Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.
Paper
Japanese Chinese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Samurai Warriors Battle
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful four-panel Japanese (or Chinese) Byobu folding screen featuring a battlefield landscape with warring samurai warriors engaged in a fierce fight.
Wood, Paint, Paper
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...
Gold Leaf
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.
Silver Leaf
Japanese Asian Chinese Four Panel Folding Byobu Sumi Ink Screen Buddhist Monk
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful four-panel Japanese (or perhaps Chinese) Byobu folding screen featuring an elderly Buddhist Zen monk and young novice boy crossing a lake/river/waterway by slow skiff boa...
Paint, Paper
Vintage Japanese Gold Leaf Iris Four-Panel Folding Screen After Ogata Kōrin
Located in Denver, CO
Beautiful Japanese four-panel folding screen in the style of celebrated Rinpa master Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716).
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Edo Meiji Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Lakeside & Maple Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, quite engaging four-panel Edo Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape lakeside scene with various people fishing, boating, playing along the mi...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Genji Screen Lady Murasaki
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and quite striking four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring an elegantly clad Lady Murasaki, the Japanese novelist, (and famed author of the classic "Tale of Gen...
Gold Leaf
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...
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...
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 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...
Gold Leaf
Vintage Japanese Byobu Four Panel Red Floral Gold Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Japanese folding four panel screen showcases a serene hand-painted landscape set against a warm, gilded ground.
Silk, Paint, Paper
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Persimmon Branch in Snow
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese 20th century Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen depicting a fruiting persimmon branch over a dramatic gilt silk ground.
Brass
Japanese/Asian Flower and Birds Four Panel Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1963 Asian /Japanes four panel folding screen with birds and flowers Foldede size 15x36"
Fabric, Hardwood, Paint
Japanese Showa Four-Panel Screen Autumn Landscape Rooster & Hen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A beautifully rendered Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byōbu screen in the Nihonga school style.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering Peony Prunus Magnolia
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period four panel folding byobu table screen featuring peony, prunus, and magnolia.
Brass
Japanese Large Red Silk Brocade Gilded Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono in cream and gold needlework on a mesmerizing red backgrou...
Gold
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Spring Flowers on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming mid-20th century Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen featuring blossoming spring flowers over a bold gilt background.
Brass
Antique Japanese Camellia Tree 4 Panel Folding Screen ~ Naga Gallery Provenance
Located in New York, NY
Antique four-panel Japanese screen featuring a painting of a Camellia tree dating to the Taisho period (1912-1926), executed with delicate brushwork and vibrant colors, characteristi...
Wood, Paper
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Pair of Karashishi Foo Dogs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen depicting a pair of Karashishi foo dogs or lions frolicking in a spring landscape amid flowering prunus after Matsum...
Brass
Japanese Shōwa Four-Panel Screen with Flying Cranes, Signed, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Four-Panel Screen of Flying Cranes, Signed, Shōwa Period (1926–1989), circa 1950 A striking Japanese four-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting an elegant gathering of red...
Wood
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...
Wood, 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...
Wood, Paint, Paper
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 ...
Wood, Paint, Paper
$6,056Sale Price|25% Off
Antique 19th Century Japanese Four Panel Screen Byobu, Maruyama-Shijo School
Located in London, GB
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...
Silk, Paper
Japanese Edo Four-Panel Gold Leaf Samurai Battle Screen, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Four-Panel Byōbu Screen Depicting a Daimyō Samurai Procession An impressive and unusually large Japanese four-panel folding screen (byōbu) dating to the Edo peri...
Gold Leaf
A four-panel folding screen depicting a white peacock, signed Yukihiko Kurihara
Located in Milano, IT
An unusual four-panel folding screen depicting a majestic white peacock and a flowering cherry tree, painted on paper with gold powder ground. The scene shows the peacock, rendered w...
Gold Leaf
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background.
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
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 Byobu folding screen depicting 18 exquisitely clad male ancestral or immortal figu...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
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...
Silk
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
Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black backgrou...
Silk, Brocade
B124 Old Japanese 6panels Byobu, folding Screen, Buddhist monk's calligraphy
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper on wooden frame One piece: W550×H1560mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W3340mm Folded size: W570×H1560×D110mm 11kg Packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 9cm x 63cm x 16...
