Asian Folding Screen Birds
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1980s Asian Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Hardwood
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings and Screens
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Fabric, Silk, Wood
20th Century Vietnamese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Eggshell, Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Paper, Silk
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Edwardian Paintings and Screens
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Canvas, Paper
20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Precious Stone, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Bone, Hardwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Brass, Silver Leaf
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Silk, Bamboo
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Lacquer
Antique 17th Century Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Silver Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Silk, Paint
Antique 1890s Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk
20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Wood, Precious Stone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Hardwood
Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities
Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Lacquer
Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Furniture
Hardwood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood, Glass
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Porcelain
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Paper
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paper
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Early 20th Century Korean Meiji Paintings and Screens
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens
Paper
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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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