Japanese Paintings

Japanese painting in the form of mounted screens and scrolls offer a unique and breathtaking alternative to Western art display.

Japanese painting styles can be categorized in three main styles. The first was strongly influenced by the Chinese until the Edo period (1603-1868); the second, a notable Japanese approach; and the third a Western inclination. All reflect an incomparable aesthetic and instinct in both their rendering and inspiration. Subject matter includes calligraphic images and Zen themes, landscapes and views, beautiful women and Noh and Kabuki theater settings and scenes from the Imperial court as well as everyday life.

There have been many renowned schools through its history. These include Kano, Tosa, Nanga and Shijo. The unique presentation in screen and scroll forms adds to the great charm and splendor of Japanese painting.

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Japanese Screen Painting, Flock of Cranes

Japanese Screen Painting, Flock of Cranes -JJ197

Our Price: $2,995.00

Remarkable Japanese six-panel screen or byobu, Taisho period, c. 1912-1926. Dramatically rendered flock of cranes in various poses. An eye-catching and enchanting display piece for any environment. Highly detailed and lifelike composition. Each panel stamped by artist. Very good condition with minor staining which does not detract from overall impression. Dimensions: 68” high, 22.5" wide (per panel), 135” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Screen Painting Byobu - Chrysanthemums

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Chrysanthemums - JC9MY81

Our Price: $4,995.00

Fabulous six-panel Japanese screen or byobu painting featuring floral motif, Taisho period, c. 1912-1926. Lovely rendering painted in raised moriaga technique in mineral colors on gold-speckled ground. Wonderfully tactile chrysanthemums beneath dazzling golden clouds. A dramatic addition to any environment. See companion piece, item JC9MY82. Buy one or both! Very good condition. Dimensions: 68” high, 144” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Byobu Screen Painting, Chrysanthemums

Japanese Byobu Screen Painting, Chrysanthemums - JC9MY82

Our Price: $4,995.00

Wonderful six-panel Japanese screen or byobu painting featuring floral motif, Taisho period, c. 1912-1926. Lovely rendering painted in raised moriaga technique in mineral colors on gold-speckled ground. Wonderfully tactile chrysanthemums beneath dazzling golden clouds. A dramatic addition to any environment. See companion piece, item JC9MY81. Buy one or both! Very good condition. Dimensions: 68” high, 144” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Byobu Screen Painting, Pine - JC9MY83

Our Price: $2,995.00

Dramatic Japanese six-panel screen or byobu, early-mid 20th century. A magnificent scene of towering pine. Gloriously rendered in vivid sumi-e against dazzling gold ground. Exceptional composition, dazzling impression. A stunning and exquisitely rendered piece. Signed by artist. See companion piece, item JC9MY84. Buy one or both! Very good condition. Dimensions: 67” high, 144” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Pine - JC9MY84

Our Price: $2,995.00

Dramatic Japanese six-panel screen or byobu, early 20th century. A magnificent scene of towering pine. Gloriously rendered in vivid sumi-e against dazzling gold ground. Exceptional composition, dazzling impression. A stunning and exquisitely rendered piece. Signed by artist. See companion piece, item JC9MY83. Buy one or both! Very good condition. Dimensions: 67” high, 144” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Peacock

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Peacock - JP9A162

Our Price: $7,995.00

Outstanding Japanese six-panel Japanese screen painting or byobu, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. Features colorful, highly detailed bird poised atop rock amid peony blossoms. Wonderful, bold composition. Dramatic and abundant gold/copper leaf ground. Fabulous rendering in very good condition. Dimensions: 68” x 23” (x6); 138” fully extended.

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Flower Cart

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Flower Cart - JP9A163

Our Price: $4,995.00

Dazzling four-panel Japanese screen or byobu painting featuring flower cart, Showa period, early 20th century. Enchantingly rendered painting in mineral colors on gold silk ground. Lovely representation features lacquer cart brimming with peonies, plum blossoms, chrysanthemums and irises. A dramatic addition to any environment. Very good condition. Dimensions: 69” x 24” (x4); 96” fully extended.

