Genji Painting
Large Painting of a Japanese Scene After the Tale of Genji
Located in Pasadena, CA
This painting is an illustration of the classic Japanese novel, "The Tale of Genji," written by
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Han Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
$2,200 Sale Price
31% Off
H 35.75 in W 71 in D 1.25 in
Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Tosa School
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens Tale of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
depicting all 54 chapters of the tale of Genji in vignettes. Each illustration has a cartouche label with
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Kanō Screen -Tale of Genji & Cherry Blossoms
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Kanō school, depicting a scene from the Tale of Genji , with various
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Genji Screen Lady Murasaki
Located in Studio City, CA
Lady Murasaki, the Japanese novelist, (and famed author of the classic "Tale of Genji") poet and lady
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,400
H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Four Panel Screen: A Scene from the Tails of Genji
Located in Hudson, NY
Lady Aoi and attendant within the palace walls with beautifully painted sudari and fabric with wonderful detail in unusual pastel colors. Mineral pigments on paper with dark brown l...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
Mid-size 6-panel byôbu 屏風 with a scene from The Tale of Genji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari), titled Momiji no Ga (The Autumn Excursion
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
$10,770
H 47.68 in W 128.98 in D 0.67 in
Painting of a Tale of Genji Scene, Tosa School
By Tosa School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Japanese 17th century school "Tale of Genji Scene" painting on paper, mounted to board. Nicely
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
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19th Century Japanese "Tales of Genji" Framed Painting
Located in New York, NY
A very pretty small Japanese painting showing an interior scene from the Tales of Genji.
-19th
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings
18th Century Pair of Japanese Screens, "Genji Tale"
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of six leaves screens representing the 11th century Japanese Novel the 'Genji Tale
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Edo Period Heike and Genji Tale Japanese Screen
Located in Paris, FR
Eight paintings on paper illustrating some excerpts from "The Chronicle of the Heike" historical
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Screen with Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Located in New York, NY
Six-panel folding screen with detailed painting in ink and mineral colors on paper with gold leaf
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Showa Screen Tales of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Enchanting Japanese six-panel Showa period screen from the court narrative tales of Genji. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Tale of Genji Episodes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
episodes from the tale of Genji. The scenes include butterfly dancers and third princess with her cat
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
A six-panel folding screen inspired by the Tales of Genji
Located in Milano, IT
, depicting a formal scene inspired by the Tales of Genji. The composition depicts three aristocratic figures
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
A six-panel folding screen depicting scenes from the Tales of Genji
Located in Milano, IT
scenes from the Tales of Genji. The landscape is dominated by a Matsu with sinuous branches, with figures
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Maboroshi, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
The Seer (Maboroshi), Illustration to Chapter 41 of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Tosa
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Ukifune, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A boat upon the water (Ukifune), Illustration to Chapter 51 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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Paper
17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Takekawa, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Bamboo River (Takekawa), Illustration to Chapter 44 of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Tosa
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Paper
Japanese Showa Edo Tale of the Genji Landscape Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
literary story Tale of the Genji. The painting is done with intricate detail (in the costumes and flowing
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Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
of Genji". The illustration is from chapter 23 Hatsune scene 2. The screen is painted with natural
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Brass
Japanese Four-Panel Screen Tales of Genji Episode
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Japanese four-panel byobu screen depicting chapter 17 episode from tales of Genji. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Tale of Genji Signed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
scene from romantic narrative tale of Genji from the Heian period. Made in the Nihonga school style with
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Brass
Japanese Four Panel Tales of Genji Picnic Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Genji. The screen is painted in a Nihonga school style on squares of gold leaf. The characters dressed
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Tale of Genji Ch. 6
Located in Rio Vista, CA
episode in the tales of Genji. The painting depicts characters from chapter 6 Suetsumuhana. Painted in the
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Eight-Panel Tale of Genji Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Japanese late Meiji, early Taisho period eight-panel screen. Chapter 24 Kocho butterflies episode. Nihonga school in the Tosa school manner with Kano school landscape elemen...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Four-Panel "Tales of Genji" Folding Byobu Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine Japanese four panel "Tales of Genji" folding byobu screen from the famous novel by the
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Weathered Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
featuring a scene from the Tale of Genji. (Chaper 3: Utsusemi) the screen is crafted in the Nihonga school
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
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Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen Tales of Genji on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
reinterpretation of a scene from the tales or Genji Monogatari. The miniature style of the painting on a large
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Pair of Japanese Showa Six Panel Screens Tales of Genji
Located in Rio Vista, CA
the first screen, and chapters 29 and 7 on the second screen from the narrative tales of Genji. Made
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
narrative "Tales of the Genji". The vibrant, rich colors, gold leaf, and beautiful hand-painted detail of
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Showa Period Four-Panel Screen 'Tales Of Genji' With Lady Murasaki
Located in Astoria, NY
the elegantly dressed Lady Murasaki Shikibu, the author of “Tales of Genji” the first novel written in
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36.25 in W 66.5 in D 0.75 in
Meiji Era Japanese Two Panel Hand Painted Wood Table Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A Meiji era Japanese two-panel wood screen, with illustrated images from The Tale of Genji that are
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
H 15.75 in W 26 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
narrative "Tales of the Genji". The vibrant, rich colors, gold leaf, and beautiful hand-painted detail of
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 30 in W 59 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
narrative "Tales of the Genji". The dark, rich colors, gold leaf and beautiful hand painted detail of the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
H 36 in W 70 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
century literary work "Tales of the Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu. The dark, rich colors, gold leaf, and
Category
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H 48 in W 106 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Tosa School Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1800 Edo
Located in Studio City, CA
of the famed Tosa School and based on the Classic Japanese 11th century literary work "Tales of Genji
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 35 in W 101 in D 1 in
Japanese Tosa School Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1770 Edo
Located in Studio City, CA
classic Japanese 11th century literary work "Tales of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu. The work dates to 1770
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Antique 1770s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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H 48 in W 108 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
11th-century literary work "Tales of the Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu. The dark, rich colors, gold leaf
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
H 69.25 in W 50 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
Japanese narrative "Tales of the Genji" featuring Lady Murasaki the Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
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Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 65.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique Japanese Painting Tale of Genji, Ric.J011
Located in Norton, MA
Anonymous (late 18th - 19th century)
Painting Depicting a Scene from the Tale of Genji, Japan
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper, Silk
The Tales of Genji
Located in New York, NY
Six-panel folding screen with scenes from the Tales of Genji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
Scenes from the Tales of Genji
Located in New York, NY
Tales of Genji. The finely detailed figures interspersed throughout the composition illustrate scenes
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver, Gold
Utagawa Kunisada Attributed Shunga Life of Prince Genji, Early 19th Century
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Vienna, Vienna
prints. 10 plots show the true life of Prince Genji. Both
covers rubbed. Woodcuts in very good
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal genji painting for your home. A genji painting — often made from metal, paper and gold leaf — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect genji painting — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each genji painting bearing hallmarks is very popular.
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A genji painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $1,449 and the highest can go for as much as $55,000.
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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.
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