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UNIVERSE THAT - Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy Painting by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
UNIVERSE THAT IS JUST TOO PERFECT TO BE TRUE – Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 69 x 67.5 cm. Some
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Drawings

Materials

Paper

STILL LIFE - Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy Painting by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
STILL LIFE – Indian ink on old Japanese washi paper, by Dai Okumura, 78.5 x 60.5 cm. Some creases.
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Drawings

Materials

Paper

Akiko Sugiyama Japanese Calligraphy Painting Collage, 3D Shadow Box Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Akiko Sugiyama (Japanese/American, B.1947) Collage, Lucite Shadow Box Painting, mixed media
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plexiglass, Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Permanescence N528 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, Japan
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N528 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Permanescence N495 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, Japan
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N495 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 70 x 136 cm. Some creases.
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Paper

TN686-D by Hachiro Kanno - Abstraction & Japanese calligraphy, diptych painting
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
TN686-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Selection of Black and White Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
, titled City Night and Day, signed Bonnie ?. It measures 24"H x 24.25"W. 3) Japanese Calligraphy Painting
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Selection of Black and White Art
Selection of Black and White Art
H 15.25 in W 19 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Chinese Style Painting with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Painting of a perforated garden stone with red bamboo growing behind. Chinese zekku poem reads
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper, Wood

Contemporary Japanese Abstract Calligraphy by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 62 x 92 cm. Some creases.
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Japanese Abstract Calligraphy by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 62 x 102 cm. Some creases.
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Paper

OZU - Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy by Dai Okumura
Located in Chiba, JP
Ozu – Indian ink on old Japanese paper, 70 x 51 cm. Some creases.
Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Paper

Japanese Buddhist Monk Signed Muryo-Doji Painting Praying Women and Calligraphy
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese hand-painted brush Muryo-Doji Buddhist painting (likely sumi ink) on colored
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Gaboku Ogawa 'Abstract Japanese Calligraphy' MOMA 1953
Located in Sharon, CT
earthenware goblet", by Gaboku Ogawa c.1953, exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art show "Abstract Japanese
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo with Calligraphy Poem
Located in Hudson, NY
) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in paradise in cool month
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

One stroke calligraphy painting of Dragon . 20th century Zen calligraphy
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Stunning one stroke Zen calligraphy painting depicting Dragon. Ink on paper. Sold as it is
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy. Late Edo (c. 1850) painting of a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen, Zen Calligraphy Character Cloud
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category

Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Expressionist Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Calligraphy Poem of the Moon
Located in Hudson, NY
Poems refer to moon gazers. Ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Seals read: Roku-roku sai.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Edo Six-Panel Silver Leaf Screen with Chinese Brush Calligraphy
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Edo period six-panel folding silver leaf screen featuring Chinese style brush
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf, Brass

Japanese Calligraphy Paper Scroll Taiga Ikeno(Imitation)【切磋琢磨mutual improvement】
Located in Niiza, JP
:75×70×475㎜ 500g Ikeno Taiga is one of a master of Japanese painting. This work is not an original
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Calligraphy, Doodles and Japanese 977 - 3D Sculptural Drawing Collage
Located in New York, NY
Knights, Revisited. Calligraphy, Doodles and Japanese 977 includes two of her Knight figures, which have
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Cotton, Board, Pencil

A turtle and a dragon calligraphy Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
"Immerse yourself in the timeless symbolism of the East with our dramatic calligraphy screen
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

A turtle and a dragon calligraphy Screen
A turtle and a dragon calligraphy Screen
H 66.93 in W 65.36 in D 1.19 in
Hand Painted Abstract Expressionism Calligraphy Asian Screen
By Sōfu Teshigahara
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand painted abstract expressionism calligraphy Asian folding screen, in the manner of Robert
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paper

Taisho Period Calligraphy Screen: The Dragon's Song
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Taisho Period Calligraphy Screen: The Dragon's Song (2/2) Period: Taisho Size: 174 x 172.5 cm
Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Screen Pair, circa 1730, Peacocks and Phoenix, Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Calligraphy and Painting Masters). Tokyo: Dai-ichi Shobo. 1975. p.2435. His dates are unknown. Almost
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugaï
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
calligraphy and Western typography. His paintings often featured a singular, centrally placed shape and a
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugaï
1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugaï
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.01 in
1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
relationships between Japanese calligraphy and Western typography. His paintings often featured a singular
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
H 25.99 in W 19.69 in D 0.01 in
1970 Zodiac Balance Silkscreen by Kumi Sugaï
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
was influenced by the relationships between Japanese calligraphy and Western typography. His paintings
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