Japanese Screen Painting Byobu, Geese & Egrets

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Geese and Egrets - JP9A164

Our Price: $4,995.00

Delicately rendered Japanese two-panel screen painting or byobu, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. An enchanting scene of geese in flight and egrets wading amid grasses. Beautifully rendered in sumi-e. Exceptional composition and detail reflecting grace and tranquility. Very good condition. Dimensions: 60” x 25” (x2); 50” fully extended.

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Falcons

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Falcons - JP9A165

Our Price: $6,995.00

Powerful two-panel Japanese screen or byobu, featuring falcons poised on rocky outcroppings, Edo period, Kano School, 18th century. Wonderful, bold composition. Exceptional detail. Signed and stamped by artist. Very good condition. Dimensions: 60” x 28” (x2); 56” fully extended.

Japanese Scroll Painting, Chagake Tea Ceremony - JI9A1625

Our Price: $1,895.00

Delicate Japanese chagake scroll for use in tea-ceremony room by renowned artist Kogan, 20th-century Tosa school artist. Ink on paper in lovely fan shape. Graceful strokes executed with subtlety and charm. Lifelike birds amid bamboo. A lovely addition to any Asian décor. Very good condition. Dimensions: 44.5” high, 23”.

Japanese Scroll Painting by Kano Seisen - JI9A1630

Our Price: $1,995.00

Stunning Japanese sansui scroll painting by famed artist Kano Seisen (1796-1846), 8th generation Kano artist of the Kobikicho branch of the Kano Shool, late Edo period. Son of Kano Isen'in. Delicate rendering of evocative landscape featuring mountain retreat. Spectacular composition and precise, graceful brush strokes. Signed/stamped. Comes with kiri wood tomobako storage box. Very good condition. Dimensions: 64” high, 12” wide.

Japanese Scroll Painting, Buddhist Treasure

Japanese Scroll Painting, Buddhist Treasure - JJ9A182

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Whimsical Japanese scroll painting featuring flotilla of treasure-laden sailboats, mid-20th century. Gifts of good fortune from Japan’s seven lucky gods fill the ships and a Buddist tama or sacred jewel leads the way beneath cranes in flight and traditional red sun. Charming ink rendering on silk. Signed/stamped. Very good condition. Dimensions: 68” x 18.5”.

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Woman & Cat

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Woman with Cat - JP9A181

Our Price: $7,995.00

Stunning Japanese byobu or screen painting of bijin (beautiful woman) playing with cat, late Edo period, c. 1800-1868. Vibrant color pigment on paper; enchanting subject matter; exquisite composition and detail. Old remounting of charming red lacquer frame and gold leaf probably done around the Taisho era. Very good condition. Dimensions: 59.5” high, 60” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Two-Panel with Cats - JP9M1821

Our Price: $4,995.00

Enchanting two-panel Japanese screen or byobu featuring delightful kitten motif, Taisho period, c. 1912-1926. Exquisitely rendered painting with rich colors and vivid representation. Eye-catching composition and subject features playful kittens with mother beneath dazzling peony blooms and butterfly. A dramatic addition to any environment. Very good condition with some paper loss, which does not detract from the overall impression. Dimensions: 65.5" x 66” fully extended.

Japanese Screen Painting, Tokiwa Gozen, Lady Buddha - JP9M1822

Our Price: $7,995.00

Breathtaking Japanese two-panel screen painting or byobu featuring famed Heian era noblewoman Tokiwa Gozen, Taisho period, c. 1912-1926. Stunning, highly detailed and wildly animated narrative shows Tokiwa Gozen, also known as Lady Buddha, fleeing over a bridge, while sheltering her sons beneath her robes. Vivid colors and striking impression, effortlessly evoking the thrill and terror of the journey. Very good condition with mild wear to silk border. Dimensions: 69" x 34" (x2), silk loss

