Important Japanese Color Woodblock Triptych of the Imperial Family

This Meiji-period color woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) depicts three elegant female courtiers in traditional dress taking refreshments. Th...

Snipping a profile from paper with scissors, and mounting the result to a contrasting sheet of paper, became a popular diversion among the European and American upper classes in the ...

This natural gourd was sliced at the top, hollowed out, and lacquered in black inside, around the rim, and on the bottom where it was signed by the artisan with Chinese and Japanese ...

These charming bronze shells were cast in Japan in the 19th century. They lived for many years in the collection of the Paris artist Pierre Le-Tan. One of...

This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi, kimono sashes, which were hung over it. The gold decorations on the black-lacquered g...

This lacquered 18th century Edo period altar table was probably made for the private shrine of an aristocratic home. There, it would have been placed before an image of a deity, and ...

Japanese Meiji period framed set of three woodblock prints from the 'Plum Garden' series, made by Toyohana Chikanobu (1838-1912). An example of this print is at the Kanagawa Prefecture Museum in Yokohama. The set dates from circa 1880. The first signature on the lower left corner is the publishers' name and address (Takegawa Unokichi), the second one in the upper right corner is the date 1889 and the third one in the lower right corner is 'Japanese Plum...

Original Japanese Triptych Color Woodblock Print by Toyohara Chikanobu - Title: New Year's Dishes: Etiquette of a Lady - Publisher: Takekawa Unosuk...

A wonderfully composed, beautifully, and richly colored triptych woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Toyohara Kunichika featuring four dramatic and quite intense Kabuki theatre ...

Triptych of Rock Gardens and Japanese Gates Woodblocks by Masao Maeda These three Scenes depict his respect for Rock Gardens with carefully raked Scenes and Japanese Gates. Masao Maeda Japanese Artist (1904-1974) Born in Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Maeda wanted to be an artist from childhood. In 1923, Maeda met Hiratsuka Un'ichi, a leader of the Sosaku-hanga "creative prints" movement. In 1925, he relocated to Tokyo and joined the Kawabata Painting School. Along with Umetaro Azechi (Japanese Artist), he became a student of Hiratsuka Prefecture, Japan. Maeda's works included many Landscapes of Japanese Rock Gardens and Gates Scenes. All three small Woodblocks...

Original woodblock work by Sanzo Wuda depicting the beautiful life in the traditional Japanese countryside calm and easy, framed and signed. Dimension: Image 13 1/2" x 10" : with fra...

Japanese Woodblock Triptych Scene Of A Kabuki Theatrical Performance Toyohara Kunichika (1835 - 1900) Framed, each woodblock print: 23 ...