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6 Panel Japanese Byobu
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Japanese screen. A six panel, Japanese Byobu screen depicting white birds perched in a pine tree
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper, Pigment
"Egrets Among Lotuses" Japanese Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
painting. The term byobu means “wind wall” and as the name suggests, painted folding screens were
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Watercolor, Washi Paper
Pair of 2 Panel Japanese Byobu
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A landscape painting by an unknown Japanese artist.
Category
Early 20th Century Land Antique Byobu
Materials
Pigment
Japanese Folding Screen "Byobu" from the Edo Period
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese Screen "Byobu", from the Edo period (circa 1800), with two leaves in silk paper mounted on
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Canvas, Paper
"Egrets Amongst Lotuses" Japanese Paper Byobu Screen, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
painting. The term byobu means “wind wall” and as the name suggests, painted folding screens were
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
A Massive Eight Fold ‘Byobu’ Screen with Nine ‘Manchurian’ Cranes
By Sakai Hoitsu
Located in London, GB
A Massive Eight Fold ‘Byobu’ Screen with Nine ‘Manchurian’ Cranes
Fine overall condition
Paper
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Japanese Chinese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Mythical Lanscape
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting an almost magical/ mythical nature scene with flowing
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 67 in W 138 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Hunting Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a hunting scene with various warriors
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
6 Panel Japanese Byobu, Japan, Meiji/Taisho Period (Early 20th Century)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A six panel Japanese Byobu in gold and green, paint on paper and wood by an unknown artist from the
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Byobu
Materials
Paint
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Flower Cart Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen. Listing as Meiji period but could very possibly
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 68 in W 150 in D 1 in
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Located in Torino, IT
The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 69.29 in W 143.3 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese byobu folding screen / room divider
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 65.5 in W 140 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landcape Bridge with Iris Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature lake/landscape scene with a
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 38.5 in W 96 in D 0.6 in
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Silver Leaf
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H 67.84 in W 147.17 in D 0.75 in
Low Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A nice, low, very decorative 6-panel byôbu (folding screen) features a continuous genre painting
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
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H 24.22 in W 101.58 in D 0.6 in
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
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H 68.23 in W 144.89 in D 0.6 in
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider Byobu C.1900
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese Meiji period silk embroidered screen /room divider Byobu C.1900 Kyoto, Japan
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Lacquer
H 67.33 in W 88.98 in D 0.79 in
Four-panel Japanese Byobu Folding Screen depicts a scene of Egrets, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene of Egrets resting in a forest. The dark
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 67 in D 0.75 in
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early Spring.
Kano School
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
Antique 19th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen ‘Byobu’, Kano School, Edo Period
Located in London, GB
Japanese Kano School Edo period two-panel screen depicting flowering prunus and bamboo on a rock formation, with colorful birds next to a body of water. Vivid mineral pigments on a g...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 53.75 in W 54.34 in D 0.79 in
Large Japanese 2-Panel Byôbu 屏風 'Room Divider' with Painting of Bamboo & a Poem
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful, large two-panel byôbu (room divider) with a serene painting of red-leaved bamboo and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Other, Silver Leaf
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H 68.71 in W 68.12 in D 0.71 in
Japanese 2-Panel Furosaki’byôbu 風炉先屏風 'Tea-Ceremony Folding Screen' with Dragons
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A striking low and wide two-panel furosaki’byôbu (tea-ceremony room divider) painted with two
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Wood, Paper
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H 31.26 in W 73.08 in D 0.67 in
Japanese Mid-Size 6-Panel Byôbu 屏風 Screen with Chicken Family in a Flower Field
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming medium-size six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a vibrant polychrome painting of a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Lacquer, Paper
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H 47.84 in W 102.21 in D 0.67 in
Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Flowering Grasses of Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable late 19th century Meiji period Japanese four panel byobu screen featuring the flowering
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Children Playing Catching Fish
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful late 18th century/early 19th century Japanese Edo period two panel byobu screen
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Children at Play
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen depicting Chinese children
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Brass
Japanese Brilliant Blue Bird Of Paradise Gold Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in a convenient size 18 inches high and 48 inches length
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper
Japanese Meiji Eight Panel Screen Village Landscape with Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Meiji period eight panel byobu screen featuring a panoramic village
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Birds, Bamboo, And Plum Tree Summer Time Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
-panel folding screen byobu was conceived in this convenient size 18 inches high and 48 inches length
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Garden Terrace
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Chinese Country Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese Meiji period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Brass
Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Minogame Turtles in Spring Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful pair of 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu table screens depicting pairs of
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Brass
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Merrymaking in the Chinese Countryside
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Playful Rabbit Family Amidst Flowers Two Panel Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
flowers in, byōbu. It dates to the Taisho period.
