Vintage Japanese Oil Painting - Pagoda Above Terraced Fields

A Japanese landscape oil painting depicting a multi-tiered pagoda rising above a rural countryside of terraced fields, wooded slopes and distant hills. Broad horizontal bands of cultivated land lead across the foreground, while expressive brushwork captures the varied textures of the vegetation and the surrounding landscape.

The painting features a fresh, earthy palette of chartreuse, sage and olive greens, complemented by warm ochres and dark browns beneath a pale green and cream sky. Its Western-influenced approach is associated with Yōga, the Japanese tradition of oil painting and other Western-style techniques.

The canvas is signed in the lower right, with the cursive signature appearing to “Shinjo”, as seen on another pagoda landscape in the collection. The reverse bears a “UCHU-DO” (宇宙堂) stamp on the wooden stretcher.

Materials

Oil on stretched canvas, wooden stretcher.

Dimensions

HEIGHT: 41cm
WIDTH: 31.8cm

Condition & Character

A vintage landscape painting with lively brushwork and an earthy, varied palette. Please refer to the photographs for the condition of the painted surface, canvas edges, stretcher, signature and reverse stamp. The artist’s identity and exact date have not been independently confirmed; the mid-20th-century period is a tentative estimate.

Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.