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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
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
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 Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
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
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 67 in W 138 in D 0.75 in
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
"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 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 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
H 36 in W 106.5 in D 0.6 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
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 38.5 in W 96 in D 0.6 in
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
H 72 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
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 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 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
H 84 in W 90 in D 0.5 in
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 Showa Four Panel Screen Mount Fuji Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a wooded valley landscape with a
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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 Showa Six Panel Screen Manchurian Crane Bamboo Grove
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Enchanting Japanese Showa period six-panel byobu screen titled "Bamboo Forest-Immortal Together
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa 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
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Rustic Lakeside Village
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese 20th century Showa period four-panel byobu screen featuring a rustic lakeside
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period six-panel byobu screen featuring a serene Chinese mountain
Category
20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Flowering Cherry by River
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese 20th century Showa period two panel byobu screen depicting a delicate flowering
Category
20th Century Japanese 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 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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold 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
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Pheasants on Prunus Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting two pheasants perched on a
Category
20th Century Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Asian Two Panel Table Screen Flowering Prunus with Songbird
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Asian two panel byobu screen featuring a blossoming prunus tree with a songbird perched on
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Lotus with Snowy Egrets
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese style Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting white snowy egrets at a
Category
20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, 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 Four Panel Screen Wild Geese in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive modern style Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a flock of wild
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Showa Period Mounted Screen Manchurian Cranes with Pines
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Imposing Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen later mounted in a large gilt and ebonized
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Heian Period Flute Player
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Japanese Taisho period two panel byobu screen depicting Fujiwara Yasumasa playing the
Category
20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper, Silk
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Magnolia Tree with Song Birds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century Japanese style Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting a spring flowering
Category
20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Geese Flight Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Tall Japanese style four panel byobu screen that is probably Korean. The screen was constructed in
Category
20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
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
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinese Byobu Style Screen Four Celestial Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Chinese four-panel byobu style screens depicting four celestial beauties in clouds
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
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
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
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
H 36 in W 60 in D 0.75 in
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
H 36 in W 65.5 in D 0.75 in
Korean Asian Large Long Life Byobu Byeongpung Shipjangsaengdo Ten Panel Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, monumental, exceptionally large Korean ten-panel Sipjangsaengdo Byobu
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper
H 69 in W 149 in D 0.75 in
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
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
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 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
H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.6 in
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
H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.6 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
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 69.29 in W 143.3 in D 0.5 in
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
H 68 in W 150 in D 1 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
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
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 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
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H 67.84 in W 147.17 in D 0.75 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
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Free Shipping
H 68.23 in W 144.89 in D 0.6 in
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Byobu Screens For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of byobu screens for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique byobu screens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, metal and wood. There are 89 antique and vintage byobu screens for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 8 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of byobu screens available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of byobu screens to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern byobu screens are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made byobu screens over the years, but those made by Robert Crowder are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Byobu Screens?
Prices for byobu screens can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, byobu screens begin at $285 and can go as high as $26,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,598.
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.
Questions About Byobu Screens
- What is byobu made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese byobu screens are normally made out of bamboo because the material is lightweight, yet durable. Artisans cover the screens with thin rice paper called washi and then apply a lacquer finish. Find a selection of byobu screens on 1stDibs.
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