Folding Screens

Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room.

This elegant folding screen by Ernesto Hauner exemplifies the designer’s architectural sensibility and refined material language.

Embroiderers in the Meiji era continued to use traditional techniques and also developed new formats for the Western market: large-scale wall hangings, curtains, framed panels, and f...

A lovely antique Japanese hand-painted six-panel folding screen byobu- conceived in an attractive birds, trees, and blue waters motif.

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...

Plum blossoms are often mentioned in Japanese poetry as a symbol of spring. Japanese folding screens, or byobu (“wind screens”), are free-standing, portable, and typically ornamente...

This exquisite circa 1850 English four-panel folding screen is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanship and artistry.

A gorgeous large/tall four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/landscape with playful yellow and orange birds frolicking in nature among the branches of a bl...

A 19th century Chinese four panel lacquered folding screen. The screen is a vibrant red, and is fully decorated on both sides.

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Six Panel Floor Screen. This elegant Chinese folding screen presents in two three-panel sections, decorated on the front with hand-painted watercolo...

An impressive mid-century modern four-panel teak geometric latticed folding screen or room divider in light honey-toned wood.

Whether positioned as a folding screen or displayed along a wall, this Chinese carved and lacquered screen offers a decorative and contemplative presence—honoring the traditional rol...

This Asian screen print is a stunning six-panel byobu (folding screen) featuring a traditional Japanese landscape.

A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d.) First half of the 18th century.

Beautiful folding screen made from important 1804-1805 Joseph Dufour et Cie wallpaper.

Gorgeous folding screen with mother of pearl designs. Asian style design with birds in trees, all done with iridescent pearl.

Keywords: Florentine folding screen, Italian gilt screen, vintage dressing screen, 1940s Florentine furniture, gold room divider, Italian decorative screen.

Radiant Spanish colonial style eight-panel folding screen featuring polychromed leather decorated in the baroque taste.

Erin Lane Estate specializes in Asian folding screens with over 100 in stock ready to ship from our California warehouse.

A sculptural pine folding screen produced by Baumann Fils et Cie, Melun-Paris, France, circa 1940s.

A dramatic large 20th century Asian four-panel folding screen measuring 6 feet high and wide. The screen features a richly detailed hand-painted composition over a gold-leaf ground m...

This striking two-panel folding screen is a masterful representation of shodō, the Japanese art of calligraphy.

Featuring hand-forged iron scrollwork with a botanical motif, this four-panel folding screen is both functional and decorative.

References: An identical screen is in the collection of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Description as follows: Folding Screen Georg Hulbe (1851-1917)1900HamburgEmbossed lea...

Very Solid and heavy made folding screen that you can position in different setups.

This Kyonoshiki Folding screen is hand woven. It's done in the traditional style of the famous looms of Kyoto, Japan.

A fabulous Italian pair of 7 ft. tall leather embossed folding screens from the turn of the 17th and 18th century.

Both functional and decorative, this folding screen brings sophistication, poetry, and a sense of Old World refinement to any interior, whether classic or contemporary.

Rare early paraventi / foldable screen designed by Piero Fornasetti and manufactured by Fornasetti in Italy in 1954.

Wonderful pair of four-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screens) covered with four separate hanging scroll paintings 掛け軸 (kakejiku) depicting different taka 鷹 (hawks) perched & tethered d...

The sophisticated juxtaposition of jagged, undulating, and linear shapes creates a dynamic sense of movement, transforming the traditional folding screen into a bold, architectural s...

Unique and extraordinary, this two-panel Art Deco folding screen by Léon Jallot depicts an array of sea life near the ocean floor, including exotic and fearsome fish, coral, anemone,...

Strikingly decorative folding screen with wonderful painted scenes Displaying a desirable aged patina with delicately weathered paint surfaces Versatile three screen form, can be a...

This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding screen and can now be beautifully framed in a modern setting

Each panel measures H 136 x W 52 x D 1.5 cm (H 53.5 x L 20.5 x D 0.6 in.). When the folding screen is fully opened, it measures H 136 x W 208 x D 1.5 cm (H 53.5 x L 81.9 x D 0.6 in.).

A striking vintage four-panel folding screen featuring a richly layered gilt design of scrolling foliage and urn motifs inspired by Renaissance and Baroque ornamentation.

This four-panel folding screen features a hand-painted riverside scene rendered in soft yet vibrant tones.

Dimensions (Each screen): H. 176 cm x W. 378 cm (69’’ x 149’’) This pair of Japanese folding screens depict blossoming plum trees amongst young pines.

The sophisticated composition superbly exploits the long, horizontal pictorial surface of the pair of folding screens. The origins of Shijo school painting are closely linked with Ha...

Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in mineral pigments, gofun or clam shell ges...

Elegant Chinese export six-panel folding screen, circa 1920s, decorated with a finely hand-painted watercolor scene of exotic birds among a garden landscape of flowering branches, pe...

This exceptionally large antique fireplace screen dates to circa 1900. It is composed of five panels in a form reminiscent of a folding screen or room divider.

Each panel measures H 88 x L 47 x D 1.5 cm (H 34.6 x L 18.5 x D 0.6 in.). When the folding screen is fully opened, it measures H 88 x L 188 x D 1.5 cm (H 34.6 x L 74 x D 0.6 in.).

Keisho’s complete and meticulous control of the ink is made possible by the design of the folding screens themselves. The fronts are first laid with silk before gold leaf is layered ...

SĀYEH Screen by VandaVee. A transcendental 3-panel folding screen designed to function as both a spatial divider and a rhythmic focal point for the interior.

This large four-panel folding screen features a richly detailed series of painted scenes in a restrained black and ochre palette.

Meiji period, circa 1900. A pair of six-fold screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper.

This six-panel Chinese folding screen is richly decorated in black lacquer with finely rendered gilt hand-painted court scenes.

A LIMITED EDITION of a real work of art ca. 115* 24 187 * Gesamtbreite flach 139 cm * Total width flat 139 cm BRICK SCREEN Designer, Version Designer, Ausführung Product Produkt Fold...

This vintage Chinese four-panel folding screen features a rich dark red-brown ground with hand-painted decorative panels in gilt, blue, green, ochre and warm copper tones.

Italian Art Nouveau wooden screen with hand painted human figures, early 1900s Folding screen with wooden structure, composed of three panels that can be adjusted as desired.

Material: paper, wooden frame One sheet: W580×H1750mm, unfolded size: W3520mm, 10kg Folded size: W600×H1750×D105mm Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 21cm x 70cm x...

A refined six-panel Japanese folding screen hand-painted with a graceful arrangement of seasonal chrysanthemums and small birds.

Brass-capped feet anchor the piece with a subtle glint. Whether used as a folding screen, a backdrop, or a sculptural element in the room, this work lends poetry and presence, bridgi...

This exquisite five-panel folding screen showcases hand painted oil on canvas artwork framed in gilded wood, exuding the opulence of the period.

This vintage four-panel Chinese folding screen features an expressive arrangement of large-scale calligraphy across a finely aged surface.

This six-panel Chinese folding screen showcases a vibrant painted scene of six individually depicted horses, each rendered in expressive motion within their stables.