Dimensions: 41 inches high and 56 inches wide
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Wood
No Reserve
H 41 in W 56 in D 1 in
Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris, & Turtles
Located in South Burlington, VT
byobu depicting a panoramic garden replete with koi, turtles, Iris nestled near a walking bridge and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Birds of Prey Hawks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Painted in the manner of Chokuan Soga (17th century). Large size byobu screen with ink, color natural
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Brilliant Spring Summer Gold Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
folding screen byobu conceived in a convenient size 20 inches high and 54 inches length.
This brilliant
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper
'Vintage 4-Panel Japanese Tosa School Screen - Noh Dance on Stage, ' Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This vintage 36" x 56.5" Japanese Byobu screen painting is by an unknown artist from the Tosa
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Artisans - Silk Dying -Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tosa Mitsuyoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
fusuma and folding screen panels byobu that featured up to six panels. Mitsuoki's style incorporated the
Category
1920s Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
H 19 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare six-panel Japanese folding floor screen (Byōbu) by Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) from Edo period
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Large Japanese Imari Gilt Charger, the Six Immortal Poets, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
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The scene is unexpectedly and masterfully executed as if on a byobu, a traditional Japanese six panel
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Rare set of 2 Japanese suits-of-armour, complete with 2 matching folding screens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Taketa Town in Ôita Province on Kyûshû.
> Set of two tall byôbu (folding screens),
painted with large
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal
H 72.64 in W 148.67 in D 0.71 in
19th Century Small Japanese Screen Pair, Pine Trees and Vines on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
-standing, portable, and ornamented with pictorial images or calligraphy, byobu (folding screens) commonly
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 23.5 in W 70.5 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu '奥村政信'
Located in Norton, MA
folding screen Performance at the Nakamura Theatre (Nakamura-za kabuki shibai byobu, Idemitsu Museum of
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper
Japanese Screen, Early 20th Century Wagtail & Chrysanthemum by Ishizaki Koyo
Located in Kyoto, JP
screen (furosaki byobu), was made for use during the Japanese tea-ceremony. In keeping with the seasonal
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Byobu
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 21.5 in W 67.5 in D 0.75 in
Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
(Japanese watercolor), Byōbu (folding screens) from the Rinpa school, Sumi-e (ink painting), and Ukiyo-e
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Byobu
Materials
Wood
20th Century Furusaki Byobu
Located in TORINO, IT
Naka Houkou - Six panell furusaki byoubu. Front: paper and color Back: Raw silk and ink.
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper
Painted Rice Paper & Wood Screen (Byobu)
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted byobu screen from Meiji Period Japan. First design available as a pair, with rural
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Wood
A four-panel Japanese screen (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
A medium-size six panel screen decorated with scenes from the famous Japanese novel The Tale of Genji written by Lady Murasaki in the 11th century, depicting from left to right, a ma...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Brocade, Ink
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
Each screen similarly decorated with a continuous scene of Tartar archers hunting, some on horseback and others on foot accompanied by dogs, charging deers and boars in a mountainous...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Ink
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
Each screen similarly decorated with a continuous scene depicting flying cranes and others standing along a lake bordered by pine trees.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Ink
Edo Period Byobu Japanese Screen Cherry Blossoms and Birds
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Exquisitely detailed birds sit on the branches of a wind swept old gnarled cherry tree covered in delicate white blossoms. Gilt clouds reflect light beautifully.
The rocky shore on...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Byobu
Materials
Hardwood, Handmade Paper
17th/ 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Kano School Style Byobu Screen
Located in Louisville, KY
ink on mulberry bark paper, depicting scenes of silk production in a mountainous landscape. Note: the Kano School was pioneered by Kano Sanraku, (1559-1635) worked in Kyoto and was a...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme Antique Byobu
Japanese Screen with Hawks
Located in New York, NY
Japanese folding paper screen (byobu) with painting of Hawks at the waters edge.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Crane Screens
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding Edo period pair of folding screens (byobu) depicting cranes and pine motif on gold leaf
Category
18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Ink
Japanese Screen Painting with Chinese Lions
Located in New York, NY
Boldly painted six-panel folding screen (byobu) depicting the classic subject of frolicking
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Byobu
Materials
Ink
20th Century Tomita Keisen Two-Fold Paper Screen
Located in TORINO, IT
Two-fold paper screen for tea cerimony (furosaki byobu), ink on paper and paulonia wood frame
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Byobu
Materials
Paper
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Antique Byobu For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique byobu you’re looking for. An antique byobu — often made from paper, metal and gold leaf — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique byobu — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique byobu is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Antique Byobu?
Prices for an antique byobu start at $129 and top out at $32,500 with the average selling for $6,280.
Finding the Right paintings-screens for You
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
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