Reimei (b.1900) - Pheasant & Hollyhocks

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1940: item #636706

An exceptionally detailed and vibrant four panel screen from the early Showa era, circa 1930. An elongated Japanese pheasant stands between towering hollyhocks, an unfortunate praying mantis clasped in its beak. Chinese bellflowers and fringed pinks balance the dramatic hollyhocks, whose large green leaves and brilliant blooms dominate the landscape. The scene has been painted with mineral pigments and gofun on silk. There are areas of foxing to the lower left and upper right of the pheasant... Click for details

SANYO (b.1893) - Spring landscape

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1930: item #635306

A Taisho or early Showa period work by the Tokyo nihonga artist Sanyo. The spring foliage of the foreground is immediate and compelling, ushering the viewer into the town. The traditional country village is shown as an enclave of stability in an ever changing environment. The strong lineal definition of the distant, windswept plains almost gives a sense of the earth's tumbling. The scene has been painted with pigment and gofun on silk. It is in good condition. There is one soft scratch runn... Click for details

SANYO (b.1893) - Winter landscape

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1930: item #635299

Dating to the Taisho or early Showa periods, this nihonga work draws strong inspiration from western landscape perspective. The barren terrain gives way to a a group of snow covered houses nestled at the foot of the hill, highlighted by the glow of the late afternoon sun. Two farmers hauling a laden cart are disappearing toward it, insignificant shapes in the winter landscape. The scene has been painted with pigments and gofun on silk. It is in good condition with some slight losses of gof... Click for details

Japanese Art Books - The Masterpieces of Chikuden

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1940: item #634320
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Two large unpaginated volumes: Chikuden Meiseki dai Zushi. Kettei han; The Masterpieces of Chikuden. These leather and cloth-bound volumes contain the work of the master Chikuden (1777-1835) with copious commentary as well as transliterations of the poems written on the paintings. There are several color plates as well as the grayscale prints. The color pages are printed separate... Click for details

Konoshima Okoku (1877-1938) - 'Aki yama koroku'

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1940: item #629166

The original box bears the title 'Aki yama koroku' - 'Autumn mountain, lonely deer'. A windswept and evocative scene by Okoku, characterized by delicate brushwork and a strong sense of seasonal undulation. The bronze green brocade is original to the painting and in fine condition. It is finished with ivory rollers. Painted on silk with ink, color and gofun. The painting is in good condition, with light marking in the top right corner and a slightly darker mark in the mid left field. Th... Click for details

Important Fan Painting, Japanese Scroll, Takeuchi Seiho

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1950: item #626939
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A simply brushed fan painting by preeminent 19th-20th century artist Takeuchi Seiho (1864-1942) enclosed in a signed wooden box which is in turn enclosed in a red lacquered wooden box (ni-ju bako); the box is dated 1962 and endorsed by Takeuchi Shiro, one of Seihos several sons. Softly brushed is the artists delicate style is a dried squid, a favorite summertime festival snack in Japan. The image is mounted on a pale border with vines and terminates in large ivory rollers. The scroll measures... Click for details

JAPANESE ORIGINAL PAINTING ON SILK

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1940: item #610761

An Original Painting on Silk, Japanese; framed, under glass, 19.5" x 15.75" - 49.5 x 40 cm.; some slight staining.

Japanese Ogre Scroll by Shinjo Saito

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1960: item #597736
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Shinjo Saito

Total Size:Height:67.4" Width:19.2" (168.5cm x 48cm)

Picture Size:Height:26.4" Width:13.2" (66cm x 33cm)... Click for details

Kodo (b.1891) - White fox

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1930: item #594250

This is a classical Nihonga painting dating to the late Taisho or early Showa periods, circa 1930. The fox, a complex creature in Japanese folklore, is often assocaited with the worship of Inari Daimyojin, a Shinto/folkloric rice diety. Although the origins of this little white fox may lie with the Inari diety, the artist, Uemura Eitaro, has placed it at the center of a delightful Shijo/Maruyama School insprired work. The full moon has been silhouetted with washed ink, wispy green reeds hint... Click for details

Summer grasses and flowers

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings Pre 1940: item #557706

A profusion of summer grasses and flowers intermingling with abandon. The graceful orchid, destination of the superbly rendered butterfly, hides self-consciously behind the dancing grasses. The work culminates with the hedonistic rhythms and colors of the large poppies. The work is a virtual cacophony of nature, enhanced by the presence of the frog and butterfly. Painted with pigment, gofun and gold on silk, the work dates to the earlier part of the Showa era, circa 1930. It is in very good cond... Click for details