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17th Century Folding Screen

17th Century Japanese Folding Screen
17th Century Japanese Folding Screen

17th Century Japanese Folding Screen

$14,244

H 68.12 in W 148.82 in D 0.99 in

17th Century Japanese Folding Screen

Located in Camarate, PT

A six-panel folding screen with a narrative painting showing from a bird’s-eye view a spring

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravent - A six-fold Japanese screen with grape vines - 17th/18th century, Edo
Paravent - A six-fold Japanese screen with grape vines - 17th/18th century, Edo

Paravent - A six-fold Japanese screen with grape vines - 17th/18th century, Edo

Located in Brussels, BE

screen mounts. Japan, 17th/18th century, Edo period. Grapes represent the autumn season and have been

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

Paravent - A two-fold paper screen with court ladies, 17th century, Edo period
Paravent - A two-fold paper screen with court ladies, 17th century, Edo period

Paravent - A two-fold paper screen with court ladies, 17th century, Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground, with court ladies at

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravent - A two-fold screen with the Uji Bridge - Rimpa school, 17th Century
Paravent - A two-fold screen with the Uji Bridge - Rimpa school, 17th Century

Paravent - A two-fold screen with the Uji Bridge - Rimpa school, 17th Century

Located in Brussels, BE

A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with the Uji River and

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th Century Baroque Painted 6 Fold Screen  Don Quixote
17th Century Baroque Painted 6 Fold Screen  Don Quixote

17th Century Baroque Painted 6 Fold Screen Don Quixote

Located in London, by appointment only

An exceptional late 17th-century Anglo-Dutch painted screen, composed of six hinged panels, richly

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screen by Kano Tanshin
Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screen by Kano Tanshin

Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screen by Kano Tanshin

By Kano Tanshin

Located in Atlanta, GA

An exquisite Japanese folding screen painted and signed by Kano Tanshin (Morimasa) (1658-1719

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Paravent - A small six-fold Japanese screen with autumn flowers - Edo period
Paravent - A small six-fold Japanese screen with autumn flowers - Edo period

Paravent - A small six-fold Japanese screen with autumn flowers - Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with autumn flowers and grasses

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravent japonais- A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with clematis- Edo period
Paravent japonais- A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with clematis- Edo period

Paravent japonais- A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with clematis- Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

A pair of six-fold Japanese screens depicting white and bluish-purple clematis on trellises behind

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravent - A pair of four-fold screens with Japanese chestnut - Edo period
Paravent - A pair of four-fold screens with Japanese chestnut - Edo period

Paravent - A pair of four-fold screens with Japanese chestnut - Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

A pair of four-fold Japanese screens painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with kuri (Japanese

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school

Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school

Located in Brussels, BE

A pair of six-fold Japanese screens depicting numerous karako (Chinese children) at play in a

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens with fans in flowing water, Rimpa School
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens with fans in flowing water, Rimpa School

Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens with fans in flowing water, Rimpa School

Located in Brussels, BE

A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with scattered fans, a waterwheel and jakago (rock-filled

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Blue Green Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Japanese Blue Green Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Japanese Blue Green Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

-byobu, 17th and 18th century folding screens depicting the arrival of Portuguese traders and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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17th Century Tapestry Four-Panel Screen
17th Century Tapestry Four-Panel Screen

17th Century Tapestry Four-Panel Screen

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H 74 in W 84 in D 1 in

17th Century Tapestry Four-Panel Screen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17th century Flemish tapestry four-panel folding screen.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Velvet, Wool

K'ang Hi Marked 1622-1661 12-Fold Chinese Screen
K'ang Hi Marked 1622-1661 12-Fold Chinese Screen

K'ang Hi Marked 1622-1661 12-Fold Chinese Screen

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine and important K'ang Hi marked Chinese 12-fold screen of large proportions. Decorated with

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Red Yellow Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Red Yellow Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Japanese Contemporary Blue White Red Yellow Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Located in Takarazuka, JP

-byobu, 17th and 18th century folding screens depicting the arrival of Portuguese traders and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century
Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century

Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century

Located in Milano, IT

Six-panel Japanese folding screen representing some poppies on a golden ground. The poppies are all