Paper
Japanese Large Contemporary Yellow Black Gilded Raised Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk kimono in yellow, black and gold on a cream color background.
Silk, Brocade
Japanese Polychrome Oak Lacquer Painted & Carved Stone Figures Four-Panel Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning Japanese Polychrome Solid Oak Lacquered, Painted and Carved Stone figures Four-Panel Folding Floor Screen.
Stone
E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin (attributed), a walnut four-fold screen, bevel glazed, with woven silk and velvet panels.
Walnut
Korean Four Panel Screen of Hunting Scene Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean four-panel folding screen circa 1830s, from the late Joseon Dynasty.
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Cream Folding Screen Silk Brocade Kimono Art, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, black and gold o...
Gold
Asian Showa Four-Panel Screen Herons Amid Lotus and Peonies
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A dramatic large 20th century Asian four-panel folding screen measuring 6 feet high and wide.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Decorated Lacquer and Painted Folding Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Japanese Decorated Lacquer and Painted Folding Screen This impressive screen has four superbly decorated panels with a montage of Geisha, Japanese Garden and Animals all made from ...
Lacquer
Paravent - An eight-fold screen with flowers of the four seasons and poem slips
Located in Brussels, BE
An eight-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold leaf ground depicting various flowers of the four seasons with tanzaku (poem slips) by Kagawa Kageki (1768-184...
Gold Leaf
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
Ronde by CHEN Yiching, Contemporary Four-Panel Nihonga Screen (Hand-Painted)
By Chen Yiching
Located in PARIS, FR
'Ronde' (Round) is a hinged four-panel screen covered with stretched paper on the front.
Paint, Paper, Wood, Fabric
Dance by CHEN Yiching, Contemporary Four-Panel Screen, Hand-Painted, Nihonga
By Chen Yiching
Located in PARIS, FR
'Danse' (Dance) is a hinged four-panel screen covered with stretched paper on the front.
Paint, Paper, Fabric, Wood
Kumiko Teak Room Divider, Japanese Folding Screen, Modern 1960s Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four-panel teak folding screen featuring traditional Japanese kumiko joinery with hemp leaf (asanoha) geometric pattern.
Teak
$5,250Sale Price|30% Off
Summer Rain Contemporary School Oil Painting Folding Screen Panels
Located in Dayton, OH
This contemporary example after the artist separates the work into eight canvas connected through four separate folding screens or room dividers.
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Large C19th Japanese Silk & Bamboo Screen or Room Divider
Located in London, GB
Large C19th Japanese silk and bamboo screen. A truly superb four-fold room divider with silk panels depicting a forest scene with birds and flowers.
Silk, Bamboo
$1,746Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Photographic Prop Screen, Japanese, Silk Cotton, Room Divider, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Delicate time-worn condition ideal for set dressing or decorative purposes Displays a desirable aged patina, in original order Four fold frame dressed in textiles and wooden panels G...
Silk
17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree & Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650) Plum Tree and Birds Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper.
Wood, Paper
Pair Antique Japanese Edo Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Handpainted Screens 1860
By Soga Nichokuan 1
Located in Portland, OR
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...
Paper, Wood
1950s Four Panel Gold Leaf Room Divider Double-Sided Japanese Inspired
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exceptional 1950s Glamour Japanese inspired Asian Room Divider in Mahogany Wood and Gold Leaf Folding 4 Panel Double Sided Screen custom design. Crafted in Gold Leaf, Hand Painted Oi...
Brass, Gold Leaf
$7,968Sale Price|25% Off
Beautiful Chrysanthemum screen with the Honda clan coat of arms. Meiji Japan
Located in Paris, FR
Very large four-leaf folding screen with black lacquered wooden frame, featuring the Honda clan coat-of-arms (Kamon) at the bottom.
Silk, Wood
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Cream Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in Purple, blue, black and ora...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Silk Brown Black Cream Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese two-panel "byobu" or folding screen showcasing genryoku style handcrafted raised embroidered silk brocade kimono Japanese decorative art in autumn...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk and brocade kimono in black, orange and gold on textured crea...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Silk Red Black Cream Hand-Crafted Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, cream and gold o...
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Silk Folding Screen, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Outstanding Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black background.
