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Chinese Byobu

Chinese Byobu Style Screen Four Celestial Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Chinese four-panel byobu style screens depicting four celestial beauties in clouds
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Chinese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Landscape with Children
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese-style Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite large, boldly colored, and alluring hand-painted two-panel Chinese/Japanese/Asian
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Chinese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Mythical Lanscape
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting an almost magical/ mythical nature scene with flowing
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Camellias
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Hawks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Irises
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Chrysanthemum and Willows
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
W x 140cm H) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Flowering Grasses and Bamboo
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
" H (145cm W x 170cm H). Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Large Japanese 2-Panel Byôbu 屏風 'Room Divider' with Painting of Bamboo & a Poem
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful, large two-panel byôbu (room divider) with a serene painting of red-leaved bamboo and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Other, Silver Leaf

Japanese 2-Panel Furosaki’byôbu 風炉先屏風 'Tea-Ceremony Folding Screen' with Dragons
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A striking low and wide two-panel furosaki’byôbu (tea-ceremony room divider) painted with two
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Children at Play
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen depicting Chinese children
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Two-Panel Screen Chinese Country Winter Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese Meiji period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period six-panel byobu screen featuring a serene Chinese mountain
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20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Merrymaking in the Chinese Countryside
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Asian Two Panel Table Screen Flowering Prunus with Songbird
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Asian two panel byobu screen featuring a blossoming prunus tree with a songbird perched on
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Manchurian Cranes in Pine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating 20th century Japanese style byobu four-panel folding screen. The screen is titled
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Bamboo Waterfall with Magpies
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese four panel Japanese style byobu folding screen depicting a waterfall landscape. The
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Flock of Cranes in Pine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 20th century Japanese style byobu four-panel screen depicting a flock or sedge of
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20th Century Chinese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Magnolia Tree with Song Birds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century Japanese style Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting a spring flowering
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Lotus with Snowy Egrets
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese style Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting white snowy egrets at a
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Spring Birds Singing
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Attractive Japanese style folding four panel byobu screen from the late Showa period. The screen is
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red Plum Blossom and Birds
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
provide support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Flowering Grasses of Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable late 19th century Meiji period Japanese four panel byobu screen featuring the flowering
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

19th Century Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Garden Terrace
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare six-panel Japanese folding floor screen (Byōbu) by Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) from Edo period
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

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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 tree in full bloom. The subtle yet rich colors, gold leaf, and beautiful hand-painted ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Garden Landscape by River's Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting showing ancient pine, exotic birds, peonies, azalea and cherry tree in bloom on far right. Early Edo period painting, (1614 - 1868). Not signed, in good conditio...
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Antique Playful Rabbit Family Amidst Flowers Two Panel Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a small and unusual two panel tea screen of four playful rabbits amidst pink and white flowers in, byōbu. It dates to the Taisho period. Dimensions: 41 inches high and 56 i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Silk, Wood

Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The par...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone, Brass

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak frames under glass. Twelve characters total in period attire with hats and crowns signi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paper

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue waterscape with pheasants and ducks. Made in the Kano school style with natural ink and ...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Panoramic Mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits f...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Set of Two Gilt Japanese Paintings
Located in Westwood, NJ
A set of two Japanese paintings, each with a hand gilt background depicting a Japanese Magnolia painted sans traverse across the two panels. The originals Japanese, circa 1900. Di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Sc...

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Wood, Giltwood

Set of Two Gilt Japanese Paintings
Set of Two Gilt Japanese Paintings
H 49.5 in W 56.25 in D 0.75 in
Hand-Painted Japanese Screen Panel of Pidgeon
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The pidgeon painting of this single-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on rice paper over carefully jointed wooden lattice frames. Rails are then applied to the perimeter to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export four panel lacquered coromandel screen featuring hand-carved soapstone beauties in a floral landscape with gilt clouds. Each panel has recessed windows with...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone, Brass

Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3ft W x 8ft H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese Qing Four Panel Carved Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export late Qing dynasty four-panel folding Coromandel screen featuring carved soapstone. The ebony lacquered panels are decorated with colorful carved scholars ob...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Soapstone, Brass

Japanese Screen pair. Late 19th Century. Ink Pine Trees on Gold by Suzuki Shonen
Located in Kyoto, JP
Suzuki Shonen (1848-1918) Meiji period (1868-1912), late 19th century. Twisted pines Pair of six-fold screens. Ink on a gold leaf ground. Signature: Right screen: Shon...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and Benkei, two heroes of Japanese folklore. Crafted in ink and natural color pigments o...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

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Japanese Screen Painting with Chinese Lions
Located in New York, NY
Boldly painted six-panel folding screen (byobu) depicting the classic subject of frolicking
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Ink

18th Century, Japanese Screen, Kano School
Located in London, GB
subject in both Japan and China. Here sparrow, wagtails and wild quails are depicted in a misty gold
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Other Antiquities

Materials

Paper

18th Century, Japanese Screen, Kano School
H 37.8 in W 148.82 in D 1.97 in
Japanese Six-Fold Screen
Located in London, GB
) and folding sc reens (byōbu). The Unkoku School of painters which he founded, flourished until the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Ink, Paper

