Orochi / The Eight Headed Dragon / The Giant Salamander

Original set of 8 Japanese Lobby cards for the 1967 film Gojira no Musuko / Son of Godzilla. These cards were created for the films 1973 re-release of...

Original Japanese Souvenir program cover for The Seven Samurai 1954. Akira Kurosawa was one of the most celebrated and influential film directors of the...

This is a rare and important original Japanese film poster for Akira Kurosawa's 1958 drama Hidden Fortress starring Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara and Minoru Chiaki. This poster would h...

Original Japanese program cover for Michael Caine and Noel Coward's 1969 comic, crime caper about a plan to steal a gold shipment. The film was released one year later in Japan in 19...

Embroidered silk relief tapestry depicting a dragon and a kirin in the clouds. A silk tapestry embroidered in relief with polychrome threads, depicting two mythological figures: a r...

A striking Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period presented in a gilt wood frame under glaze. The design features four dragons coiling and slithering in the clouds. The most auspicious mythological creature, dragon was a very popular motif in Japanese textile art. Viewing this particular piece, one is struck by the superb craftsmanship with the profuse use of silver threads in satin stitches and complex chain stich coiling that create the background. The slight relief technique was also used on parts of the dragon heads, rendering the piece a strong sense of dimension and motion. The textile itself measures about 32.5"x46". Japanese Meiji textiles were widely exhibited in the west during turn of the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with the techniques at their pinnacle. These expositions solidified the country's images overseas and felled the Japanese craze in the west, which turned out to be a long-lasting influence on the western art. Many pieces were purchased and stayed in the west. As there is no brocade border present, the piece is likely the main part with the central motifs of a larger tapestry and was later framed for display. For two similar dragon tapestries...

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Jung Koch Quentell Old Print Mural Rollable Wall Chart Poster Snake Serpent The old pull-down wallchart by the popular art team of Jung Koch Quentell illustrates a snake, and its an...