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies

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H 41.74 in W 111.82 in D 0.79 in

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies

Located in Milano, IT

A very rare screen with oversize lilies behind a bamboo fence. Despite this composition is quite a

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Grapevine, Kanō School
Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Grapevine, Kanō School

Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Grapevine, Kanō School

Located in Milano, IT

Momoyama to Edo period, 17th century Ink, colors, gold leaf and gold flakes on paper 170 by 379

Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Edo Japanese Folding Screen Hand Painted on Gold Leaf
Edo Japanese Folding Screen Hand Painted on Gold Leaf

Edo Japanese Folding Screen Hand Painted on Gold Leaf

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H 66.93 in W 148.43 in D 0.79 in

Edo Japanese Folding Screen Hand Painted on Gold Leaf

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Six-panel screen of the Kano school, painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf and rice paper

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Six-Fold Japanese Screens Attribtuted to Kano Sansetsu, 1590-1651
Pair of Six-Fold Japanese Screens Attribtuted to Kano Sansetsu, 1590-1651

Pair of Six-Fold Japanese Screens Attribtuted to Kano Sansetsu, 1590-1651

Located in Milano, IT

the 17th century. A low fence in the outer panels of both screens further domesticizes the work with

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

18th C Chinese Coromandel Lacquer 12 Fold Screen
18th C Chinese Coromandel Lacquer 12 Fold Screen

18th C Chinese Coromandel Lacquer 12 Fold Screen

Located in New York, NY

Chinese late 17th Century coromandel lacquer twelve fold screen, having a rare burgundy colored

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Four-Fold Screen, circa 1900
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Four-Fold Screen, circa 1900

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Four-Fold Screen, circa 1900

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

literature. Folding screens were then introduced in the Late Middle Ages to Europe and in the 17th-18th

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Softwood

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Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

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H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods

Located in Brooklyn, NY

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Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fruiting Pomegranate Tree

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fruiting Pomegranate Tree

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Exquisite mid-20th century Showa period four panel folding byobu screen featuring a fruiting pomegranate tree over a dramatic cream toned background. Vivid ink and natural pigment co...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Three-Panel Silver Tea Leaf Folding Screen, Finished on Both Sides

Three-Panel Silver Tea Leaf Folding Screen, Finished on Both Sides

Located in Palm Desert, CA

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Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian

Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gustave Doré, dating to the late ...

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Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
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By Lemon

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Egrets in Grass

Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Egrets in Grass

Located in Rio Vista, CA

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Located in Rio Vista, CA

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Located in Brea, CA

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Golden 10 Panel Japanese Screen

Golden 10 Panel Japanese Screen

$4,200

H 70 in W 135 in D 1 in

Golden 10 Panel Japanese Screen

Located in Dallas, TX

Historically, folding screens (in Japanese 'byōbu', literally 'wind wall) were used to direct air circulation and create privacy in the flexible, open floor plan common in the tradit...

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Vintage Coromandel Screen with White Cranes, Gold Accents, and Black Lacquer

Vintage Coromandel Screen with White Cranes, Gold Accents, and Black Lacquer

Located in Yonkers, NY

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17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.

17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.

Located in Kyoto, JP

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Materials

Gold Leaf

A Chinese 10-panel folding screen, C. 1940.
A Chinese 10-panel folding screen, C. 1940.

A Chinese 10-panel folding screen, C. 1940.

$4,800

H 95 in W 175 in D 2 in

A Chinese 10-panel folding screen, C. 1940.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Pair Antique Japanese Edo Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Handpainted Screens 1860
Pair Antique Japanese Edo Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Handpainted Screens 1860

Pair Antique Japanese Edo Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Handpainted Screens 1860

By Soga Nichokuan 1

Located in Portland, OR

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17th Century Folding Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 17th century folding screen you’re looking for. Each 17th century folding screen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paper and metal. If you’re shopping for a 17th century folding screen, we have 20 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 17th century folding screen — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A well-made 17th century folding screen has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chen Yiching, Kano Tanshin and Tosa Mitsusuke are consistently popular.

How Much is a 17th Century Folding Screen?

The average selling price for a 17th century folding screen at 1stDibs is $14,250, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $475,500 for the highest priced.