{"title":"Painting","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tansu-copy","title":"Sugi-do (Sliding Doors)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ePair of painted sugi-do (cedar sliding doors), decorated in mineral and gesso pigments with a rabbit and blossoming peony. In Japanese symbolism, the peony represents strength in marriage, while the rabbit is associated with ambition, good fortune, and personal progress. These doors likely date to the late Edo period, circa 1800. Architectural sliding doors can often be dated by height: during the Meiji period (late 19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eᵗʰ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e century) they averaged 69–72\" tall, while earlier examples rarely exceeded 68\". This makes such early painted doors especially rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ec. 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e–19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century (Edo period)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e68\" height x 74½\" width\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47446593011867,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/595E0D6C-DA88-4588-BE55-5A2AC7D12D42.jpg?v=1761357449"},{"product_id":"three-friends-of-winter","title":"Three Friends of Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet of three kakejiku (hanging scrolls) painted on silk, each depicting one of the \"Three Friends of Winter\" (Shochikubai), a theme long celebrated in Japanese art. The pine tree symbolizes steadfast strength, remaining green even through the harshest winters. The bamboo represents resilience, bending in the strongest winds yet returning upright. The plum tree, which blossoms in late winter, signifies renewal and the promise of spring. Together these motifs embody endurance, vitality, and hope in the face of adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec. Early 20th century (Taisho period), Japan 78\" height x 18\" width (each)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48009958195355,"sku":null,"price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/CEDA4644-60E8-486B-935E-1FAAB7064DC2.jpg?v=1771031415"},{"product_id":"buddha-painting","title":"Buddha Painting","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"589\"\u003eAn 18th–19th century Korean painting portraying the Buddha seated in a composed, meditative posture. His hands form the Vitarka mudra, the traditional gesture associated with teaching and intellectual discourse, symbolizing the communication of Buddhist doctrine. The thumb and forefinger meet to create a circle, representing the unbroken continuity of wisdom. The Buddha is shown seated cross-legged atop a lotus throne emerging from stylized waves and floral motifs, elements rich with spiritual symbolism. Heavy age-related wear, areas of damage, and pronounced creasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"651\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eImage dimensions: 69” x 32¾”\u003cbr data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eMount dimensions: 82½” x 37¼”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016030597275,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/DSCF8080.jpg?v=1771209383"},{"product_id":"scroll","title":"Hanging Scroll","description":"","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016031383707,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/DSCF8094.jpg?v=1771209383"},{"product_id":"hanging-scroll","title":"Hanging Scroll","description":"","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016031776923,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/DSCF8101.jpg?v=1771209383"},{"product_id":"hanging-scroll-1","title":"Hanging Scroll","description":"","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016032432283,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/DSCF8111.jpg?v=1771209383"},{"product_id":"tiger-in-bamboo-screen","title":"Tiger in Bamboo Screen","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eA six-panel screen (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ebyobu\u003c\/i\u003e) with a sumi-e painting of tigers (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etora\u003c\/i\u003e) in bamboo (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etake\u003c\/i\u003e) executed in the style of Kishi Ganku. The \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003echikkozu byôbu\u003c\/i\u003e (bamboo-tiger) is a popular Japanese art subject that originates in Chinese myth and religion. In traditional Daoist thought, the tiger represents the male, earth, north, and yang. The link between the tiger and bamboo recalls a Daoist interlocking relationship of strong and weak: the \"strong\" tiger protects the \"helpless\" bamboo forest, while the \"weak\" forest protects the tiger by hiding it. Some staining and wear consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ec. 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