Japanese Kano School Scroll Painting, Sennin

Japanese Kano School Scroll Painting, Taoist Sennin - JJ9M281

Our Price: $2,495.00
Sale Price: $1,995.00

Rare Japanese scroll painting, Edo period, c. 1800. Remarkably rendered Sennin, a Taoist figure thought to have gained supernatural power from his ardent practice of asceticism, a concept imported to Japan from China that became popular during the Nara period. A striking, skillfully painted piece, with poignant expression, flowing robes and highly detailed elements. Kano School painting, signed/inscribed by artist. Very good condition, mounted from separate cut sections. Dimensions: 71” x 25”.

Japanese Screen Painting Byobu, Egrets - JW9M284

Our Price: $3,495.00

Sublime Japanese six-panel screen or byobu featuring enchanting motif of egrets in winter, early-mid 20th century. Exquisitely rendered painting with delicate color on dazzling gold leaf. Eye-catching composition, a dramatic addition to any environment. Great practical size! Very good condition. Dimensions: 39” high, 108” fully extended.

Japanese Painting on Silk, Bakemono Spirits

Japanese Painting on Silk, Bakemono Shapeshifting Spirits - JW9M287

Our Price: $395.00

Fantastic Japanese painting on silk featuring group of Bakemono, late Edo period, c. 1868-1912. Bekemono are shapeshifting monsters or spirits in Japanese folklore. Their true forms are often animals, such as fox, raccoon, badger or cat. Wildly dynamic, highly detailed and inspired. Artist stamp. Very good condition. Dimensions: 12” x 10.5”.

Japanese Painting on Silk, Bakemono Spirits of Folklore - JW9M288

Our Price: $395.00

Riotous Japanese painting on silk featuring group of Bakemono, late Edo period, c. 1868-1912. Bekemono are shapeshifting monsters or spirits in Japanese folklore. Their true forms are often animals, such as fox, raccoon, badger or cat. Wildly dynamic, highly detailed and inspired. Artist stamp. Very good condition. Dimensions: 12” x 10.5”.

Japanese Bird, Peony & Iris Screen, Rinpa

Japanese Two-Panel Bird, Peony & Iris Screen, Rinpa School - JT9A421

Our Price: $5,995.00
Sale Price: $3,995.00

Beautiful Rinpa School two-panel Japanese screen or byobu featuring gorgeous iris and peony spring flowers, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. Finely rendered painting of rich mineral colors on silk. Lively representation includes a bird in flight among gorgeous, blooming peonies and elegant, striking irises. Extensive detail, particularly visible in the portrayal of a tiny bee gathering pollen amid the lavish petals of a blossoming peony. Superb use of shadowing and natural, vivid mineral color. Signed and sealed by the artist. Very good condition. Dimensions: 54" high, 42" wide, fully extended.

Japanese Scroll Painting, Seaside Landscape

Japanese Scroll Painting, Seaside Landscape - JJ9M282

Our Price: $495.00

Fine scenic Japanese scroll painting, mid-20th century. Gorgeous rendering shows fishing village tucked amid rocky outcroppings. An excellent example of the disciplined minimalism of the traditional Japanese style. Rich, mineral color on silk. Evocative image ideal for Asian influence in any décor. Artist Signed. Very good condition. Dimensions: 70.5” x 22.5”.

Japanese Scroll Painting, Sansui Mountain & River

Japanese Scroll Painting, Sansui Mountain and River - JJ9M283

Our Price: $495.00

Gorgeous, scenic Japanese scroll painting, mid-20th century. Stunning rendering shows mountain village tucked alongside a river, beneath towering peaks. Rich, mineral color on silk. Evocative image ideal for Asian influence in any décor. Artist signed, Kokyo Nishikawa. Very good condition. Dimensions: 82” x 24”.

