An orchid by the tragic nun Oishi Junkyo enclosed in a fine kiri-wood box. Ink and light color on paper in a fabulous silk border like a sunset sky filled with clouds and featuring ceramic rollers. The scroll is 57.5 x 125.5 cm (23 X 49-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Junkyo’s life is a triumph over tragedy. Born into a low family, she was sent to a tea house where she became an apprentice Geisha...

A sparse image of a humble thatched hut emanating a welcoming soft pink glow by Literatus Fukuda Kodojin. Ink on paper in the original patterned silk border with a touch of luxury in the ichimonji fabric. It features black lacquered wooden rollers and comes enclosed in a wooden box. The scroll is 39 x 131 cm (19-1/2 x 51 5⁄8 inches) and is in overall fine, original condition, with minor wrinkles...

A weasel leaps through this vivid autumnal scene accented with gold in radical sweeping strokes by Tamamura Hokuto enclosed in a period wooden box. Pigment on silk in a patterned satin border with solid bone rollers. It is 48.5 x 207 cm and in fine condition.
Tamamura Hokuto (Zennosuke, 1893-1951) was born in Kyoto to a family dealing in wooden shoes...

Skeletons gleefully cavort about the heavy robes of a courtesan on this impressive silk painting dating from late 19th to early 20th century Japan (Meiji to Taisho period). Ink on silk in a rough patterned silk border with suitable bone rollers. It is 64.5 x 224 cm (26 x 88 inches) and is in overall fine condition wit some toning typical of age.

In this richly atmospheric hanging scroll, Shirakura Niho evokes the inner world of the Japanese literati ideal: the solitary scholar in quiet dialogue with nature. Niho’s freely brushed textures, selective use of color, and expressive ink tonality reveal his mastery of Nanga (literati) aesthetics while rendering a work distinctly modern and vibrant. The scroll is enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated an Autumn day in 1921 titled Shokei Yutsu (Among the Pines, a Subtle Communion)...

A fox dressed in the robes of a priest walking under the moonlight by Otani Kubutsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Ink and light color on silk in a fine slik border, the scroll is 48.5 x 192 cm (19-1/2 x 75-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Otani Kubutsu (1875〜1943 ) was a monk of the Jodo Shinsyu sect, and served as the 23rd head monk of Higashi Honganji temple He was born as the second son of Ōtani Kōei...

A contemplation stone in dramatic ink work accompanied by a jagged poem by Kikuchi Keigetsu dated 1922 enclosed in a period wooden box. Ink on paper in a silk mounting featuring solid ivory rollers. It is 43 x 217 cm ’17 x 85-1/2 inches) and in overall fine condition, with toning to the paper consistent with age and exposure.
Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955) was born in Nagano, and studied Nanga under Kodama Katei before apprenticing to Kikuchi Hobun in Kyoto...

A theatrical image in vibrant color by Shigemori Yoko featuring precipitous crags dotted with pavilions, deep gorges spanned by bridges, soaring birds and contorting trees populated by myriad characters. This is one of several ink and colored sketches we received from her estate and had mounted as scrolls. Blue ink on paper, it has been freshly prepared in a cloth border terminating in ceramic rollers. The scroll is 46.3 x 196 cm and is in excellent condition...

Boatman pass under the watchful eye of a grand tower perched atop cliffs tumbling to the sea on this serene image by Hirai Baisen enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shuko Seika (Midsummer Boat Journey). The character used for Bai in his name is indicative of early work from the Taisho era. Ink on paper wrapped in a linen border of cool summer blue patterned with wispy clouds terminating in bone rollers...

Golden characters fall like rain down this calligraphy work by Buddhist Nun Oishi Junkyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box containing an explanation of the poem and biography of Junkyo dated 1964. Gold on blue paper mounted in beige silk extended with light blue and featuring festive red lacquered wooden rollers. It is 33 x123 cm (13 x 49 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Junkyo’s life is a triumph over tragedy...

A wispy landscape of verdant hills reflecting the Taisho aesthetic by Yano Kyoson dated the sixth month of 1922 enclosed in the original signed wooden box and titled Hakuun Izan. Ink and pigment on silk in a light green satin border with porcelain rollers. It is 50 x 198 cm (20 x 78 inches) and in overall fine condition.
Yano Kyoson (1890-1965) was born in Ehime prefecture, on the Island of Shikoku, and studied under Nakamatsu Shunyo...

Goldfish with Green Maples. Painted on silk with ink and pigments. Signed Sokyu and sealed.

This elegant hanging scroll depicts three goldfish gliding quietly through clear water, their soft orange-and-white bodies gently illuminated against a pale, tranquil ground. Above them, fresh green maple leaves extend delicately into the composition, creating a graceful contrast between water and foliage, and conveying a serene moment of early summer tranquility.

Yamamoto Sokyu (1893–1993) ...

Landscape. Painted on paper with ink and pigments. Signed Chikuden and sealed. Edo period. It is attributed to Tanomura Chikuden.

Tanomura Chikuden (1777–1835) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period, best known for his refined literati (bunjin-ga) landscapes imbued with a quiet, often melancholic sensibility. Initially trained in Confucian scholarship, Chikuden developed a strong interest in painting during his youth and later studied under the prominent bunjin-ga artist Tani Bunchō. ...

Dragon Emerging from the Clouds. Painted with ink on silk. Signed Ganku and sealed. Kishi School dragon, attributed to Ganku. Edo period, 19th century.

This powerful hanging scroll depicts a dragon emerging from swirling clouds, rendered with expressive ink brushwork on silk. The dragon’s intense gaze and dynamic form convey a strong sense of movement and spiritual presence, a hallmark of Kishi School aesthetics.

Ganku (1749–1838) was an influential Japanese painter of the late E...

A fisherman reaches out with a long net while egrets take flight under the risign moon from the sheltering branches of willow trees on this beautiful Taisho period painting by Yano Kyoson enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1922 and titled Ryuin Hogyo (Catching Fish Under Willows). It is performed with Ink and pigment on silk wrapped in a pale green Kinran border shot with gold thread patterns terminating in solid ivory rollers. The rollers will be changed for export. The scroll is ...

Bold black lines form the structure filled with Mi-fu Dots form a tree sheltered village along the water’s edge, in the distance deftly brushed dry strokes in soft shades of gray form monolithic crags towering over the placid scene, a poem scratched like sunrise along the vertical columns. A compelling in landscape by Fukuda Kodojin punctuated curiously with a stamp in red at the base of the steps from the waters leading to the village as if the artist himself were enjoying the solitude of fis...

Feverish brushstrokes fill the canvas of this exceptional landscape by Shirakura Niho Ink on paper, ivory rollers, The ivory rollers will be changed for export. It is large at 84.3 x 167.5 cm (33 x 66 inches and is in excellent condition, enclosed in a modern kiri-wood storage box.
Shirakura Kinichiro (Niho or Jiho, Kanyu, 1896-1974) was born in Niigata, and initially was inducted into Nanga under Hatta Goro. Moving to Tokyo he began studies of Western oil painting following Ishii Hakutei...

A sparse landscape of country retreats peaking up through the mist of forested valleys by Shirakura Niho in light color and ink on silk dating from the late Taisho to early Showa eras. It is bordered in pale patterned silk and features wood rollers. It is 56.5 x 130 cm (22 x 51 inches) and is in overall fine condition, with some dirtiness along the roller bar and comes in a period wooden box.
Shirakura Kinichiro (Niho or Jiho, Kanyu, 1896-1974) was born in Niigata, and initially was induc...