Antique Japanese Silk Shikishi Painting – Pavilion in Mist – Late Meiji to Early Shōwa Period

Antique Japanese painting on shikishi with a silk painting surface, dating most likely from the late Meiji to early Shōwa period, early 20th century. The work depicts a traditional pavilion or temple building emerging from a soft misty landscape.

The composition is centered on an architectural motif: roofs, a gallery, a fence, and light vegetation form a restrained Japanese landscape. The main impression is not a detailed description of a specific place, but a quiet sense of air, distance, and old space.

The work is signed and bears a red artist seal. The artist has not been securely identified, so the painting is presented without a definitive attribution. This approach separates the confirmed features — signature, seal, silk surface, period character, age, and quality — from an unconfirmed artist name.

By material, condition, and artistic character, the work belongs to old Japanese small-format painting on shikishi from the late Meiji to early Shōwa period, a time when traditional Japanese painting continued to be practiced in intimate formats alongside larger exhibition works.

Condition

Antique/vintage condition. Natural traces of age: surface darkening, age spots, minor creases, wear to the edges and corners, and small areas of surface wear or loss. Please review the photos carefully.

Size

Approx. 24 × 27 cm.

Shipping

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

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