Japanese Scroll Painting Shoki by Syodo

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1920: item #1060759
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Japanese scroll painting standing Shoki image by Yukawa Shodo.
Shoki is a god of Taoism and that image is charm against evil.
Signed artist name "Shoryukan (go or other artist name) Shodo" and sealed. Yukawa Shodo (1868-1955) was born in Wakayama and studied under Utagawa Sadahiro (1840-1910) and Suzuki Shonen (1848-1918). ... Click for details

Early 19th century - Rinpa floral screen

Japanese: Paintings: Screens Pre 1837 VR: item #1060504

A profusion of summer flowers bloom alongside meandering waterways in this early 19th century rinpa school screen. Amongst many others the rhythmical arrangement includes peony, Japanese rose, orchid and iris. Extensive use of gold flecks and leaf create a lush and enticing background for the delicate and naturalistic brushwork. The screen has very recently undergone a high level of restoration with great care being taken, amongst other things, to preserve the existing backing paper and brocade.... Click for details

Later 18th century - Shunga hand scroll

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1800: item #1060136

Dating to the later 18th century this hand-painted e-makimono features twelve 'spring pictures' or 'shunga'. The subjects are a married couple belonging to a wealthy family, likely of the merchant or 'chonin' class, enjoying themselves throughout the home. It is quite visually stunning not only due to the quality of the paintings but also the richness of the colors and the full, compacted compositions. The scroll is easily enjoyed due to its compact size. Overall the hand-scroll (paint... Click for details

Shodo Hirata (b.1882) - Fall leaves

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1940: item #1059621

An early Showa era, circa 1930, work by the Nihonga artist Shodo Hirata. A strong feeling of abstraction and an emphasis on negative space contrasts with the lushness of the crimson fall leaves and the ripened purple berries winding gently amongst them. The spider-like trunks of the saplings are almost overwhelmed by the fullness of their leaves. A sole sprig of flowering wild chrysanthemum reaches upward imparting a sense of that which isn't represented. Similarly the brocade mounting is embell... Click for details

Original Japanese painting Woman by Tatsumi Shimura

Japanese: Paintings Pre 1970: item #1059388

Aritist: Tatsumi Shimura
Title: Miko
Medium: watercolor on papter　
Year: mid 20th century
Size: painting: 38cm by 45.5cm... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print by Toyohara Kunichika

Japanese: Paintings Pre 1900: item #1058483
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Japanese Woodblock Print on Rice Paper by the painter Toyohara Kunichika painted ca. 1865. In good condition. 20" h x 15" w. Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of ukiyo-e actor-prints, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the t... Click for details

Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) - Hotei in a boat

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1800: item #1058337

"Hotei in a Boat" is one of Hakuin's signature themes and this is a particularly fine example. The inscription reads "Above the river, a half moon: In the boat, a single robed monk". Daruma represents Zen insight, Kannon represents Zen compassion, and Hotei represents Zen freedom. Daruma's expression is severe, Kannon's expression is serene, and Hotei's expression is joyful. Hotei's smile in this painting is especially sweet and happy. In Buddhist iconography the boat symbolizes the Dharma teach... Click for details

Scholar Stone, Zen Ink Painting by Samurai Tani Nyoi

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1900: item #1058061
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A dry ink on paper image of mushrooms growing up along a garden stone dated 1874 by Tani Nyoi (1822-1905). The scene is signed Nyoisanjin, and dated the second month of 1874 hemmed in by origami cranes on cream satin in a field of rough pale green silk and features dark rosewood rollers. The style is very much in the literati tradition predominant during the early Meiji. The dry vigorous strokes evoke a sense of fleeting solidity, as if wind were about to blow the light paper away. And certa... Click for details

Coll. 63 Original Fan Designs. Kyoto Fan Maker Meiji

Japanese: Paintings Pre 1900: item #1057070
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A Unique Kyoto Fan Sellers Sample Catalogue of 63 Original Fan Designs. Meiji Period 1868-1912. Each page 19 1/8 x 14 1/2 ins (48.5 x 36.8 cms) We bought this collection in Kyoto some years ago. It is a disbound album of fan designs, which had clearly been a sample album for the firm of Toshio Inouye, 27 Bukkoji, Takakura, Kyoto whose stamp features on most designs either in Romaji or kanji. There are 5 designs on silk, the remainder on paper, mostly they are hand drawn and painted, a few ar... Click for details

Mochizuki Kinpo (1846-1915) - Black bear

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1910: item #1055019

A young Japanese black bear padding across a snow covered mountain. A rarity in Japanese painting, the Japanese black bear, whilst being relatively populous on the main island of Honshu, spends its time in the upper mountains quite detached from the general Japanese lowland population and as such was never integrated into mainstream literature and art. This large work by Kimpo, dating to the late Meiji period, has been done with ink on silk. It is in good to very good condition and presents v... Click for details