Four Panel Asian Folding Screen
Mid-20th Century Paintings and Screens
Stone
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paint
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Brass
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings and Screens
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk, Paper
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Paintings and Screens
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Enamel
20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Brass
20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Soapstone, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Brass
Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Paint
20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Korean Other Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Wood, Paper
20th Century American Showa Paintings and Screens
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Metal
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
2010s French Paintings and Screens
Paint, Paper, Wood, Fabric
2010s French Paintings and Screens
Paint, Paper, Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings and Screens
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Silver Leaf
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Bone, Hardwood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk, Brocade
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Paper
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Silk
Mid-20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens
Silver Leaf
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf, Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Silk, Bamboo
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique 17th Century Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
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Four Panel Asian Folding Screen For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Four Panel Asian Folding Screen?
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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