Japanese Six-Fold Screen
Japanese Six-Fold Screen
H 66.93 in W 160.64 in
18th Century Kano School Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
remained in their hands for another century or more. The school arose at a time when Chinese cultural
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Kano School Byobu Screen
18th Century Kano School Byobu Screen
H 68 in W 149.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Four-Panel Blue Mountain Landscape Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Japanese four-panel landscape byobu screen featuring a blue mountain landscape scene
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally developed to be used as
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Fishing Boat Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting a fishing boat
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Folding Screen with Ducks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Midcentury Japanese style four panel folding Byobu screen featuring a landscape scene with four
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Songbirds in Flowering White Lily
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese style four panel byobu screen depicting blue songbirds in a flowering white lily
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Birds with Flowering Prunus
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese style four-panel byobu screen depicting a pair of parrot like birds amid
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Screen Quail in Autumn Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese four-panel byobu screen depicting three quail in an autumn landscape with eulalia
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Spring Landscape on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu landscape screen depicting a spring mountain
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen Autumn Ducks and Songbirds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene, large Japanese Showa period six-panel byobu screen depicting a waters edge with ducks and
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Antique Pair Gilt Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in South Burlington, VT
, Taisho period 1920. These are called byobu-hasami or byobu-osae, and were important in the infamous
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Japanese "Treasure Rabbits" Two-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1915
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual two-panel screen Byobu with seven hand embroidered Rabbits including
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Japanese "Treasure Rabbits" Two-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1915
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual two-panel screen Byobu with seven hand embroidered Rabbits including
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Important Japanese "Moon Rabbits" Two-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1915
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual two-panel screen Byobu with nine hand embroidered Rabbits including
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Important Japanese Butterfly Four-Panel Screen Taisho Period, 1920
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautiful and unusual four-panel screen Byobu with 12 hand embroidered Butterflies -Shushu
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Antique Gold Mandarin Ducks, Cherry Tree, Mountains Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper, Textile

Japanese Antique Gold Birds, Cherry Tree, Mountains Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six panel folding screen byobu conceived in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile, Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen Autumn Geese
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Golden Japanese four-panel folding Byobu screen of Autumn geese on a gilt background. Beautifully
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20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Vintage Chinese 4 Panel Silk Screen Herons Hunting Water Lily Pond Cranes Byobu
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid 20th century Chinese four panel Byobu screen. Made of silk featuring hand painted detail of
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Hardwood, Paint

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Scattered Orchids
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Scattered Orchids
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu Cranes Painting, Watercolor, Goldleaf
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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Persimmon Tree on Glodleaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Flying Cranes on Goldleaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu Hawks Painting Watercolor Silver Leaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
and provide support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Rice Paper

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Cranes by the River
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind”, were
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Egrets by the Trees
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from wind”, were originally developed to be used as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Red and White Plum Blossom
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
(203cm W x 94cm H) Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu - literally “protection from
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Golden Lotus" Chinese Lacquered Four-Panel Screen, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
of Chinese and Japanese interiors. Carefully placed to instill harmony, a tall screen offered privacy
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Four Panel Kano School Chinese Style Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in Stamford, CT
A very well painted four fold Kano School, Chinese influenced, Byobu of a late winter snow with red
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Chinese Poems with Bamboo Landscapes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese six-panel folding byobu screen featuring six literati school painted works
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Egrets beneath Tall Grass" Japanese-style Gilt Four-Panel Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
of Chinese and Japanese interiors. Carefully placed to instill harmony, a tall screen offered privacy
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Wood

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Morning Glory
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind”, were
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Standing Cranes
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red Plum Blossom and Birds
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
provide support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Cranes by the River
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind”, were
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Standing Cranes
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind”, were originally
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red Plum Blossom and Birds
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
provide support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from wind
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Hand-Painted Japanese Screen of Red and White Plum Blossom
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
provide support. Traditional folding screens from Japan, known as Byobu. Literally “protection from
Category

2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Asian Four Panel Folding Equestrian Polo Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Asian four-panel Byobu style folding screen featuring a painted equestrian polo scene
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Flowering Prunus with Ducks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful Japanese style four panel folding byobu screen depicting a pair of mandarin ducks and a
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Cranes and Pine Trees
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Japanese style Showa period four panel folding byobu screen featuring four cranes near
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Edo Period Four Panel Screen Flowering Peony
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Japanese Edo period four-panel byobu screen depicting flowering peony and Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Showa Four-Panel Screen of Red Crowned Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen featuring eight red crowned Japanese cranes
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Pair Gilt Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in South Burlington, VT
, Taisho period 1920. These are called byobu-hasami or byobu-osae, and were important in the infamous
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Hard to Find Pair Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in South Burlington, VT
called byobu-hasami or byobu-Osae, and were important in the infamous summer months when the sliding
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Gold Calligraphy Screen, Golden Sound Jade Vibration
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine two-panel screen Byobu of broad black brush strokes on gold ground, in big bold
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Large Contemporary Black Red Gilded Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel signed "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Antique Gold Birds and Cherry Trees Hand-Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine small-scale Japanese antique hand-painted six panel folding screen byobu conceived in a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Ancient Horses Two-Panel Gold Screen, Edo Period, 1800
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels. Japan, an early two-panel gold screen byobu
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Antique Ancient Horses Two-Panel Gold Screen, Edo Period, 1800
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels. Japan, an early two-panel gold screen byobu
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Edo Period Six Panel Folding Screen, Depicting the Hie Sanno Matsuri Festival
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese six panel folding screen (byobu[i]) in sumi, colors and gold leaf (kinpaku) on
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

A six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Beautiful Large Asian Screen, Byobu or Paravent Painted with Birds on Gold Leaf
Located in Bavaria, Munich, DE
This is a vintage Asian wood four panel wall hanging silkscreen or divider. Has a painted scene of quails in a landscape on a gold foil paper, some of the paint is flaking but mainly...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Chinese Byobu For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese byobu you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paper and metal, every Chinese byobu was constructed with great care. There are 5 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese byobu you’re looking for, while we also have 7 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese byobu — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese byobu, those designed in mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Chinese Byobu?

Prices for a Chinese byobu start at $350 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $1,380.

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.