Gold
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 Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Byobu painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf, the quality of the painting is still excellent, with no color loss or restorations. A classic four-panel screen depicting Mount Fuji...
Gold Leaf
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
Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Four-Panel Folding Table Screen
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Japanese hand-painted four-panel folding table screen depicting birds, bamboo and flowering branches.
Paper, Silk, Wood
Birds and Peonies Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Four-panel folding screen with painting in ink and mineral colors on paper with gold leaf of a bird and peony flowers by rocks.
Paper
18°th Century Japanese Gold Leaf Screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Four-panel folding screen depicting the famous legend of Hikaru Genji, a nobleman of extraordinary grace and beauty, and his gallant adventures at court.
Gold Leaf
Unavailable
H 70.5 in W 25.5 in D 6 in
18th Century Japanese Painted and Gold Leaf Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Edo Period Japanese four-panel screen, mineral pigments painted on gold leaf of an abstract exterior landscape view with a rolled up shade at the top framing the scene as a view from...
Gold Leaf
Unavailable
H 36.25 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
Mid 20th Century Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen - Mountain Village on Lake
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian Japanese four-panel folding screen. Untitled, (Mountain Village on Lake).
Metal
Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Hawks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The hawks painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of silver leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed wooden lattic...
Silver Leaf
Unavailable
H 55 in W 60 in D 0.88 in
Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Chrysanthemum and Willows
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The chrysanthemum and willows painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully joi...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen with Seasonal Flowers
By Rimpa School
Located in New York, NY
Four-panel folding screen; ink and mineral colors on gold leaf on paper. Seasonal flowers, such as daffodils, dandelion, morning glory and lilies.
Gold Leaf
19th Century, Japanese Screen, Rimpa School
By Sakai Hoitsu
Located in London, GB
Eight-panel folding screen. paper, ink, watercolours and gold.
Paper
Folding Screen 'Kimono' Room Divider
By Daniel Nikolovski and Danu Chirinciuc
Located in Concordia Sagittaria, Veneto
Enriched with refined details, this superb screen is a functional way to create privacy, divide areas in a large room or loft, while providing a stylish statement in a home. The stru...
Metal
Unavailable
H 68.9 in W 65.75 in D 0.4 in
19th Century Japanese Ink Painted Screens with Chinese Poets by Kano Eigaku
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Pair of two-panel folding screens with four single paintings by Kanô Eigaku (1790-1867), 9th leading master of the Kano branch in Kyoto. He often signed as in this example under his ...
Paper
Danse, Hand Painted Nihonga Screen
By Chen Yiching
Located in Paris, FR
Danse (Dance) is a four-panel folding screen by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen.
Paint
Ronde, Hand Painted Nihonga Screen
By Chen Yiching
Located in Paris, FR
Ronde (mineral pigments on paper, 2014) is a four-panel folding screen by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen.
Paint
Pair of Six-Panel Screens, Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, mineral colors, go fun, and gold on paper with gold leaf Rinpa School, Edo period (1615-1868).
Paper
Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Table Screen – Nogawa
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most unusual Meiji Period (1868-1912) miniature mixed metal table screen by the highly regarded Nogawa ...
Metal
Unavailable
H 33 in W 54 in D 22 in
George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
In China, twelve fold screens were a luxury item often produced as birthday gifts for high-ranking officials and the imported panels remained within the reach of only the very rich.
Lacquer
Large Chinese Four Panel Japanese Folding Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
A large four panel painted and signed Japanese paper screen with fabric trim and stenciled paper back, wise men and bamboo decorate the panels each panel is 68" H x 37.25" W
Fabric, Paint, Paper, Wood
Japanese Four-Panel Spring Byobu Folding Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese painted four panel byobu folding screen depicting trees with blossoming flowers and blue birds.
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 ducks.
Brass
Antique Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes
Located in New York, NY
These two-panel Japanese antique folding screens can come together to form a longer four-panel room divider.
Gold Leaf
Sold
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.
Gold Leaf
Sold
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
Sold
H 68.12 in W 64.18 in D 0.79 in
Red Japanese Lacquer Four-Panels Folding Screen, Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Red Japanese lacquer four panels folding screen "{yonkyoku byobu}".
Lacquer
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Foliage
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen depicting autumn foliage.
Brass
Sold
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.
Wood, Paper
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.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.