Byobu Edo
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
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Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Paper
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Metal, Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silver Leaf
1920s Edo Landscape Paintings
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
20th Century Chinese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities
Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
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2010s Italian Brutalist End Tables
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Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cedar
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Silver Leaf
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Wood, Lacquer
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Paper
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
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Silk, Wood
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Sofas
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Recent Sales
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Hardwood, Handmade Paper
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Ink
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings
Ink
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Ink
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Ink
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Ink, Paper
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
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Bronze
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
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Brass
Early 19th Century Edo Landscape Paintings
Silver
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf, Brass
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Wood, Ink, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Textile, Wood, Paint, Paper
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Gold Leaf, Brass
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings
Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings
Gold Leaf
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Brass
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
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Brass
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Silver
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silver Leaf
Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Paper
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Paper
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paint, Paper
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Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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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.
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