Japanese Edo Period Festival Screen, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century folding screen is a stunning example of Japanese artistry. Beautifully painted with delicate brushwork, the evocative screen depicts a lively festival during the Ed...
Paper
$3,600
H 23.63 in W 1.97 in D 31.5 in
Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Hotei by Kita Busei, Edo Period, c. 1820-1850
Located in TORQUAY, AU
A superb and authentic Japanese ink and light colour painting on silk, executed by a masterful hand during the late Edo period (c. 1820-1850). The work is a quintessential depiction...
Silk, Teak
18th c. Japanese Screen with Fans
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and interesting 18th century Japanese two panel screen with design of scattered fans on a paper background. Various designs on the fans include flowers, cranes, rabbits, w...
Wood
18th c. Six Panels Japanese Screen With Red Camellia , Birds And Snowy Tree
Located in Paris, FR
The screen depicts the beginning of spring with red camellia associated amongst golden clouds with mandarin ducks , several birds ,cranes along the river and near a snowy tree.
Japanese Gold Byobu Folding Screen FLOWERS & BIRDS 18th c.
Located in Bavaria, Munich, DE
Japanese Gold Byobu Folding Screen FLOWERS & BIRDS ca. 1790 Size 385cm x 168cm
Gold Leaf
$2,173Sale Price|41% Off
H 79.73 in W 26.58 in D 0.04 in
Lovely 17th-18th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kano Soyu Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a work that is said to have been drawn by Kano Soyu as you can see. It is a picture of the light-colored Sansui map carefully drawn to the smallest detail, and the towering m...
Silk
$16,700
H 31.11 in W 102.37 in D 31.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa in Walnut and Pastel Pink Upholstery
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall, 'Platform' sofa with two drawers, fabric, walnut, United States, 1960s Adrian Pearsall is known for his rather unique sofa designs. The present model is no exceptio...
Fabric, Walnut
Ornately Carved Chinese Luohan Bed, circa 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and incredible carved decoration. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybe...
Elm
Wharton Esherick Curved Sofa 1958
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Chicago, IL
This Sofa by Wharton Esherick exemplifies his pioneering role in the American Craft Movement. This is his first sofa design, one of Four ever made. Known for his dedication to organ...
Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut
Signed Japanese Meiji Period Table Top Screen, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Meiji period Japanese lacquered and hand painted folding table top screen. The bas relief (heavily textured) sculptural painting of a serene quiet nature setting in an intricately ca...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
18th Century Chinese Heavily Detailed 8-Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Chinese heavily detailed 8-panel Coromandel screen, decorated on either side, with carved open work at top and bottom of each panel, heavily gold-leafed. On the front ar...
Giltwood
Pair of Japanese Ink Hanging Scrolls Kano Tanyu
By Kano Tan'yu 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine matching pair of hanging scrolls ink on paper mounted in green brocade borders circa Edo period (17-18th century). The Kano school painting depicts wild geese in the reeds by ...
Wood, Paper
$4,800
H 51.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.75 in
Mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Spider & Morning Glory.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Obata Tosho (1812-1886) Spider & Morning Glory Late Edo period, mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Ink and color on paper. Individually framed 19th century bird and f...
Paper
$7,500
H 45 in W 22 in D 0.1 in
Japanese Painting. Bird and Flower. 19th century copy of Lu Ji by Ogata Tomin.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Ogata Tomin (1839 -1895) Birds in a spring landscape Ink and colour on silk. Inscription reads: “Copy of Lu Ji, painted with heartfelt appreciation” “Painted by Tomin Ogat...
Silk
Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Japanese hardwood shodana with inlaid and lacquer decoration, Meiji Period 1868-1912, by Shoso Kosen, bearing two character signature and red seal, with various shelves, cupboards,...
Hardwood, Lacquer
Very Large Chinese Enamel Jardinière on Wooden Stand
Located in London, GB
Very large Chinese enamel jardinière on wooden stand Chinese, 20th century Measures: Height 127cm, diameter 116cm This monumental cloisonné enamel jardinière is a superb example...
Enamel
$50,000
H 96 in W 156 in D 1.5 in
Unusual Eight Panel Chinese Coromandel Screen circa 1700-1800 with Carved Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Coromandel Screen, 18th Century, Rosewood, 8 Panel, Painted, Figural, Depicting Flying Geese One of a kind. Chinese Coromandel screen from the late 1700s with a fabulous ros...
Rosewood
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Ink Landscape on Paper with Gold Dust
Located in Hudson, NY
Sesshu-style painting in ink on mulberry paper with gold dust accents and a silk brocade border.
Gold
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Cherry Blossoms in Willow Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Dramatic and beautifully executed cherry blossoms trickle down the two panels with natural willows calmly coexisting with luminous gold dust fading to the ground. Mineral pigments an...
Gold
$1,294
H 71.26 in W 12.01 in D 0.04 in
Flower Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Kiyoshi Watanabe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, this is an old painting by Kiyoshi Watanabe, a colored iris and a red dragonfly. It has a simple yet calm texture, and the appearance of a red dragonfly standing li...
Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Waves on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink on gold leaf with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Nakajima Raishou (1796-1872). Student of Maruyama Okyo (one of Japan's most famous artists).
Brocade, Silk, Paper
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.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.