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What is Japanese painting called?
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Japanese painting is called “nihonga”. This style of painting is characterized by a reduced color palette, a lack of shadows and simple expression. Works in this style are often created with mineral-based paints on scrolls and screens and depict landscapers, women and scenes from Japanese history and culture. You’ll find a wide range of nihonga art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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S. Tosuke Signed Original Japanese Watercolor Painting of Mount Fuji Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, atmospheric, and quite evocative watercolor painting of Mount Fuji towering above a
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Japanese Watercolor Painting of Two Geisha, Signed, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique Japanese Bird Branch Berry Watercolor Hanging Scroll Signed Painting 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Japanese watercolor painting on paper showing a small green bird perched on the branch of a
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Paint, Paper
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Jirokichi Kasagi Japanese Watercolor On Silk Painting
Located in New York, NY
Jirokichi Kasagi, 1870 to 1923, an antique Japanese watercolor on silk painting depicting a young
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Japanese Framed Watercolor on Silk Painting of Geisha
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Adorn your walls with this exquisite vintage Japanese framed watercolor on silk painting of a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Silk
Set of Nine 19th Century Japanese Ink and Watercolour Paintings of Lilies
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of nine, original late 19th Century Japanese ink and watercolour paintings of lilies on washi
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
