Antique Silk Screen

Japanese four panel Taisho Period (1912-1926) screen. Depicting bamboo, blossom and birds in flight.

A small sized, Edo period (first half of the 19th century) six-panel screen painted in mineral pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border and beautiful gilded bronze hardware.

Kano school painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Pigment on silk. Various walkways interconnecting the temple complex with one lone figure of a woman. Back paper is hand-stamped with mica paint. Signature and seal read: Gekkan

Painted in mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border.

Meiji period (1868 - 1912) calligraphy painting. Abstract character reads: Kumo (cloud). Seal on the upper right reads Shogazen, seal on the upper left reads Hosai. Ink on mulberr...

Nicely painted mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Kosho.

Delightful late 18th century/early 19th century Japanese Edo period two panel byobu screen depicting children at play near a riverbank and catching fish.

Early 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period four panel folding byobu table screen featuring peony, prunus, and magnolia. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on silk with ...

Japanese six-panel screen: Plovers in flight over coastal landscape.

The intricately painted scenes have vibrant natural color pigments on paper and applied to a dramatic gold leaf speckled ground. The screen is set in a black lacquered frame with a d...

Fascinating pair of large Japanese 19th century Edo period six-panel folding byobu screens depicting the legend of Minamoto No Yorimasa (Japanese Samurai 1106-1180).

Signature reads: Kanshin. Mineral pigments painted on gold dusted mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.  

Japanese Meiji-Taisho Two-Panel Screen with Owl & Bamboo, circa 1915 A beautifully painted Japanese two-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a solitary owl perched quietly amo...

Taisho era painting in mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Good condition with a recent remounting.

Serene late 19th century Japanese Meiji Period four-panel screen capturing ducks and geese mid-flight across a tranquil, dreamlike landscape with clouds.

The screen depicts four of the seven Gods or deities of good fortune.

Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese children frolicking on a garden terrace with a pavilion and large pine tree.

Country farm geese with early spring blossoms and a bamboo fence. Beautiful details on the feathers. Signature and seal read Keibo Joshi (Ms. Keibo) mineral pigments on silk with a...

Poems refer to moon gazers. Ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Seals read: Roku-roku sai.

An imaginary garden with flowers from all seasons including spring lilies, summer hibiscuses, autumn chrysanthemums, and winter berries. Wild autumn grasses move in a soft breeze wit...

Antique 19th Century Japanese Four Panel folding Byobu Late Edo Period C.1800 Maruyama-Shijo School A high quality commissioned example, painted in ink and mineral pigments on paper...

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...

Exceptional 19th century Japanese two-panel late Edo Tokugawa\early Meiji period screen. The painting features clusters of flowering autumnal chrysanthemums and field grasses amid qu...

An amazing and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of silk...

With a banana leaf palm on the left, at water's edge with geese. Perhaps a scene from the southern islands. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold leaf and a silk brocade border.

A beautiful and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of sil...

Executed on a gold-toned silk ground and mounted as a two-panel folding screen with a black lacquered frame.

The top center of the screen showcases viewers admiring fields of chrysanthemums (kiku).

Red and yellow chrysanthemums and pampass grasses. Meiji period (1868 - 1912), Rimpa style painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Mesmerizing pair of late 18th/early 19th century Japanese Edo period byobu screens by Shibata Gito (Japanese 1780-1819). The paintings depict Chinese immortals in a dreamy landscape....

Monumental pair of late 18th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period byobu screens depicting the battles between Taira and Minamoto. The screens have six panels each with individual sce...

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

with thought to be Izumo no Okuni (1578-1613). Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

One of a kind Japanese folding screen, or byōbu, with six panels depicting a delicate and graceful scene of wild horses in a natural setting.

An abundant use of gold with beautifully draped chrysanthemums and gold flake clouds. Mineral pigments, go fun, gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Long admired in East Asian art as symbols of strength, endurance, and prosperity, the horses are rendered with remarkable economy of means, their forms emerging gracefully from the s...

Late Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting with a wonderful use of gold dust on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Ryutei.

This pair of serene scenes seem to capture the essence of this poem. The screens are set in black lacquered frames with distinctive silk brocade borders.

This type of magnolia blooms in late winter/early spring and is one of the first trees to provide a landscape with color. Mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signatu...

Set in ebonized wood frames with a dark silk brocade border. Labeled on the back of one screen.

Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu.

Signature reads: Tsunenobu hitsu (after Kano Tsunenobu), Kano School painting in mineral pigments on paper with a silk brocade border.

Colorful pair of 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu table screens depicting pairs of Minogame turtles in spring landscapes. Made in the Kano school style one screen fea...

Mineral pigments on gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Bountiful mountain overlooking a city, divided by an occupied river. The shapes and colors that make up this unique painting allow for an unconventional take on a modern harbor view....

Japanese Meiji Period Two-Panel Embroidery Screen with Rooster and Chicken, Ca. 1890s Meiji Period (1868-1912) – Ca. 1890/1910 Signed DIMENSIONS Width: 60 inches Heigh...

Watercolour and ink on gold leaf and paper. Surrounded by two silk borders, a thin dark-silver one and wide brown one with a square pattern.

Long admired in Japanese art as a symbol of beauty, nobility, and the changing seasons, the pheasant is integrated into a carefully orchestrated landscape populated by birds, floweri...

18th century Japanese Screen of a Collection of Fans. Paintings on fans depict famous Japanese painting subjects, this screen was most likely made from someone's collection of fans.

Executed in ink and mineral pigments on mulberry paper with finely veined eighteenth-century gold leaf, the composition combines delicate floral forms with expansive areas of shimmer...

The paintings show well with an aged patina mostly to the joints and reverse side of the screens. The paintings are set in a black lacquered wood frame with a dark silk brocade border.

Sesshu-style painting in ink on mulberry paper with gold dust accents and a silk brocade border.

Kano School painting in mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

Rimpa School painting in mineral pigments with gofun and gold flakes on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

The contrasting plumage of the birds provides a vivid focal point within an otherwise understated composition, balancing natural observation with decorative elegance. Finished with a...

Okinawa painting with palm trees, flying swallows, and antheriums. Graphic and dynamic splashes of color and design gives this painting an air of modernism. This is a traditional sub...

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge.

The screen mounted in the traditional manner, bordered by silk and framed in wood.  

Amazing 19th century pair of large Japanese Meiji period six panel screens each depicting a sedge of Manchurian red-crowned cranes along the shore. The screens are crafted in the Nih...