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tomoe art
$1,100.00 Iron metal rod. Painted with ink on paper. Signed Seiki and sealed.
It is a type of weapon, a thick iron rod with warts on it. In pictures of demons, it refers to the stick that demons are holding in their hands. In Japan, there is a saying, "Kanabo for demons". If you equip a strong demon with a powerful weapon, a metal rod, it will become even stronger. This is a parable about someone who is already strong and becomes even more powerful by having something added to them...
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Saito Hodo (aka Nishimura Hodo)
Street After Rain (雨後の街) Date: 1920s-30s. Size: Oban. 19.75 x 13 inches. Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Signed "H. Saito" by the artist. Medium: Japanese watercolor. Condition: Excellent. Note: Paintings and woodblock prints variously signed as "H. Saito" (Saito Hodo) and "Nishimura Hodo" were published by Takemura Hideo. They are very likely by the same artist...
Era Woodblock Prints
$990 Saito Hodo (aka Nishimura Hodo)
Street in Front of Restaurant Date: 1920s-30s. Size: Oban. 19.75 x 13 inches. Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Signed "H. Saito" by the artist. Medium: Japanese watercolor. Condition: Excellent. Note: Paintings and woodblock prints variously signed "H. Saito" (Saito Hodo) and "Nishimura Hodo" were published by Takemura Hideo. They are very likely by the same artist...
tomoe art
$1,100.00 Snow covered bamboo. Painted with ink on silk. Signed and sealed.
Suzuki Shonen (1848-1918) was a Japanese painter from the Meiji(1868-1912) to Taisho periods(1912-1926). Born as Suzuki Hyakunen's eldest son, he learned painting from his father from an early age. Shonen became a teacher at the Kyoto Prefectural Painting School in 1898. He was good at portrait painting and received awards at national industrial exhibitions, etc...
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Ito Yuhan
Watercolor Painting Depicting a footbridge above a waterfall. Date: 1930s. Size: 13.25 x 9.75 inches. Signed "Y. Ito" at lower left Condition: Brilliant color. The top back has paper residue. A couple of very faint foxing marks in upper left corner. Ito Yuhan is known for his woodblock prints that have a watercolor-like appearance.
tomoe art
$1,000.00 Antique Buddhist painting depicts thirteen Bodhisattva and Wisdom Kings. Signed and sealed. Painted with ink and pigments on silk.
Some insignificant light marks, light crease, foxing and tiny insect damages are present on the painting itself, some light marks and light crease are present on the mounting itself, otherwise the piece is in fine condition for the age...
The Kura
sold, thank you A very rare early work by Shirakura Niho dating from the mid Taisho period clearly showing his early watercolor training under Ishii Hakutei signed with his first art name, Kinro. Light color on silk framed in patterned silk extended with classic beige and terminating in red lacquered wooden rollers. It is 45.5 x 107.5 cm (18 x 42-1/2 inches) and is in overall excellent original condition, enclosed in a modern wooden storage box...
Momoyama Gallery
$995.00 Absolutely rare and precious - ready to frame to a great collage of Japanese Kimono fashion history: 4 big sheets of hand painted Kimono designs, painted on ricepaper in the late Edo Period/early Meiji Period. Around 1850. They all are signed by the same artist. Strong and vivid colours. Great condition with traces of wear and book stiching. Size of each sheet: ca...
June Hastings
$975.00 Ink on silk painting of Kanu Tannyu's "Portrait of Shoki". Riding a shi-shi lion Shoki was know as the Demon Slayer. Shoki was the spirit of the physician Shôki who was, according to Japanese folklore, able to scare away demons and ward off evil spirits. Signed "Hoin", this is an extremely well rendered painting exhibiting fine detailing that was achieved by using a single hair. In excellent condition, the painting measures 16" long by 8.5" high...
tomoe art
$970.00 Jurōjin / Gama Deity of Good Luck. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed Tosa no mori Fujiwara Mitsusada and sealed...
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$970.00 Hotei, one of the seven lucky gods. Painted with ink on paper. Signed and sealed. It is accompanied by an inscripton authenticating the painting that it is painted by Okamoto Hansuke. It is attributed to Okamoto Hansuke(1575-1657).
Okamoto Hansuke(1575-1657) was a military tactician and calligrapher of the early Edo period. His original surname was Ishigami, and he later inherited the Okamoto clan. He is well known by his given name, Nobunari, and his common name, Hansuke. He originally se...
Zentner Collection
$950.00 Japanese narrow hanging scroll done in literati style with a mountainous retreat in autumn season, 3 red seals and signed by the artist, Senda Hanko. Meiji Period. Size: Length 55" Width: 10.1" with ends, 17.3". Good condition. Recent artist show at Aichi Prefectural Museum in a special exhibition.
Zentner Collection
$950.00 Japanese painting circa 1880 of two warriors carrying torches titled "Soga Turo Sukenari and Soga Goro Tokimasa", based on the 13th century tale in which two brothers avenge their deceased father during the Gen Pei wars. It is set in a gorgeous carved woodblock frame. Artist name Yoshitoshi, part of his Historical Series. Dates from the late 19th century.
Size: 19" wide 24" tall frame, 9.75" wide 14" tall painting
Japanese antique set of six paintings by Ariwara Rozan depicting different scenes of birds and flowers including cranes and pine, sparrows and peonies, a goose and yellow roses, herons with a little crab and weeping willows with geraniums, white wisteria and more. Beautifully painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. Each painting has a signature and seal. Intended for scrolls. Taisho Period (early 20th century).
Size of each painting: 51" high x 21" wide
Zentner Collection
$950.00 Etching by Japanese artist Mayumi Oda (1941-present) titled "Merlin", depicting a stretching black cat amidst a bed of flowers. Mayumi is known as the 'Matisse of Japan'. She was strongly influenced by French Impressionism, which in turn was inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e, thus she deemed the full cycle of "Japonisme". Signed in pencil, numbered 10/? circa 1982
Size: (artwork only) 6" height, 3" width (entire sheet) 15" height, 11" width
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! This tranquil pond scene is done in sumi on gold leaf and has a black lacquer wooden frame. Appearing to date from Meiji or early Taisho, the various cranes and songbirds are depicted with light and playful brushstrokes giving the piece an air of serenity and calmness. Especially eye-catching in low-light atmospheres, the gold leaf appears resonant and warm.
This screen stands 67 inches tall (170.5 cm) and each panel measures 25.2 inches in width (64 cm) for a total length of 151.2...
Zentner Collection
$950.00 Antique Japanese hand scroll painting of Legends of Mount Shigi based on a painting called Shigisan-engi. The long narrative scroll depicts miracles revolving around a monk named Myoren who lived on Mount Shigi. According to the legends, Myoren was drawn to Mount Shigi by a Buddha statue. He built a shrine there and, that winter, he survived on rice provided to him by his roving rice bowl. This rice bowl would go down to the storehouse of a rich farmer every day, fill it's self up and re...
Zentner Collection
$950.00 Antique Japanese scroll painting, with an arrangement representing a bounty of good fortune. Fish top a bushel of rice and are tied with roped straw in an auspicious presentation meant to bring in a bounty of fortune. Adding to it, three of the Lucky Gods make an appearance in miniature, treating the decoration as if it were a boat or their ship of good luck. Sumi ink on silk. Dates from 18th century.
Dimensions: Total size: 44" high x 22 1/4" wide (24 1/2" wide including ends).... |
