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What are Japanese screens called?
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Japanese screens are called Byōbu and are made from many panels with beautiful calligraphy and paintings. These folding screens can be a decorative and interesting way to separate rooms in a living space. Find a collection of Japanese screens for sale on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
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Japanese Showa Period Folding Screen with Painted Cranes
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Showa period four panel folding screen finely painted with a theme of cranes in four
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair, Cranes
Located in Kyoto, JP
-naped cranes extending across a pair of six-panel Japanese screens. The 15 cranes in this work, grouped
Category
Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$85,000 / set
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
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Cranes on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Kano School painting of pine trees overlooking two beautifully painted cranes and floral
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen Amorous Cranes and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Amorous Cranes and Turtles. In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they
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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Manchurian Crane and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper