Vintage Shōwa Japanese oil shikishi – interior with table

Description

A vintage Japanese shikishi from the mid-Shōwa period, painted in oil with an interior composition. At the center is a table with a textured textile surface, accompanied by a book and a vase, while the windows behind create a soft vertical rhythm and a sense of quiet depth. The color structure is built on gentle blue and light-blue tones that form a calm, balanced interior scene.

The painting follows a modernist approach with clear influence from European Fauvism: free brushwork, simplified forms, and decorative planes reminiscent of the Matisse circle. An artist’s seal is present on the front, executed in a decorative manner as a personal compositional mark.

The base is an original Japanese shikishi from the mid-Shōwa era, with its characteristic golden edging and natural signs of age. The surface remains in its original state, without restoration.

Style note

Modernist interior with fauvist color accents and a decorative rhythm of planes, in the manner of mid-20th-century European studio painting.

Condition

Good vintage condition. Vintage works may show natural signs of age (light toning, small fiber creases, gentle edge wear), so please review the photos carefully.

Size

Size (approx.): 24 × 27 cm.

Shipping

Safe and tracked shipping from Latvia (Riga Gallery of Japanese Art CloudyYokomido).

For US buyers: this item enters the United States duty-free.