1970 Zodiac Balance Silkscreen by Kumi Sugaï
1970 Zodiac Balance Silkscreen by Kumi Sugaï
H 25.99 in W 27.56 in D 0.01 in
Limited Edition 1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
, Sugai was influenced by the relationships between Japanese calligraphy and Western typography. His
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Limited Edition 1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
Limited Edition 1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
H 24.41 in W 19.69 in D 0.01 in
Somewhere Inbetween BY KATIE ALLEN, Abstract Landscape Art for Sale Online
By Katie Allen
Located in Deddington, GB
architecture, calligraphy, Arabic art, Japanese paintings and fabric design. From vast palaces decorated with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Variations Portfolio of Five Lithographs by Kumi Sugaï 1995
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
by the relationships between Japanese calligraphy and Western typography. His paintings often
Category

1990s French Minimalist Prints

Materials

Paper

In The Moment 1 BY KATIE ALLEN, Abstract Landscape Art, Contemporary Art
By Katie Allen
Located in Deddington, GB
influenced by Indian art and architecture, calligraphy, Arabic art, Japanese paintings and fabric design
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Giclée

Italian Wall Print on Fabric of Botticelli's Venus by Pino Tovaglia, 1969
By Pino Tovaglia
Located in MIlano, IT
67x247h The kakemono, literally from Japan language "hanging thing", is a Japanese painting or
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Fabric, Wood

In the moment 1, stylised abstract landscape, limited edition print
By Katie Allen
Located in Deddington, GB
and architecture, calligraphy, Arabic art, Japanese paintings and fabric design. From vast palaces
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Giclée

Italian Wall Print on Fabric Mod. Kakemono by Giulio Confalonieri, 1900s-1950s
By Guilio Confalonieri
Located in MIlano, IT
"hanging thing", is a Japanese painting or calligraphy, on silk, cotton or paper, arranged in the form of a
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Untitled - Woodcut by Pierre Alechinsky - 1970
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Roma, IT
, then in The United States; he was interested in the Japanese calligraphy and in the Action Painting. In
Category

1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Poster of Concurs Internacional Maria Canals by Joan Miró, circa 1979.
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
his works from his later period, the influence of American painting and Japanese calligraphy is
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Poster of Costa Llobera by Joan Miró, circa 1981.
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
later period, the influence of American painting and Japanese calligraphy is noticeable. Joan Miró was
Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Iconic Tribute: Joan Miró's Historic Poster - FC Barcelona 75th Anniversary
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
later period, the influence of American painting and Japanese calligraphy is noticeable. Embark on a
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Japanese Calligraphy Painting, India Ink on Wooden Panel
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Japanese abstract contemporary painting using calligraphy. 20th century. India ink on
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Calligraphy Screen
Located in New York, NY
Four paneled calligraphy screen (two pairs of two panels each) composed of large characters in ink
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Calligraphy Screen
Calligraphy Screen
H 66 in W 28 in
Expressive Zen Calligraphy Abstract Art Work Black Painting by Nishigaki Daido
By Nishigaki Daidō
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Expressive calligraphy by Zen master Nishigaki Daido (1942). The four characters 'sei zan roku sui
Category

1990s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

DISPLAY - expressive abstract painting on canvas
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
foundational practices seen in 17th century Japanese screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

SOMETHING BLUE, SOMETHING NEW -extra large expressive abstract painting
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
practices seen in 17th century Japanese screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist abstract
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

NEVER ANOTHER LIKE YOU - large gestural abstract painting on canvas
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
akin to diverse foundational practices seen in 17th century Japanese screen painting, Chinese ink
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Blue Bang: A large and unique abstract figurative painting in resin and acrylic
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist abstract expressionism and countless other artistic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Golden Opportunity
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
in 17th century Japanese screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist abstract expressionism
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Emerging, Into The Pink
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist abstract expressionism and countless other artistic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Big Bang Blossoming
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
Japanese screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist abstract expressionism and countless other
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Almost There
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
work seems akin to diverse foundational practices seen in 17th century Japanese screen painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Almost There
Almost There
H 48 in W 96 in D 1.5 in
Silvery Moment
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
Japanese screen painting, Chinese ink calligraphy or Modernist abstract expressionism and countless other
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Silvery Moment
Silvery Moment
H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in
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Japanese Calligraphy Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Japanese calligraphy paintings available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and fabric, all Japanese calligraphy paintings available were constructed with great care. Japanese calligraphy paintings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese calligraphy paintings bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made Japanese calligraphy paintings over the years, but those made by Hachiro Kanno, Yasuhide Kobashi and Zach Touchon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Japanese Calligraphy Paintings?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $795, while they’re typically $195 on the low end and $20,500 highest priced.
Questions About Japanese Calligraphy Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Japanese paintings have many names, based on their style. Works produced after 1900 are known as Nihonga and combine traditional techniques with modern themes. Sumi-e are traditional Japanese ink paintings, while Ukiyo-e are figure and landscape paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries. On 1stDibs, find a range of Japanese art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Japanese silk painting is identifiable by its depictions of everyday life and scenes that are abundant with detail. The red seal or chop can also help you determine the artist of the piece. You can shop a collection of expertly vetted Japanese silk paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.