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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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19th Japanese Screen with Cranes and Pine on a Golden Background
Located in Marbella, ES
A spectacular antique Japanese six-panel screen, decorated with an elegant scene of cranes beside a pine tree against a gold leaf background.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Gold, Iron
Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Cranes
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large six-panel folding screen (byōbu) forming a pair with the previously presented crane screen.
This screen features a striking composition of cranes: one with wings majestically...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Shōwa Four-Panel Screen with Flying Cranes, Signed, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Four-Panel Screen of Flying Cranes, Signed, Shōwa Period (1926–1989), circa 1950
A striking Japanese four-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting an elegant gathering of red...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Three Red-Crowned Cranes
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting three red-crowned cranes gathered on a rocky shoreline, dating from the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Snow Cranes on a Willow Tree, 19th C
Located in New York, NY
This great masterpiece is one of the most amazing screen paintings we have seen, each snow crane is painted with its own personality and attitude, using the finest pigments and Gofun...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood
A six-panel Kano-school gold-leaf screen depicting cranes beneath a majestic pine tree
Located in Milano, IT
An antique six-panel Japanese Kano school screen painted on a gold leaf ground with gold sand, depicting an elegant natural landscape animated by cranes, pine trees, and seasonal flo...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