Pair Japanese Painted Fusuma Doors, Edo Period - JW9M1918

Our Price: $32,000.00

Extremely rare and exceptional set of Japanese temple fusuma doors, Edo period, 17th century. Exquisitely painted on both sides! Egrets and irises alongside a meandering stream grace one; dramatic foo dogs climb along peony-laden, rock outcropping on the other. Incredible expression and brilliant artistic execution. Color and impression still vivid. A seldom to be found pair! Very good condition. Dimensions: 67.5” high, 34.5” wide.

Japanese Screen Painting, Yoshitsune & Benkei

Japanese Screen Painting, Byobu with Yoshitsune and Benkei - JP9M820

Our Price: $6,995.00

Remarkable Japanese two-panel screen painting or byobu featuring famed general Yoshitsune and warrior monk Benkei in battle on bridge, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. Stunning, highly detailed and wildly animated narrative shows flying arrows, colorful banners. brandished swords and yari, warriors advancing and attacking as well as floundering in the roiling waters below. Superb rendering gives a comprehensive view of ancient combat. Vivid colors and striking impression with abundant gold leaf. Excellent, useful size. Very good condition. Dimensions: 28” high x 49” wide (fully extended).

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Painting Byobu, Peonies

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Painting or Byobu, Peonies - JP9M821

Our Price: $5,995.00

Glorious two-panel Japanese screen or byobu painting featuring peonies in full bloom and delicate white butterflies, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. Finely rendered painting in ink and mineral colors gold-speckled ground. Lifelike representation includes charming gnarled branch as base. Signed and sealed by the artist. A dramatic addition to any environment. Very good condition. Dimensions: 29.5” high, 70” wide (fully extended)

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Painting, Karako

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Painting or Byobu, Karako - JP9M822

Our Price: $15,995.00

Marvelous two-panel Japanese screen painting or byobu depicting Karako, children at play, late Edo period, c. 1800-1868. Whimsical rendering exhibits masterful and evocative technique and composition. Karako refers to Chinese children, who infuse a scene with their playful energy. Vibrant color and movement. Considerable use of gold dust in background. Signed and sealed by artist. Wonderful, manageable size. Very good condition. Dimensions: 53” high, 52” wide, fully extended.

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Tale of Genji

Japanese Screen Painting or Byobu, Tale of Genji - JP9M823

Our Price: $21,000.00

Superb, old Japanese four-panel folding screen painting or byobu, Edo period, 17th-18th century. Finely detailed rendering of famed Tale of Genji. Beautiful, still vivid colors and impression on abundant gold leaf. Exceptional composition features individual cartouches, each representing an episode in the story. Ink and color on paper. Wonderful, useful size room. Very good condition. Dimensions: 45.5” high, 87” wide, fully extended.

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Painting, Byobu

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Painting, Byobu with Peonies - JP9M824

Our Price: $6,995.00

Exquisite Japanese two-panel screen painting or byobu, late Edo period, c. 1800-1868. Wonderful, slender size. Ink and color on paper. Enchanting rendering of delicate peonies atop shoreline rock cropping. Beautiful, still vivid colors and impression on gold-flecked background. Very good condition. Dimensions: 54” high, 36” wide, fully extended.

Pair Japanese Fusuma Sliding Doors, Beautiful Women - JP9M826

Our Price: $7,995.00

Stunning, rare set of Japanese fusuma doors, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. Exquisitely painted dancing bijin (beautiful women). Fabulous detail and expression. Color and impression still vivid. A very rare find indeed! Very good condition. Dimensions: 73” high, 72” wide, fully extended.

Japanese Four-Panel Screen Painting or Byobu, Floral - JP9M1820

Our Price: $19,500.00

Exquisite four-panel Japanese screen or byobu painting featuring floral motif, Meiji period, c. 1868-1912. Enchantingly rendered painting in mineral colors on gold ground. Lifelike representation includes raised and wonderfully tactile chrysanthemums, brilliant lilies and a variety of blooms in dazzling colors. A dramatic addition to any environment. Very good condition. Dimensions: 68" x 100” fully extended.

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