Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Elm, Paint
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Lacquer
1880s Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Elm
1890s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Teak
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Soapstone
Early 1900s French Organic Modern Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
1890s Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Brass
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
1840s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Mahogany, Bone, Satinwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Elm
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Silk
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Rosewood
1820s English Regency Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Silk, Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Lacquer
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
1660s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Bamboo, Giltwood, Lacquer
1850s Japanese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood
Early 19th Century British Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
1920s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Metal
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Stone
19th Century English George II Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Teak
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Room Dividers
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Room Dividers
Elm
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Finding the Right screens-room-dividers for You
Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.
The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.
Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.
In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 21, 2023Chinese room dividers are also called pingfengs. The term pingfeng in traditional Chinese literally means “wind blocker” or “wind wall.” Some people also refer to these room dividers as folding screens because they consist of hinged panels that allow them to fold up when not in use. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of folding screens from some of the world's top dealers.
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