Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Hokusai Great Wave
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, absolutely stunning, thoroughly engaging four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring a faithful recreation of renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai's woodbl...
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Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Genji Screen Lady Murasaki
Located in Studio City, CA
Likely from the mid to late Showa period (1926-1989). A very beautiful and engaging work.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tale of Genji & Cherry Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese narrative "Tale of Genji" featuring various characters in a cherry blossom tree villag...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tale of Genji & Cherry Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese narrative "Tale of Genji" (the beautifully clad woman in the flowing kimono could very...
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Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and unique piece. Showa period (1926-1989) likely from the mid to later 1900s.
Silk
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Eternal Spring Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a beautiful nature scene with a stunning piercing blue blossoming flowers placed along the waterway landsca...
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Japanese Chinese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Samurai Warriors Battle
Located in Studio City, CA
Likely from the early to mid Showa period (1926-1989). A beautiful, engaging work.
Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Flower Vases on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese four-panel Showa period byobu screen depicting colorful floral arrangements in various vases and baskets.
Brass
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 rather engaging androgynous or erotic court scene (it has been suggested to us that thi...
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Japanese Asian Chinese Four Panel Folding Byobu Sumi Ink Screen Buddhist Monk
Located in Studio City, CA
Likely from the mid to later Showa period (1926-1989). A beautiful, engaging, one of a kind work.
Paint, Paper
Japanese Asian Korean Chinese Signed 4-Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel hand painted Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a wildly and brilliantly colorful fully blooming Spring cherry blossom tree with a wonderful composit...
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Japanese Chinese Asian 4 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Red Crowned Crane Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese/Chinese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with a flock of playful red crown cranes (likely Manchurian cranes), a flowing river, an...
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Japanese Chinese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Bird of Paradise Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese/Chinese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape nature scene featuring a beautifully colored flowering/blooming Bird of Paradise plant. It is...
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Japanese Chinese Asian 4 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Red Crowned Crane Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese/Chinese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with a flock of playful red crown cranes (likely Manchurian cranes) among the branches ...
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Japanese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Cherry Blossom Tree Playful Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape cherry blossom tree branch scene with a two of playful flying birds. It is quite a wonderful compos...
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Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Byobu Screen Cherry Blossom Tree With Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite riveting four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape with a cherry blossom tree and array of blooming flowers It is quite a wonderful co...
Silver Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Nanban Ship at Sea Arrival Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, quite engaging four-panel Showa Period Japanese Nanban (Namban) Byobu folding screen depicting the exotic arrival by ship and activities of Southern Barbarians (Portugue...
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Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu/ Screen Depicting Kimonos and Obi Draped on an Ikō Rac
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu/Screen Depicting Kimonos and Obi Draped on an Ikō Rack A beautifully composed Japanese six-panel byōbu screen depicting an elegant assemblage of...
Brass
Byobu four-panel folding screen, Japan Showa era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Four-panel byobu decorated with a mountain landscape, hand-painted on gilt silk and surrounded by a gilt brocade. The back is trimmed with a pretty patterned paper. The scene is pain...
Silk
Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Nice four-panel Japanese screen painted on vegetal paper, depicting a landscape with a red maple, flowers and birds. The size is very refined and easy to place in a design project.
Paper
Japanese Cranes and Lotus Blossom Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful painted Japanese byobu screen featuring white cranes among lotus blossoms. Painted on hand-made paper with hues of green and bold white colors. Bordered with a light silk b...
Brass
Asian Four Panel Byobu Screen Hundred Flowers Bloom
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Asian four panel folding byobu screen depicting a vibrant spring floral landscape of various flowers. The painting features a title "Let hundred people bloom together" writt...
Brass
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H 55.5 in W 112.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Vintage Screen After Hiroshige "Tokaido Road" Byobu 28 Prints
Located in South Burlington, VT
This unusual Japanese six-panel Byobu screen with twenty eight (28) authentic and old Hiroshige Tokaido Road series ukiyo-e prints applied on paper, in a symmetric and balanced manne...
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H 39 in W 106.5 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Cherry Blossom Pavillion
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a cherry blossom viewing pavilion/picnic scene.
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H 36 in W 65.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Winter Nature Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a stark winter nature landscape scene with barren trees, rolling snow-filled hills, and a frozen lake.
Silk, Wood, Paint
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H 67.72 in W 141.74 in L 67.72 in
Edo Byobu Screen, Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Six Paper Panels
Located in Valladolid, ES
The whole scene situated against mountains in the distance and golden clouds( in relief) and the linegring Sumidagawa river. This kind of Byobu can be easily mounted flat on a wall ...
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H 31.5 in W 66.5 in L 31.5 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Village Landscape Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a colorful village scene with numerous people engaged in village life. The dark rich colors, deep gold leaf, and beautif...
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H 42 in W 84 in D 1 in
Robert Crowder Hand Painted Four-Panel Japanese Asian Byobu Screen Playful Birds
By Robert Crowder
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite work of art by American artist Robert Crowder. Crowder lived in Japan in the 1930s (until he was abruptly expelled in 1943 after spending two years in a prisoner-of-war ...
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H 36 in W 72 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Cranes in Flight over Sea
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a flock of silhouetted cranes/birds in flight over a vast oceanic landscape. The screen is subtly and beautifully hand-p...
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H 36 in W 71 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Antique Screen Koi Fish Flowers Birds blue, red, green FREE SHIPPING
Located in South Burlington, VT
History: Fukushima Sekimi received the prime minister prize for his carp paintings in early Showa period. Byobu, a generic term were folding screens artistically painted and made ...
Silk
1950s Byobu Showa Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
1950s Byobu Showa period Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Screen. 66" wide and 36" in height.
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H 36 in W 73 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Flower Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape.
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H 36 in W 71 in D 0.05 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape.
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H 36 in W 72.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Flower Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape.
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H 36 in W 66 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Period Peacock Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a majestic peacock with a tail of beautifully arrayed rich colors.
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Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Blooming Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly stunning four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a tree in a state of bloom with beautifully arrayed flowers.
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H 36 in W 72.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Mountain Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
Likely from the mid to late Showa period (1926-1989). A beautiful and engaging work.
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H 36 in W 70 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Period Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a couple on the balcony of their Hillside home overlooking boaters on a lake and vast countryside landscape. The dark ri...
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H 36 in W 72.5 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Floral Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/ floral landscape. The bold, vivid, rich colors, gold leaf, and beautiful hand-painted detail of blooming...
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H 36 in W 72 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Folding Screen Playful Birds and Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with playful birds Original brass hardware for hanging Signed and stamped by artist. Approximate dimensio...
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H 36 in W 72 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Siver Screen Yellow Birds Goldfinch Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and unique work. Showa period likely from the 1950s/60s but perhaps older.
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H 49.25 in W 97.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a blossoming cherry tree/ nature scene with a solitary pensive, serene bird in the branches.
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H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Period Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful four-panel Showa period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting playful birds amongst a majestic blooming cherry tree branch.
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H 33.75 in W 67 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Venerable Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a blossoming venerable pine tree with limbs stretching out over a bluff.
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H 36 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a blossoming cherry tree/ serene nature scene with playful birds amongst the blooming branches.
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H 36 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a cherry blossom tree in full bloom..
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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.