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6 Panel Byobu Folding Screens

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with Edo genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An elaborate, large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) featuring a detailed genre painting on gold
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Flower Cart Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen. Listing as Meiji period but could very possibly
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landcape Bridge with Iris Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature lake/landscape scene with a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen of Playful Court Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite fascinating hand-painted six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Korean Asian Large 8-Panel Silk Embroidered Byobu Bird Butterfly Screen, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous early to midcentury Korean embroidered eight-panel screen depicting scenic nature motifs
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Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Silk

Early 20th Century Japanese 6-Panel Gouache and Gold Leaf Painted Table Screen
Located in Morristown, NJ
. Japanese folding screens, or byobu (“wind screens”), are free-standing, portable, and typically ornamented
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Recent Sales

Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Forest Tree Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
of Trees Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a vast forest scene with lush emerald
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

A Japanese 6 Panel Dragon Screen
By Ooka Shunboku
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous Japanese 6 panel folding screen (byobu) by Ooka Shunboku (1680 - 1763) of the Kano
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Ink, Paper

Japanese Byobu Hand Painted Silk Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful early-mid 20th century 6 panel Japanese Byobu folding screen. It is signed and features
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paint

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Landscape Floral Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and wonderfully composed hand painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf, Brass

Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Hunting Hawks Falcons Bird Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and engaging four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting three distinct tethered
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Lotus Tree Nature Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a lotus
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a cherry blossom tree in full bloom
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Weeping Willow Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a Weeping Willow
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Plum Tree with Hawk
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning large 6-panel folding screen. One of the most beautiful we have come across
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Cranes by Ocean 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A magnificent six panel Japanese Byobu folding screen (likely Meiji Period but possibly Edo period
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Deer in Misty Forest Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Large Japanese 6-panel folding screen with chrysanthemums on silver leaf
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful large six-panel byôbu (room divider) with a refined Rinpa-style painting of different
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Mid-Size 6-Panel Byôbu 屏風 Screen with Puppies Playing in a Flower Field
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A delightful medium-size six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a polychrome painting of puppies
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Lacquer, Paper

Japanese 18th Century Large 6-Panel Folding Screen by Mori Yôshin 森陽信
By Mori Yôshin 森陽信
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An incredible, late 18th century large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined Mori School
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Byobu Japan Screen green white peonies Showa Signed
By Japanese Studio
Located in Valladolid, ES
cluster of peonies. - Japan - ‘Shôwa 59’ 昭和五十九年, Anno 1984 An elegant low 6-panel byôbu屏風 (folding screen
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Pair of Large Japanese 6-Panel Nanga Sansui Folding Screens by Oka Buntô 岡文濤
By Oka Buntô
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of impressive mid-sized byôbu (folding screens) with Nanga style paintings depicting scenes
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Gathering of Cranes
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

People Also Browsed

Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over reeds. The 19th century Meiji period painting bears an artist's signature Chisokuken. C...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Large (29") Smooth Undulating White Plaster Shell Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster pendant in a smooth, undulating shell shape, with scalloped edges. A newer take on Francis Elkins's 1940s plaster plafonnier. Hanging by four white chains; with 3 medium ba...
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2010s Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fall Persimmon Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting a persimmon tree in the fall. Ink and natural color pigments on light gold silk background. Made in the ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Silver Leaf

Japanese Miniature Four-Panel Screen Blue and Green Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century mid-Edo period Japanese four-panel miniature screen. Depicting a beautifully painted Chinese blue and green landscape in the Nanga School or literati painting style. Ink...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Epic Korean Pine 4-Panel Screen.
Located in Pomona, CA
A hand-painted famous Korean pine tree. The screen is attached to the frame and can not be removed. The size of the screen is 65.50" W, 36"H.
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Vintage 1950s Korean Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Epic Korean Pine 4-Panel Screen.
Epic Korean Pine 4-Panel Screen.
H 42.5 in W 71.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Flowers and Grasses
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting blossoming autumn flowers and grasses. The screen features a dramatic silver gilt square background that lends a da...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Antique Japanese Ebonized & Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Six-Panel Screen c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** An antique Japanese Chinoiserie screen offers six ebonized and gilt decorated panels with a con...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Weathered Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully aged and weathered late 19th century Japanese Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring a scene from the Tale of Genji. (Chaper 3: Utsusemi) the screen is crafted in...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mandarin Ducks in Snow
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting two colorful mandarin ducks in a snow-covered landscape with reeds. Beautifully crafted ink and color pigments on gold ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pine trees detailed in mother of pe...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

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Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Japanese Framed Silk Painting, Turtledoves and Peaches, Taisho Era, circa 1920
Located in Kyoto, JP
Nakamura Daizaburo Turtledoves in a Peach Tree Taisho period, circa 1920 Framed painting. Mineral pigments, ink and gofun on silk Signed: Daizaburo Dimensions (framed)...
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Silk

17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree & Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650) Plum Tree and Birds Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper. In this evocative ink work spread over a six-panel folding screen, we see the c...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Large Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vase, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive fine quality 19th century Imari vase, with hand painted classical floral motif and inset panels painting of playful Foo Dogs. Japan, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

18th Century Japanese Rinpa Screen. White Chrysanthemums. School of Korin.
Located in Kyoto, JP
School of Ogata Korin White Chrysanthemums 18th Century, Edo period. A two-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper. Dimensions: H. 171 cm x W. 188 cm (67....
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Bamboo in the Moonlight on Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern painting of the moon through a bamboo grove. Mineral pigments on silver.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

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6 Panel Byobu Folding Screens For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 6 panel byobu folding screens is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique 6 panel byobu folding screens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, gold leaf and gold. 6 panel byobu folding screens have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much are 6 Panel Byobu Folding Screens?

6 panel byobu folding screens can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,349, while the lowest priced sells for $2,950 and the highest can go for as much as $8,500.

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.