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Gregg Baker Asian Art

Gregg Baker Asian Art carries one of the largest collections of Japanese screens in Europe, Buddhist

Established in Mayfair in 1985, and on Kensington Church Street, London, the gallery is now located in Brussels, Belgium. The gallery focuses on antique Japanese paper screens with the largest stock in Europe. Our works of art range from metalwork, in the form of flower vessels and sculpture, to lacquer ware, cloisonné, scrolls, scholar's objects and Buddhist sculpture not only from Japan but also

selected works from China and Korea. We have been a strong supporter of Asian Art in London since its inception in 1997, holding a themed exhibition in the autumn of each year. In an effort to raise awareness of Japanese art, we give gallery talks to clients and to students from both SOAS and the British Museum which is always a great pleasure. We have been instrumental in advising and building collections for clients and supplying additions to the collections of museums in Great Britain, the Netherlands and the U.S.A.

30/05/2026

Our collection of screens leading to our Tokonoma...what else!

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www.japanesescreens.com

28/05/2026

"Looking at one of my paintings is for me like entering a traditional Shinto shrine. Because they are both so simple and symmetrical, the impact is very powerful. I am not a believer, but some people would call this experience “spiritual.”
Tadasky interviewed by Julie Karabenick, 2013

Tadasky (Tadasuke Kuwayama, b.1935)
-133
Acrylic on canvas
Signed, titled and dated 1966 on the reverse, framed
Dimensions:
With frame: H. 175cm x W. 174.5cm (69" x 68¾")
Without frame: H. 173.5cm x W. 173cm (68½" x 68¼")
Provenance:
Jiro Yoshihara collection, purchased at either the Gutai Pinacoteca, Osaka, or Tokyo Gallery in 1966
Exhibited:
Kuwayama Tadasuki koten [Tadasky Kuwayama exhibition], organized by Gutai art association, Gutai Pinacoteca, Osaka, 10 – 20 January, 1967
Published:
The exhibition catalogue of Kuwayama Tadasuki koten [Tadasky Kuwayama exhibition], 1967, (front cover); Setsuya Hashizume and Mizuho Kato eds., Sengo Osaka no avangyarudo geijutsu [Avant-Garde Art in Postwar Osaka], (Osaka, 2013), p. 37.

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www.japanesescreens.com

26/05/2026

Watanabe Shiko often drew from nature and painted birds and flowers in a realistic representation, which was combined with decorative and stylised features, producing a unique and fresh Rimpa style.
In the realm of meisho-e (pictures of famous scenic places), the portrayal of a large full moon or sun viewed through autumnal grasses represents Musashino (the Musashi plain).
The plain of Musashi was a large flat expanse of land west of Edo, most famous for the illusion of the moon rising straight out of the grasses and similarly the sun appeared at its largest size and deepest shade of red just before setting into the horizon.

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21/05/2026

See how beautifully this two-fold lacquer screen by Emai Eiko has been installed in a Brussels collector’s dining room.
We are delighted that this piece, featured in our recent exhibition “Legacy and Innovation,” has now found a wonderful new home.

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19/05/2026

The May Asian Art Society edition is out !
Discover our selection of items

Here is a detail of the signature and seal of Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755)

Watanabe Shiko (artist name: Kyuma) (1683-1755) is a painter who was born in Kyoto and active in the mid-Edo period (1603-1867). In his career, he practiced various modes of paintings in parallel – Kano-School style and traditional Japanese Yamato-e paintings as well as more decorative Rimpa style paintings. His oeuvre therefore is eclectic, yet Watanabe Shiko is generally categorised as a Rimpa-School artist since he is considered to have studied under Ogata Korin (1658-1716), one of the pioneering artists of the School, and many Rimpa style works of the artist are known today. He often drew from nature and painted birds and flowers in a realistic representation, which was combined with decorative and stylised features, producing a unique and fresh Rimpa style.

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16/05/2026

The May Asian Art Society edition is out !
Discover our selection of items

A gilt-wood figure of Amida Buddha in a delicately flowing robe standing on a double lotus base
Japan
Kamakura period
13th century

The right arm is raised and the left arm is extended with the forefinger and thumb of each hand forming a circle, representing the raigōin mudra, welcoming the believer into Amida's Great Western Paradise.
The head has gyokugan (inlaid crystal eyes) and is also adorned with crystals representing the byakugō (white spiralling hair) on the forehead and the nikkei-shu (red jewel on the protrusion on top of the Buddha's head).

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www.japanesescreens.com

14/05/2026

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Tadasky (Tadasuke Kuwayama, b.1935)
-133
Acrylic on canvas
Signed, titled and dated 1966 on the reverse, framed
Dimensions:
With frame: H. 175cm x W. 174.5cm (69" x 68¾")
Without frame: H. 173.5cm x W. 173cm (68½" x 68¼")
Provenance:
Jiro Yoshihara collection, purchased at either the Gutai Pinacoteca, Osaka, or Tokyo Gallery in 1966
Exhibited:
Kuwayama Tadasuki koten [Tadasky Kuwayama exhibition], organized by Gutai art association, Gutai Pinacoteca, Osaka, 10 – 20 January, 1967
Published:
The exhibition catalogue of Kuwayama Tadasuki koten [Tadasky Kuwayama exhibition], 1967, (front cover); Setsuya Hashizume and Mizuho Kato eds., Sengo Osaka no avangyarudo geijutsu [Avant-Garde Art in Postwar Osaka], (Osaka, 2013), p. 37.

Discover our available artworks on our webiste :
www.japanesescreens.com

12/05/2026

Our Hydrangeas signed Rengetsu !

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# Rengetsu

09/05/2026

Planning a weekend in Brussels? Schedule an appointment and come by!

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07/05/2026

Our library corner with
Ciel Figé, Gyoketsuten (Frozen Sky), 1961, by Key Sato (1906-1978).
Mixed media on canvas, framed.
Signed and dated to the lower left; signed and titled on the reverse.

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7 Place Du Samedi
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