Japanese Antiques Hanging scroll, Pine and crane, silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Silk, scroll tip: resin
Size: Image size: 370 (W) x 1200 (H) [mm]
All : 500 (W) x 1930 (H) [mm]
Box size: 80 x 80 x 580 mm, 800g Tomo-bako(Original box)
Pine and crane, a Japanese...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Silk
Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Phoenix and Peacocks.
A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d.)
First half of the 18th century.
The signature reads 67 year old Tsunetake.
The seals read:
-Tsunetake no in,
-Yotei,
-Seishin
Dimensions:
Each screen – H. 69” x W. 149” (176 cm x 378 cm)
A pair of Kano Grand Picture (Waga) screens depicting phoenix and peacocks rich with symbolic meaning. Dating to the first half of the 18th century, from the Kobikicho Kano school in Edo, this pair of folding...
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Early 18th Century Asian Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
Vintage 20th century Japanese Nude Charcoal Nihonga Drawing by Eiki Tsukioka
Located in Chiba, JP
Charcoal on layered washi (Japanese paper) stuck on wooden canvas, 53 x 65.5 x 1.5cm (20.86 x 25.78 x 0.59in), by Eiki Tsukioka (1916-1997), as one of the leading Showa’s Nihonga (J...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper, Wood
Japanese Hanging Scroll: Masterful Pair of Cranes, Taisho Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A superb and masterfully painted Japanese kakejiku (hanging scroll) from the early Taisho period, featuring an elegant depiction of a pair of cranes—revered symbols of longevity and ...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Wood, Paper
K29 Japanese Antiques A hanging scroll, Peacock on silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Silk, Scroll head: wood
Image size: 500(W) x 1450(H) [mm]
Scroll mounting: 650(W) x 2100(H) [mm]
Box size: 85×80×730㎜ 1100g
Estimated packing size: 130(W) x 130(H) x 800(D) [mm] 4kg...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Fabric, Silk
Japanese Antiques , Tapestries , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period.
This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
18th Century Japanese Rinpa Screen. White Chrysanthemums. School of Korin.
Located in Kyoto, JP
School of Ogata Korin
White Chrysanthemums
18th Century, Edo period.
A two-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.
Dimensions: H. 171 cm x W. 188 cm (67.5” x 74”)
On this two-panel Japanese screen we see blooming chrysanthemums, a flower which embodies the essence of autumn in Japan. Here the traditional floral theme has been simplified and stylized. The bright colors and asymmetrical composition against the delicate gold leaf create a luxurious and ornate work of art. Its background, a strikingly patinated grid of gold leaf, denies any sense of place or time and imbues everything with an ethereal glow. The leaves and stems of the plants are nothing more than pools of mottled color and ink without any outline whatsoever. These are typical Rinpa adaptations of traditional ink painting methods; tarashikomi, or diluted washes of color blended while very wet, and mokkotsu, or “bonelessness,” which creates forms without exterior outlines. The relief work of the rounded flower petals has been obtained by the moriage process (a mixture based on ground shells modeled on the surface of the paper).
On the lower right of the screen, the siganture “Hokyo Korin Jakumyo” and the “Hoshuku” seal can be read. Korin is Ogata Korin, famed for the Irises (Nezu Museum) and Red and White Plum Blossom (MOA Museum of Art) folding screens, both National Treasures. Korin worked in both Kyoto and Edo in the mid-Edo period. Korin was using the art name “Jakumyo” just after he received the Hokyo level, which was in 1701.
This particular screen was published in May of 1961 in the Japanese Sansai Fine Art Magazine*. An in depth article accompanies the photograph of the screen and and a photograph of the signature and seal. This article devotes much of its body to discussing the moriage technique, how it enlivens the chrysanthemum flowers and Korin’s specific skill in using the technique. The article goes on to discuss the most famous works of Korin, utilizing this technique, which were known at the time. Specifically a two-panel screen held in the Honolulu Museum which was discovered in the store-house of Takahashi Soan. A two-panel screen pair which the Nakano family own. A two-panel screen pair with chrysanthemums in moriage in fan designs owned by the Nomura family. Also a small folding screen featuring chrysanthemums held in the Yamato Bunkakan. The article goes on to say that this particular two-fold screen came from the Nijo family. Korin is known to have had a strong connection with the aristocratic Nijo family. The article explains that Korin received a lot of favors from the Nijo family and that this screen would have been gifted to them.
Since that time the Honolulu screen has been amended to ‘attributed to Ogata Korin’ and I do not know further details of the other 3 screens. Other Chrysanthemum screens...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
B48 Old Japanese Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1740 x 1750 x 20 mm
Foldable: 870 x 1750 x 40 mm, 7kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5 mm plywood):
9 cm x 95 cm x 185 cm Weight 30KG
An atmosph...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
B77 Old Japanese 6panels folding Screen, Hawk Falconer
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W580×H1740mm×D15mm,
Unfolded size: W3520mm
Folded size: W600×H1740×D100mm, 12kg
Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 17...
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20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk and brocade kimono in black, orange and gold on textured crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm
Expanded size: Width 1520 mm
Folded size: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 40 mm, weigh...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Silk
Silver Harmony
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The screen features a minimalist grid-like pattern with a soft silver shimmer, evoking quiet balance and timeless sophistication. Its understated design makes it a versatile piece, s...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,440
B20 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver-covered folding screen
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W600×H1745mm×D20mm,
Unfolded size: W3630mm
Folded size: W615×H1745×D105mm, 12kg
Estimate packing size: (sandw...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
ICHIMATSU by Blue Tip atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : ICHIMATSU
Japan / 2020s
Size : W 1480 x H 1480 mm
Each part is dyed with indigo to express a checkered pattern that collapses. This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen. Hand-quilted with cotton thread. Hand dyed with indigo.
[Blue Tip atelier...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Japanese Antiques , Old Wrapping Paper , Tapestries , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
We present to you a precious old wrapping paper from the Taisho period.
This washi paper was used to wrap important items. It was made by overlapping multiple ledgers, and is chara...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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