All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1204764
(stock #ALR4292)
The Kura
$700.00
$700.00
A radical scroll crying the Buddhist chant NamuAmidhaButsu (Praise to the Name Amidha) in bold black characters by Suzuki Hoei, the head priest of Shigisan Chogosanshi-ji Temple, Nara prefecture (also simply known as Shigisan). The brushwork is incredibly radical and expressive, the thick drenched brush moved slowly across the paper, allowing the ink to diffuse into the absorptive surface. Unsigned, it bears two stamps to the left, Shigisan Kancho and Daisojo Hoei...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1930
item #1204421
(stock #ALR4290)
The Kura
2,200.00
2,200.00
A fish caught in the river is brought home on the cut branch of a willow, an unusual ink painting by Fukuda Kodojin enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1927. The ink on paper scene is bordered in patterned blue silk extended in beige and features ceramic rollers. The scroll is 11-1/2 x 76 inches (29 x 194 cm) and is in overall fine condition, with minor cupping. We have this same scene on a two panel screen published in a catalog from an exhibition held by Kodojin in 1929...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1930
item #1204420
(stock #ALR4289)
The Kura
$850.00
$850.00
Wispy young bamboo rises in the garden, the branches blown by a cool early summer breeze in this fine ink rendition by Irie Shikai enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1930. A verse above speaks of the soft sound of the bamboo leaves whispering in the wind. Bordered in blue silk with an ichimonji of gold climbing vines, it is cool and elegant, terminating in ivory capped rosewood rollers, perfect for the coming months...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1204284
(stock #ALR4287)
The Kura
$530.00
$530.00
Red Bamboo streaks up the paper accompanied by a brief Zen proverb by Zen priest Inaba Shinden. The simple paper canvas is bordered in crushed gray-green paper suitable to the humble confines of the tea room and features wood rollers. The scroll is 13-1/2 x 71 inches (34 x 182 cm). There is some cupping, otherwise is in fine condition, enclosed in a period wood box.
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1204283
(stock #ALR4286)
The Kura
1,150.00
1,150.00
A morose Daruma looks upward, his body a simple circle emblazoned with the cry “Harmorny is Supreme” by Inaba Shinden enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
It is 18 x 79 inches (45 x 202 cm) and is in excellent condition, wrapped in a green silk border. A rare opportunity to acquire a masterpiece by this artist.
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1930
item #1194533
(stock #ANR4235)
The Kura
Sale Pending
Sale Pending
A small 8 panel screen dated 1923 and titled “View from the tower of Ro-Jo”. Rojo refers to Komatsu Castle, one of the principle dwellings in the powerful Kaga domain established by Maeda Toshitsune in modern day Komatsu city Ishikawa prefecture. The screen is painted in a contemporary (for the time) Nanga style using ink and light pigments on gold flaked paper. It is bordered simply in an austere lacquer wood frame...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940
item #1187701
(stock #MOR4201)
The Kura
$750.00
$750.00
A full length Furisode (long sleeved) kimono hand-painted with autmn grasses and flowers by famous Ukiyo-e and woodblock artist Kobayakawa Kiyoshi.
There are mildew stains on this kimono, but we have had it professionally cleaned. These are from the same Kyoto residence as the gold and silver fusuma doors recently listed.
Kiyoshi was famous for bijin-ga, an art he learned under the artist Kaburagi Kiyokata. He exhibited with the prestigious Teiten first in 1924...
There are mildew stains on this kimono, but we have had it professionally cleaned. These are from the same Kyoto residence as the gold and silver fusuma doors recently listed.
Kiyoshi was famous for bijin-ga, an art he learned under the artist Kaburagi Kiyokata. He exhibited with the prestigious Teiten first in 1924...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940
item #1183996
(stock #ANR4187)
The Kura
3,000.00
3,000.00
Puppies roll around the silk panels of this fully restored two panel screen by Sakaguchi Isso. Judging by the style of the mounting it was originally a framed exhibition work transferred to a screen. We have had the screen re-mounted reflecting the original style without re-painting. The playful creatures huddle together in the sun for a morning nap on a ground of fallen leaves simulated with ura-haku, a technique of applying metal gilding to the back of the silk before mounting...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1181930
(stock #ALR4181)
The Kura
1,200.00
1,200.00
The heavily textured colors are warm and inviting on this private view of the Imperial Villa at Katsura performed in thick Pigment on paper and signed Keizo. The screen measures 189 x 170.5 cm (75 x 67 inches) and is in excellent condition. Due to size the cost of shipping will be accrued separately. Kato Keizo was a Kyoto based artist; a student of Domoto Insho active in the post war era.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940
item #1181800
(stock #ANR4180)
The Kura
$500.00
$500.00
Antique Sake labels are proudly displayed like trophies on this small gold screen dating from the early 20th century. It would certainly look festive in any room! The screen is 17-1/2 x 39 inches (44 cm x 1 meter) and is in overall fine condition, with only minor insect damage to the backing paper.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940
item #1174288
(stock #ALR4153)
The Kura
1,375.00
1,375.00
A ni-gyo-sho 2 line calligraphy, ink on paper by Fukuda Kodojin dating from the 1920s or 30s. The poem reads Sha-sha Kanzanji saranashi ittoso, Shofu akaru sei-sei suigetsu Terasu Jo-Jo There are many allusions in the poem, and taking them into account can change the meaning somewhat. But poetry is interpretive: Reflectons-Reflections… Not a Single bonze in Cold Mountain Temple...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940
item #1168948
(stock #ANR4131)
The Kura
2,600.00
2,600.00
A large screen from the late 1920s or 30s handpainted by a number of artists and potters including Ito Tozan, Kondo Yuzo, Ida Senshu and possibly Ishiguro Munemaru...