Hawaiian and Asian Mid Century and Fine Art Gallery
Rantei by Hayakawa Shokosai / Waisted vase form hoop handle basket by Wada Waichisai
Hayakawa Shoko Sai was one of the first to sign his baskets in Japan. He and Wada Waichisai the first both signed their baskets in the early Meiji period. Hayakawa Shokosai and Wada Waichisai exchanged information on how to weave. Shokosai knew how to weave bamboo, and Wada Waichisai knew how to weave rattan. They exchanged information. information, and are the two most important artists for early Japanese baskets.
Jigoku Tayū by Kainosho Tadaoto ?
This scroll painting throws you straight into a surreal world where beauty and chaos coexist.
Dismembered bodies run wild, held by an evil chicken.
At the center, a courtesan applies lipstick made of human blood—calmly.
It’s eerily similar to Lipstick by Okamoto Shinso.
But the face? It looks just like Kainosho Tadaoto.
Dismembered bodies run wild, held by an evil chicken.
At the center, a courtesan applies lipstick made of human blood—calmly.
It’s eerily similar to Lipstick by Okamoto Shinso.
But the face? It looks just like Kainosho Tadaoto.
Hikuera by Robert Lee Eskridge
Painted in 1929, Hikuera was inspired by Robert Lee Eskridge’s time in Hikueru, a remote atoll in French Polynesia.
Though the title appears as Hikuera in the artist’s signature, this is believed to reflect a phonetic interpretation of the local pronunciation.
Specializing in Mid Century Artwork
TBFAS Gallery is dedicated to Fine art of Hawaii and Polynesia. With a special focus on Mid Century paintings and sculpture. Artists such as Tadashi Sato, Jerry Okimoto and Satoru Abe of the Metcalf Chteau group of Asian American artists in the Abstract expressionism genre are primary. Fine art and antiques of Polynesia and Hawaii are also a main focus.
TBFAS Arts Gallery
Tokonoma Arts is the Asian side of the Gallery which
showcases art of China, Japan and Korea. Both traditional antique and contemporary paintings, sculpture, jade and fine rare Huanghuali wood furniture. Scrolls and screens of the Nihonga School as well as Japanese basket and bamboo sculpture is also of great appreciation.
A Tokonoma in a Japanese home is a space between rooms for artwork, placed for the enjoyment of visiting guests. This presentation with the thought of a guest in mind is the basis of Tokonoma Arts philosophy of thoughtfulness
Tokonoma Arts Gallery
Contact
By appointment (or by chance).
Accepting estates and evaluations done.
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