Edo era - Wood panel kachoe

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1900: item #1122532

A double sided architectural Edo period wooden panel. The front is a 'kachoe' or bird and flower scene featuring a bush warbler on an ancient pine. The back is decorated with a simpler ink plum. As is generally the case this piece has been darkened through age. It has also proven exceptionally difficult to photograph. The scene on the front is a very high quality work considering the medium. The painting itself is quite heavily textured with layers of gofun being built-up in the moriage style. P... Click for details

A Woodblock Print by Haku Maki – “Poem 70-85”

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1980: item #1118802
COLL 1204

This fine print dates from 1970 and is one of several Poem prints mad by the Sōsaku hanga master, Haku Maki. The print measures 19 by 15” in the frame – the actual print measures 12” by 8 ½”. It is number 70/182 and features Maki’s signature, seal, and intaglio printing style. The print is in excellent condition – not examined out of the frame. The frame has one ¼” nick on the bottom edge.

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Pair of uchiwa (fan) Firefly and Bamboo on Gold Leaf

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1960: item #1118797
090801

A night in the summer when fireflies wink their light. In this scene, one of the fireflies is glowing to appeal for mating behavior. The exquisite moment at dusk is finely depicted on the decorative gold leaf background. It is in excellent condition. This piece is a pair with another fan item# 1118796.

H 9 1/2” x W 9 3/4” (H 24cm x W 24.5cm)

Pair of uchiwa (fan), Moon and Rabbits on Gold Leaf

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1960: item #1118796
090801

Fine decorative fan featuring two white rabbits under the gleam of the moon. The sumptuous gold background is producing a shimmering effect. Rabbit is often appeared in East Asian folklore as a messenger from the moon, where it is seen pounding in a mortar and pestle. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a companion of the moon goddess Chang'e or Chang-O, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her, while in Japan and Korea, it is just making mochi, which is the popular snack of mas... Click for details

Vintage Japanese Katazome Kimono Design Collection Book

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1930: item #1101265
0072

This is an collection of katazome designs dated Early Showa ( 1920-1930s ) . The katazome, literally, stencil-dyed papers and this book must be made by somebody collecting designs used for kimono and pasted individual katazome papers onto this thick book. There are amazing 181 katazome designs which have nature, abstract ( there are 2 designs on women ) and 41 among 181 are designed in kimonoThere are 49 printed pictures which must have been cut off from magazines. Because of use and how they... Click for details

Japanese Rooster Painting, Early Meiji

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1900: item #1099446
WD26

DESCRIPTION: A framed, hand painted Japanese study of a rooster, hen and chick executed in muted tones on brown rice paper. Artist signed on upper right, good condition (one or two small, minor scuffs); c. 1870. DIMENSIONS: 50” high (1.27 m) x 22” wide (56 cm) in frame.

Large Meiji Period Door Painting of a Peacock, Sugido-e

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1910: item #1090518
R361

Japanese Meiji Period painted poloma wood door (sugido). Ink and pigment on a natural wood ground, depicting a peacock perched on a flowering cherry tree, signed/sealed Sho[ryo], the reverse with scattered cherry petals floating near a flowering dandelion plant. Possibly featured in a retreat of the upper class. Height: 70.75 inches, 180 cm; Width: 34.25 inches, 87 cm.

Antique Japanese Fusuma Panel with Hawk over Waves

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1900: item #1090498

Antique Japanese wood fusuma panel with a majestic scene of a hawk sweeping over a turbulent sea. Early Meiji period, circa 1860s. The hawk is beautifully painted with detailed feathers. It measures 37.5" wide by 69.25" tall.

Japanese Shijo Drawing Attrib. Onishi Chinnen 1792-1851

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1900: item #1090280
b5805

A Fine Japanese Shijo Brush Drawing Attrib. to Onishi Chinnen 1792-1851

13 x 11 5/8 ins. (33 x 29.6 cms) This superb unsigned drawing is unmistakably the work of the great Shijo master, Chinnen. Originally it would have formed part of a “gajo” folding album which would only have been signed on the last work in the album. It has been the ... Click for details

Japanese Shijo Brush Drawing Attrib. Chinnen 1792-1851

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1900: item #1090279
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A Fine Japanese Shijo Brush Drawing Attrib. to Onishi Chinnen 1792-1851

13 x 11 5/8 ins. (33 x 29.6 cms) This superb unsigned drawing is unmistakably the work of the great Shijo master, Chinnen. Originally it would have formed part of a “gajo” folding album which would only have been signed on the last work in the album. It has been th... Click for details