Paintings and Screens in San Francisco

A well-executed group of framed Chinese paintings on porcelain plaques depicting traditionally garbed figures consisting of one medium sized plaque with a young woman serving tea to ...

Offered here is another Antique miniature painting of a Mewar (Rajasthani) noble, possible a Maharana circa late 18th century. The portly...

A charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha walking in a forest by a lotus pond and accompanied by a pair of peacocks, symbols for Krishna. At the top of the frame is ...

A painting of a caparisoned horse in mineral pigments (gouache) saddled and in rein painted with gold highlights circa early 19th century from Rajast...

A charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha painted in mineral pigments (gouache) with gold and silver highlights circa mid 19th century in Jaipur style of painting. Krishna was a god (an incarnation of god Vishnu) who accomplished great feats and defeated insurmountable demons. However, he is also considered the most playful amongst gods and an epic lover of godly proportions. His love story with Radha (a married woman) has been the subject of much poetry and worship for centuries as it symbolized the divine love. Here, the lovers are depicted in a loving embrace offering one another a lotus flower. Radha is often depicted hopelessly resisting Krishna's advances as in this painting. The couple's heads are circled by a halo, signifying their divinity. The setting is typical of the interior modeling in the 19th century with use of heavy curtains...

An expressionist oil painting of a seaside view from a balcony in carved gilded frame. It is signed on the bottom right hand corner Aoyama. Signed Aoyama circa 1960s-1970s Frame measures 16 x 19 1/4 inches Painting measures 9 1/2 x 13 inches This painting is likely a scene from the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur. Yoshio Aoyama...

An impressionist painting of a trees in snow on a wooden board in period carved gilded frame. It is signed on the bottom right hand corner S Kitayama and dated 1912. Further inscription in Kanji on the back of the frame. Frame measures 17 x 20 1/2 inches Painting measures 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches Frame is original to the painting and of the period. The painter is most likely Seitaro Kitayama (Japanese, 1888-1945), an important figure in late Meiji period credited with being the father of Japanese animation before Walt Disney started his company. The painting style is impressionism which was keenly followed by a new generation of Japanese artists who either traveled to Europe for training or received Western publications on artists and gallery shows at home. Kitayama, Seitaro was born on March 3, 1888 in Wakayama, and died on February 13, 1945. In 1911, Kitayama became an apprentice to Tojiro Oshita and, while studying painting, also helped out with editing the art magazine Mizue. He soon moved to Tokyo and established the Western Art Guild of Japan and published Contemporary Western Art. He later joined the Fusain Art Group as a manager where he would support young western-style artists such as Ryusei Kishida and Sohachi Kimura by providing art supplies, in addition to holding exhibitions and publishing catalogues. On the other hand, he entered the Nikkatsu Mukojima Studio in 1916, proposed the inclusion of illustrations in intertitles, and made this his work. It was there that one of the first Japanese animations...

Sadegh Tabrizi (1939-2018) was a pioneering principal of the Saqqakhaneh art movement; an early 1960s neo-traditionalist school of art that drew its inspiration from traditional Iran...

Sadegh Tabrizi (1939-2018) was a pioneering principal of the Saqqakhaneh art movement; an early 1960s neo-traditionalist school of art that drew its inspiration from traditional Iran...

C. 20th Century Asian 4 Panel Silk Screen Room Divider

Japanese six panel folding screen, hand painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper in a black lacquer wood frame. Water scene with graceful...

Japanese 6 panel folding screen, Meiji period circa 1900. Gold leaf on mulberry paper with landscape scene hand painted in mineral pigments,...