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8 Panel Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting Byobu Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage 8 Panel Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting Byobu Folding Screen Room Divider. Item
Category

Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures
Located in Studio City, CA
Byobu folding screen depicting 18 exquisitely clad male ancestral or immortal figures and a group of
Category

20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Chinese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Landscape with Children
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese-style Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene
Category

20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Winter Nature Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a stark winter
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen Byobu Signed Showa Period C.1950
Located in London, GB
A four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with birds. Japan, C.1950
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Hunting Hawks Falcons Bird Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and engaging four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting three distinct tethered
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Lotus Tree Nature Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a lotus
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, tall two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting scenes from the Classic Japanese
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Androgynous Court Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite fascinating hand-painted six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Bamboo Waterfall with Magpies
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese four panel Japanese style byobu folding screen depicting a waterfall landscape. The
Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous large/tall four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/landscape
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Lacquer, Paper

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Korean Asian Large Long Life Byobu Byeongpung Shipjangsaengdo Ten Panel Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
folding screen depicting the ten symbols of longevity—sun, mountain, water, rock, cloud, crane, deer
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas, Paper

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Camellias
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Hawks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Irises
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Chrysanthemum and Willows
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
W x 140cm H) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Flowering Grasses and Bamboo
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
" H (145cm W x 170cm H). Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

1950s Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Folding Screen of Flowering Lotus
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1950s Japanese Asian four-panel Byobu Showa folding screen of flowering lotus in good vintage
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Hand Painted Four Panel Japanese Byobu Screen Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A hand painted Japanese byobu screen of four panels, ca. 1960s, depicting an abstract assemblage of
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

"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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

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

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Korean Asian Large 8-Panel Silk Embroidered Byobu Bird Butterfly Screen, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
eye-catching stand-alone piece. Screen dimensions: 62" high, 142" wide, .75" deep. Folded
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk

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
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Lacquer

Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring two graceful ladies dressed in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Silk Brocade Traditional Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring a lady from the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Silk Brocade Green Red Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary signed two panel "byobu" or folding screen titled "young girls," featuring
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Large Japanese Silk Red Gilded Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Large Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Furosaki Tea Screen "Contemporary Simplicity"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Large Red Silk Brocade Gilded Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Japanese Large Contemporary Yellow Black Gilded Raised Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Brocade

Japanese Large Black Yellow Gilded Raised Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two-panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Contemporary Japanese Folding Screen Red Black Gilded Silk Raised Kimono Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Large Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Yellow Silk Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring Genryoku style
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Turquoise River Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Japanese style four panel folding Byobu screen depicting a turquoise river mountain
Category

20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Spring Birds Singing
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Attractive Japanese style folding four panel byobu screen from the late Showa period. The screen is
Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Manchurian Cranes in Pine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating 20th century Japanese style byobu four-panel folding screen. The screen is titled
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Showa period two panel folding byobu screen depicting a large white goose in flight in an
Category

20th Century Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Embroidered Silk Gilt Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring an embroidered silk picture
Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

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 Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Serene Solitary Boatman Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Peaceful Japanese Showa period four panel folding byobu featuring a solitary boatman in a canoe in
Category

20th Century American Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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Byobu Folding Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the byobu folding screen you’re looking for. A byobu folding screen — often made from metal, gold leaf and gold — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a byobu folding screen, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect byobu folding screen — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right byobu folding screen, those designed in Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Byobu Folding Screen?

The average selling price for a byobu folding screen at 1stDibs is $1,632, while they’re typically $1,200 on the low end and $10,000 for the highest priced.

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.