Thank you very much for visiting our web site.
This web site is directed by Shukado.
Our company owns a gallery in Ginza, Tokyo where is known for finest brand-name shops, boutiques and garellies. Our gallery handles mainly antique Japanese fine arts and modern paintings.
At our website, we introduce the finest Japanese fine arts to the visitors. We believe that this web site is the first website to sell Japan's quality art pieces by Japanese experts directly from Japan.
Our gallery owner who purchases our gallery items has 40-year-experience in Japanese fine arts and antiques and he is one of the representative connoisseur of Japanese fine arts and antiques. Please enjoy browsing our excellent collection of art pieces at our website.
Although our Japanese fine art pieces were created long time ago, they still maintains dynamic and radiant beauty. They also shows humors of the creators or sometimes even contain black humors. Though we have a certain amount of experience in this field, we are sometimes surprised by the kaleidoscopic attraction of the Japanese fine arts. We are very proud to present you our finest art pieces to you at our website.
At present, our main line-ups are: Kakejiku (scrolls), Ukiyo-e, Byobu (Screens), Japanese paintings, Japanese antique rare books. The variety of the items will be expanded over a period of times.
We do hope that you will be able to find your favorite art pieces at our website. We are looking forward to your order.
  CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
I have been dealing with Japanese fine arts for 40 years.
As an art dealer, it was my great pleasure to be able to see many wonderful art pieces.
I introduced and sold art pieces to public and private art museums all over Japan and to individual collectors.
I also have some experience in purchasing and selling important cultural assets.
When I was young, I used to scramble to deliver Japanese antique books to universities in North America and Hawaii. Recently, I sometimes go to auctions held in London and NY to purchase first-class Japanese art objects.
I am currently engaged in art authentication and purchase of the objects brought to our gallery by individual customers and other galleries. I am proud to be a connoisseur who can authenticate and appraise a wide range of Japanese fine arts including Japanese antique books, rare books, hanging scrolls (Kakejiku) and Japanese paintings.
Although it is difficult to get rare and wonderful Japanese fine arts these days, we are proud to be able to introduce some first-class Japanese fine arts to the world.
Jichiro Tanaka
Chairman of Shukado Co., Ltd.
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 DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
What comes up to you if you think of Japanese fine arts? Many of you may think of ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e printings represented by the art works by Hiroshige and Hokusai are the most prevalent Japanese fine arts in the world and ukiyo-e is the most famous Japanese icon. We sell many genuine ukiyo-e printings.
However, ukiyo-e consists only one category of the Japanese fine arts.
In each period of Japanese history from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Edo, Meiji, Taisyo, Showa to post-war period, Japanese fine arts reflecting the culture of the period bloomed such as native but the exquisite picture scrolls of the Heian period (8th -12th century) and the elegant calligraphy written in the pieces of antique books and scrolls (Kohitsu-gire).
I feel that many things of the wonderful Japanese fine arts with breathtaking beauty and humor, which also is deeply associated with the Zen philosophy, are still unknown to many people.
I am proud to introduce brilliant and vivid Japanese fine arts from each period where artists tried to create something new while they carried on the tradition from Ginza, Tokyo.
Chiaki Tanaka
Director of "Japanese-finearts.com" and
President of Shukado Co., Ltd. |
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 Mr. Kenshi Okubo -Sales Representative/Inventory Manager-
Kenshi responds to any requests both from domestic and foreign customers. He studied Japanese fine art at a graduate school in London. Because of his friendly personality and close attention to each customer's request he is popular with our clients all over the world. He also handles the work of Shukado catalogue and inventory management. He has an electric taste in music. |
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 Mr. Kenji Tarutani -Sales Representative-
Kenji is in charge of seles to domestic customers. Since he started his career of fie art sales in a department store, he has been deepening long-term relationship with clients. His knowledge both in Japanese and oversees fine arts are also remarkable. He has gentle character as well as a keen insight into the needs of our consumers. |
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 Ms. Chiyo Yoshikai -Sales Representative-
Chiyo is responsible for internet sales to our overseas customers. After graduating from a university of art, she had been working in the landscape industry. She speaks English with Swahili accent. So can you imagine the place she used to live in and called to mind the fascination of Japanese fine art? She loves to communicate with our clients for assisting them to find their favorite artwork.
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 Ms. Kumiko Hayashi -Sales/Marketing Assistant-
Kumiko is an all-rounder working for editing Shukado catalog, updating our Japanese website, processing evaluation/purchase work, organizing/advertising our exhibitions, etc. She studied literature at a university and has a background in movie magazine. She is never afraid of almost impossible requests (of our President). In her warm smile we can see a Beauty right out of an Ukiyo-e print. |
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Hitomi Tsuda -Graphic Designer -
Hitomi is handling computer graphics of our websites. She has the experience
to work with Japanese folk art. Her computer skills are always supporting
other staff membersf jobs. She prepares most of the photos on our websites.
Her hobby is mountain climbing and heavy physical work. Although she looks
slim and fragile, she is so powerful that she tackles working hard and
raising her young son at the same time.
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 Ms.
Shimako Kondo -Shipping/General Clerk-
himako is in charge of shipping. Her neat packing and hearty services are
highly valued by customers of Shukado. If you are lucky, you may find her
special present in the parcel of your order. She is not only an observer
of the Japanese art world, but also a supporter of young artists and disabled
persons.
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 Ms.
Keiko Koike -Accounting Clerk-
Keiko is working as an accurate accountant. She always assists
Shukado staff tenderly and quietly, and seems to avoid standing
out. So you would not know her another career from her manners.
She is an actress of a theater company and is now taking a break
from the work to look after her son.
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