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Important Gold Screen, Cattle by Artist Kawamura Manshu

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1920   item# 981613 (stock# ANR2801A)

Important Gold Screen, Cattle by Artist Kawamura Manshu
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A herd of cattle rest quietly on the gold panels of this pair of large screens by Kawamura Manshu (1880-1942). A very unusual subject for the era in Japan. These screens are consistent in style and scale with the artists work circa 1910, and bearing in mind the subject matter, are likely a late Meiji (pre-Bunten) set of Exhibition Screens. The paintings are preformed with ink and light pigment on applied gold with a brown patterned silk border. The screens measure 68 x 149 inches (172 x 377 ...click for details


Important Gold Screen, Cattle by Artist Kawamura Manshu

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1920   item# 981612 (stock# ANR2801B)

Important Gold Screen, Cattle by Artist Kawamura Manshu
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A herd of cattle rest quietly on the gold panels of this pair of large screens by Kawamura Manshu (1880-1942). A very unusual subject for the era in Japan. These screens are consistent in style and scale with the artists work circa 1910, and bearing in mind the subject matter, are likely a late Meiji (pre-Bunten) set of Exhibition Screens. The paintings are preformed with ink and light pigment on applied gold with a brown patterned silk border. The screens measure 68 x 149 inches (172 x 377 ...click for details


Mid Edo Screen Set, Important Literatus So Gessen, A

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1900   item# 981582 (stock# ANR2799A)

Mid Edo Screen Set, Important Literatus So Gessen, A
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A party gathers for tea and scholarly pursuits on the shores of this set of late 18th to early 19th century literati landscapes by So Gessen (1741-1809). Boats head for the hermitage built on stilts over the lakeside shaded by massive foliated trees. In the distance a sage and his attendant cross the bridge leading to the erstwhile hut. The pair is published in the book Jidai Byobu Shuei (pre-restoration, pages 76 and 77). The screens measure 70-1/2 x 150 inches (179 x 382 cm) and have been ...click for details


Published Edo p. Japanese Screen Set, So Gessen, B

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1900   item# 981580 (stock# ANR2799B)

Published Edo p. Japanese Screen Set, So Gessen, B
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Sages gather among the pines for tea and scholarly pursuits on this set of late 18th to early 19th century literati landscapes by So Gessen (1741-1809). The pair is published in the book Jidai Byobu Shuei (pre-restoration, pages 76 and 77). The screens measure 70-1/2 x 150 inches (179 x 382 cm) and have been completely restored (with no over-painting) maintaining the original cloth border. So Gessen was an artist initially trained in Edo under Sakurai Sekkan, and later in Kyoto under Maruyama ...click for details


Antique Japanese Zenga Scroll by Buddhist Priest Shoun

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1920   item# 978377 (stock# ALR2789)

Antique Japanese Zenga Scroll by Buddhist Priest Shoun
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775.00 

A broom and scroll representing Kanzan and Jitoku, a monk and a kitchen hand whose friendship transcended rank and became a key element in Buddhist lore. Ink on rough mulberry paper in a crushed paper border befitting the tea room. The calligraphy is by Daitokuji priest Murasakino Shoun (Sohan Gempo), the drawing appears to be signed Goho. The scroll measures 14 x 76-1/2 inches (35 x 194 cm) and is in fine condition with a few minor wrinkles. Sohan Gempo, (Shoun 1848-1922) was born into a Sh ...click for details


Zenga Art Scroll, Skull by Yamaoka Tesshu

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1900   item# 974828 (stock# ALR2783)

Zenga Art Scroll, Skull by Yamaoka Tesshu
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1,600.00 

A skull stairs blankly into the distance, a message to all about the impermanence of life by the famous Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu. Ink on paper, remounted in olive grey border patterned with vines and featuring wood rollers. The scroll is 15 x 75 inches (37.5 x 190 cm). Some minor staining in the centre below the signature. Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1889) was a student of military arts and famous calligrapher. Born into a samurai family, Tesshu began studying swordsmanship from a very young age. ...click for details


Zen Calligraphy Screen Set, I Ro Ha by Shoun (Gempo)

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1920   item# 974560 (stock# ANR2780)

Zen Calligraphy Screen Set, I Ro Ha by Shoun (Gempo)
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A pair of six panel byobu by Abbot of Daitokuji, Priest Sohan Gempo (Murasakino Shoun) dating from the Meiji to Taisho period. The subject is an old song used to teach the basics of literacy as it is a panagram, containing every letter in the Japanese alphabet once; a popular subject for Zen artists for its simplicity and usefulness. The song itself seems to say, Keep it Simple, and the title I Ro Ha is used to mean basic. It can be translated according to Dr. Ryuichi Abe: Although its scen ...click for details


Fine Japanese Hand Painted Gold Crane Screen

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1920   item# 973953 (stock# ANR2778)

Fine Japanese Hand Painted Gold Crane Screen
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4,250.00 

Cranes prance and preen on the edge of a cobalt lake glistening on the gilded panels of this full size six fold screen dating from the early 20th century. Plum blossoms dart in and out of sight among the brilliant viridian bamboo, symbolizing the coming of spring. The extravagant scene is bordered in intricately woven silk with a black lacquered wooden frame retaining the original patterned backing paper. It is 68 x 149 inches (173 x 378 cm) and in excellent condition.


Rare Edo p. Japanese Buddhist Star Mandala

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1800   item# 970086 (stock# ALR2765)

Rare Edo p. Japanese Buddhist Star Mandala
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3,500.00 

Here is a rare and well depicted representation of the Star Mandala painted in heavy pigment on paper set in a field of green brocade. Mandala are used as symbols of the Buddhist Worlds and objects for meditation in Esoteric Buddhism. To quote Grotenhuis, Stars were considered an important source of supernatural power…The most important of Celestial-Being-centered Mandalas are the Star Mandala. Here we see the central image of Shaka surrounded by various bodies representing the many celestial b ...click for details


Edo p. Buddhist Art Scroll, Diamond World Mandala

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1900   item# 970023 (stock# ALR2765 )

Edo p. Buddhist Art Scroll, Diamond World Mandala
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700.00 

An Edo period mandala representing the Diamond World (Kongokai) painted with heavy pigment and applied gold on wood-block stamped paper. According to Grotenhuis, The Diamond World represents reality in the Buddha Realm, the world of the unconditioned, the real, the universal and the absolute. Mandala are used as symbols of the Buddhist Worlds and objects for meditation in Escoteric Buddhism. The image is framed with Kinran silk woven with gold thread in a green silk field with brass rollers. ...click for details

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