This type of fan is used for traditional Japanese dancing. Great home decor item combined with the other Japanese items. It is made out of black lacquer wooden sticks and a thick paper with designs on both side. Handpainted and new. The measurements are 20" across and 11 1/2" high. Black plastic wall hanger included.

Description: A Yixing tea pot was carved in very good skill. A strong tree trunk form was used to make a tea utensil. It is very easy to use and also a fabulous piece for display. A modern thing with traditional Chinese mood was very joyful. Date: Modern time Dimensions: 15cm x 7.6cm X 8.8cm

Pencil signed Japanese print by Tanaka Ryohei (b. 1933), titled Ninnaji Temple, 2000, edition of 150. This print is an etching. The design is illustrated at plate 647 of Tanaka, Ryohei: Catalogue Raisonné - 1990-2000. It was purchased directly from the publisher, and is in pristine condition...

Pencil signed Japanese print by Tanaka Ryohei (b. 1933), titled Tofukuji Temple, 2000, edition of 150. This print is a combination etching and aquatint. The design is illustrated at plate 646 of Tanaka, Ryohei: Catalogue Raisonné - 1990-2000. It was purchased directly from the publisher, and is in pristine condition...

Original pencil signed woodblock print by Tadashi Nakayama (1927-2014), titled “Kocho (B)”, 17/957, 2004. The image measures 14 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches, plus margins. The print is in very good condition, with metallic pigments. There are no condition problems to note.

Tadashi Nakayama was arguably the most popular print artist in Japan from the 1970's until his death in 2014, with long waiting lists to buy his next print...

Japanese limited edition copperplate etching titled “Manpukuji Temple” by Tanaka Ryohei (b. 1933). Pencil-signed, dated 2002, and numbered 11/150 in the lower margin. Paper size about 12"V x 10 1/4"H (image: 8"V x 6 1/2"H). Excellent condition.

Japanese limited-edition copperplate etching and aquatint by Tanaka Ryohei (1933-2019) titled “The Great Ginkgo Tree." Pencil-signed, dated ’04, and numbered 18/100 in the lower margin. Paper size: 19 1/2” x 13” (image: 15 1/2” x 9 1/4”). Never framed. Excellent original condition.

Nagakura Kenichi's artwork is imbued with a primal energy and balance executed with a keen understanding of composition. Each piece combines classic Japanese bamboo basketry techniques with a contemporary artist's sensibility. He steps outside traditional limitations of form, function and material, challenging our concept of customary bamboo. The transition from container to sculpture is further explored in this piece, with expressive curves and a lack of any definable shape...

Texture has been applied to joined silk panels intimating waves and frothing sea salt which has then been gilded with genuine silver by Imai Toshimitsu signed and dated 2000. Each panel is 67 x 183 cm (31 x 72 inches) and the screen is in excellent condition.
Toshimitsu Imai was born in Kyoto in 1928. After finishing school in 1948, he trained at the Tokyo State Art Academy. Throughout Imai's career his work was distinguished by an acute sensitivity to color...

Original pencil signed woodblock print by Tadashi Nakayama (1927-2014), titled “Crimson Ema”, 19/127, 2007. The image measures 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches, plus margins. The print is in very good condition, with metallic pigments. There are no condition problems to note.

Tadashi Nakayama was arguably the most popular print artist in Japan from the 1970's until his death in 2014, with long waiting lists to buy his next print...

Japanese limited-edition copperplate etching and aquatint by Tanaka Ryohei (b. 1933) titled “Tree of Mandarin” dated ‘08. Pencil-signed, dated ’08, and numbered 20/100 in the lower margin. Paper size: 10 1/2” x 11 3/4” (image: 6 1/2” x 8”). Never framed. Excellent original condition.

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Contemporary abstraction of 'Hanji' (Traditional Korean handmade paper) from the studio of Park Sung-man who is the one of leading Hanji artisans with more than 50 years experience in the field. Such tasteful details unique to hand-made paper. Fluffy but very powerful. approx...

“Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints”, by Kendall H. Brown, edited by Amy Reigle Newland, with an essay by Shoichiro Watanabe. This set is the first comprehensive study of Hasui's life and work in English. The book contains 670 color illustrations, and 100 black and white illustrations, including pieces never reproduced before (including images submitted by Floating World Gallery)...

Original Japanese woodblock print by Matthew Messmer (b. 1985), titled Sakurada Street, numbered 1/25, and dated 2009. The image measures 14 3/8 x 11 inches, plus margins...

A whimsical Yixing pottery figural group depicting a mature and a young rat in hollowed, half log with a cache of three peanuts. Marked with two impressed seals. Out of our comfort zone with this category (perhaps another's gain) and assuming it likely is a later 20th century item. About 4 1/2" (11.43cm) high, 6" (15.24cm) long, and about 3" (7.62) wide at the base. Condition is excellent.

Description: A fantastic boxwood carving of a court lady was carved by famous contemporary artist Won Du-Fun in 1990s. As a registered national honoured artist, Won made numerous works of art which had been collected by the national galleries and museums. A certificate is accompanied with the fine piece. A custom-made silk box is included. Condition: The stem of the flower was once broken and had been re-stuck back. Height: 32cm. .

Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Night Rain at Kawarako. Ibaragi Prefecture, 1947. Later printing by Watanabe Color Print Co. from the original blocks. Red Watanabe Heisei seal in margin, indicating that it was printed during the reign of Emperor Akihito (commencing in 1988). Illustrated at plate 486 in Kawase Hasui Mokuhanga-shu, Narazaki (ed.), 1979. Pristine condition, measuring 14 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches, plus full margins.

Pencil signed Japanese print by Tanaka Ryohei (b...