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Japanese Asian Two Panel Meiji Edo Byobu Cherry Blossom Tree Folding Screen
Japanese Asian Two Panel Meiji Edo Byobu Cherry Blossom Tree Folding Screen

Japanese Asian Two Panel Meiji Edo Byobu Cherry Blossom Tree Folding Screen

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape
Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape

Japanese Asian Pair of Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screens Mythical Landscape

Located in Studio City, CA

Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screens depicting an almost magical/ mythical village scene with floating

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18th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

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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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Folding Screen

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Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen
Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen

Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen

Located in Martlesham, GB

A highly decorative early 20th Century Chinese folding screen / divider consisting of seven panels

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1910s Chinese Antique Asian Folding Screen

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Pine

Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans
Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans

Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A beautiful and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper

Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans
Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans

Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An amazing and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper

Four Fold Screen with Paintings of Dogs
Four Fold Screen with Paintings of Dogs

Four Fold Screen with Paintings of Dogs

By Maud Earl 2

Located in London, GB

A Rare four-fold screen The panels by Maud Earl The screen of rounded rectilinear form and

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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight fold screen
18th Century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight fold screen

18th Century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight fold screen

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This exquisite 18th-century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight-fold screen showcases intricate

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18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Folding Screen

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Lacquer

Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780
Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780

Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

Chinese six-panel folding screen with decorative carved forest with standing and flying cranes

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1780s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Folding Screen

Chinoiserie Lacquer 8 fold Chinese screen, late 19th Century.
Chinoiserie Lacquer 8 fold Chinese screen, late 19th Century.

Chinoiserie Lacquer 8 fold Chinese screen, late 19th Century.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This late 19th-century Chinese coromandel lacquer eight-fold screen showcases exquisite

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Lacquer

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Lovely large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a series of six separate hanging scroll

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper

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

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17th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Brass

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

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

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Each 17.5" wide panel is decorated on both sides with traditional lacquer, carved & painted motifs (the front featuring figures in a garden landscape and the reverse with variou...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Charming large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a series of six separate hanging

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper

B51 Old Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
B51 Old Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel

B51 Old Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel

Located in Niiza, JP

(sandwiched between 9 mm plywood): 11 cm x 93 cm x 175 cm Weight 25KG An atmospheric silver folding screen

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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Fabric, Paper

B31 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen with flower
B31 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen with flower

B31 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen with flower

Located in Niiza, JP

view of the one made into a folding screen of flowers and grasses that looks like it could be dated

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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Paper

Continental Dutch Style Mahogany 4-Fold Screen with Marquetry
Continental Dutch Style Mahogany 4-Fold Screen with Marquetry

Continental Dutch Style Mahogany 4-Fold Screen with Marquetry

Located in Queens, NY

Continental Dutch style (19th century) mahogany and inlaid marquetry 4 fold screen with upholstered

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19th Century Other Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen
Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen

Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese small table top four panel folding screen. Wood block print on paper. First

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Paper

Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen
Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen

Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen

Located in London, GB

Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen Chinese, Early 20th Century

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Precious Stone, Lacquer

B112 Old Japanese 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, no-rimmed
B112 Old Japanese 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, no-rimmed

B112 Old Japanese 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, no-rimmed

Located in Niiza, JP

Silver paper folding screen Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame 1 piece: Width 440 x Height 1160

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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen
Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen

Located in New York, NY

Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Paper

Pair of Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screens with Provenance
Pair of Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screens with Provenance

Pair of Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screens with Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

An amazing pair of matching antique Japanese folding screen predating 1812-1813, most likely from

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1810s Japanese Japonisme Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Brass

A two-panel folding screen with a pair of deer
A two-panel folding screen with a pair of deer

A two-panel folding screen with a pair of deer

Located in Milano, IT

A Japanese two-panel folding screen painted on paper with applications of gold powder, depicting a

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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Paper

B50 Old Japanese Antiques a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, Peacock
B50 Old Japanese Antiques a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, Peacock

B50 Old Japanese Antiques a folding screen, Byobu 2panel, Peacock

Located in Niiza, JP

the connections of the folding screens are prone to weakening. They are connected with paper, not

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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Wood, Paper

Louis XV Style Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Glass Top
Louis XV Style Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Glass Top

Louis XV Style Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Glass Top

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XV style (19th Century) gilt 3 fold screen with glass top panels and cane bottom

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19th Century Louis XV Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed
19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed

Located in Lomita, CA

This is a singular piece, a framed vintage Chinese gilt and inkwash miniature six-fold paper screen

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Folding Screen

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Giltwood

Tall 2-sided 6-panel Rinpa School-style Japanese folding screen
Tall 2-sided 6-panel Rinpa School-style Japanese folding screen

Tall 2-sided 6-panel Rinpa School-style Japanese folding screen

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A very rare and exceptional tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) featuring refined Rinpa School

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18th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Gold Leaf

A two-panel folding screen with bamboo plants on gold leaf
A two-panel folding screen with bamboo plants on gold leaf

A two-panel folding screen with bamboo plants on gold leaf

Located in Milano, IT

A Japanese two-panel folding screen painted with pigments on a gold leaf ground, depicting a group

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A captivating, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre

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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Gold Leaf

B111 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen ink painting pine tree
B111 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen ink painting pine tree

B111 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen ink painting pine tree

Located in Niiza, JP

deterioration. *Please handle with care as the joints of the folding screen are easily weakened. It is a

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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An amazing, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting

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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravent Japonais - A six-fold Japanese screen with quails - Edo period
Paravent Japonais - A six-fold Japanese screen with quails - Edo period

Paravent Japonais - A six-fold Japanese screen with quails - Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with a covey of uzura (quails

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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Gold Leaf

A six-panel folding screen depicting a shishi, signed Kano Tsunenobu
A six-panel folding screen depicting a shishi, signed Kano Tsunenobu

A six-panel folding screen depicting a shishi, signed Kano Tsunenobu

Located in Milano, IT

A six-panel folding screen painted in ink and pigments on paper. At the center of the composition

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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Paper

Chinese Antique Six-Panel Folding Screen with Stained Glass Geometric Motifs
Chinese Antique Six-Panel Folding Screen with Stained Glass Geometric Motifs

Chinese Antique Six-Panel Folding Screen with Stained Glass Geometric Motifs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese antique six-panel folding screen from the early 20th century, with green, blue and yellow

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

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

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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

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

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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Folding Screen

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

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Antique Asian Folding Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique Asian folding screen for your home. Each antique Asian folding screen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and metal. There are many kinds of the antique Asian folding screen you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Asian folding screen made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Japanese School, Hirai Chokusui and Asian Style each produced at least one beautiful antique Asian folding screen that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Asian Folding Screen?

An antique Asian folding screen can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,499, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $163,333.

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.