Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of silk...
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
$6,048Sale 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
Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of sil...
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Japanese Meiji-Taisho Two-Panel Screen with Owl & Bamboo, circa 1915
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji-Taisho Two-Panel Screen with Owl & Bamboo, circa 1915 A beautifully painted Japanese two-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a solitary owl perched quietly amo...
Silk, Wood, Paper
A Six-Panel Folding Screen Depicting a Red-Crowned Crane on a Pine Tree
Located in Milano, IT
A medium-sized Japanese six-panel folding screen, painted on gilded silk, depicting a red-crowned crane perched on the branch of a pine tree (matsu). The composition is elegant and ...
Silk
Japanese Two-Panel Folding Screen with Snow-Laden Pine on Gold Ground
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Japanese two-panel folding screen depicting the sweeping branches of an old pine tree heavily covered with snow, set against a warm gold ground. The composition is dominated by th...
Wood, Silk
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, vividly depicting the bustling festivities ...
Gold Leaf
A two-panel folding screen with bamboo plants on gold leaf
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese two-panel folding screen painted with pigments on a gold leaf ground, depicting a group of bamboo plants. The composition features slender stalks alternating with thinner ...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens the Seven Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of 19th century Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period six-panel screens titled The seven sages of the bamboo grove. The Kano school screens depict a group of Daoist Chi...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, capturing lively celebrations across various s...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Japanese six panel painted paper screen featuring the beloved figure Hotei, Edo Period, early 19th century. Hotei, called Budai in China, and known as the Laughing B...
Silk, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Ink Painting of a Weathered Pine Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) sumi-e (or ink painting) on paper of a venerable pine tree with limbs stretching out over a bluff. Beautiful signature and seal read: Biei. Ink on paper ...
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous painting of a luscious flower garden filled with many different types of chrysanthem...
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
Imao Keisho (1902-1993) Pine Trees Early 20th Century, Circa 1930 Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on silk and gold leaf. Dimensions: Each screen H. 67.5” x 148” (172 cm x...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century, Edo period. This small Japanese folding screen painted by Sakai Hoitsu was ori...
Wood, Silk
Early 20th Century Pair of Japanese Folding Screens, Deer Under Maple Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Deer under maples Late Taisho period, circa 1925-1930 Pair of two-panel screens. Ink and pigment on silk. Signature: Goho Seal: Goho A pair of two-fold Japanese silk s...
Wood, Paper, Silk
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Located in Torino, IT
The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important Japanese house to stop wind and also to separate different space of the same big room de...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rimpa School Painting of Winter to Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
With exotic birds including a family of quail. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossom & Pheasants by Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841) Pheasants and Cherry Blossoms Two-fold Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold and silver on paper. A two-fold Japanese bird and flower screen by the 19...
Gold Leaf
$52,163Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Italian Painted Wood Empire Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame
Located in Firenze, IT
The screen's reverse side is covered with the original light green silk fabric, adorned with neoclassical scene patterns.
Bronze, Ormolu
$6,011Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Japanese Silk Hanging Scrolls C.1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning set of four Japanese silk mounted vertical hanging scrolls. Dating from C.1920 Taisho Period. The watercolour and ink on silk depicts a large cherry blossom tree with ...
Silk
Framed Chinese Gouache on Silk "Birds of Paradise & Lilies" Painting C.1970
Located in London, GB
Chinese Gouache on Silk "Birds of Paradise & Lilies" Painting C.1970 Decorative hand-painted silk panel depicting a pair of long-tailed sunbirds Chinese "birds of paradise" perc...
Silk
1844 - Chichi, Japanese Scroll Painting. Colour on Silk
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mother’s Breast (Chichi) 1844 Hanging scroll. Ink, pigments and gofun on silk. Inscription: Kouka era, dragon year, late winter, painted by Shozan Yashou Artist’ seals: ...
Silk
K10 Japanese Antiques Hanging scroll, Cherry blossom painting, silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Cherry blossom painting Silk Scroll tip: wood Image size: 410 (W) x 1200 (H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 570 (W) x 2180 (H) [mm] Box size: 80 x 75 x 700 mm 970g Comes with a box, although...
Silk
Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...
Silk
K29 Japanese Antiques A hanging scroll, Peacock on silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Silk, Scroll head: wood Image size: 500(W) x 1450(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 650(W) x 2100(H) [mm] Box size: 85×80×730㎜ 1100g Estimated packing size: 130(W) x 130(H) x 800(D) [mm] 4kg...
Fabric, Silk
Silk, Chinese Painting, 19th Century, Temple Scene, Asia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silk, Chinese painting, 19th century, temple scene, Asia Measures: H 81cm, W 48cm, W 1cm. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Silk
Japanese Signed painting on silk depicting Bamboo and Bird
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese Signed painting on silk depicting Bamboo and Bird This exquisite painting on silk depicts a beautiful bamboo and a bird, signed by the talented artist Waichi. The pi...
Silk, Wood
19th c. Japanese Shunga Painting on Silk, Edo Period, Erotic Art, original box
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A hand-painted (nikuhitsu) shunga composition on silk, depicting an intimate scene in the tradition of Japanese "pillow pictures" (makura-e). Executed in the ukiyo-e style, the work ...
Silk
Silk Scroll Painting by Matsumura Keibun, 18th Century
By Matsumura Keibun
Located in New York, NY
A silk parchment scroll with a Camellia Flower painting, by Japanese artist Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843). The younger half-brother to Matsumura Goshun, founder of the Shijo schoo...
Silk, Parchment Paper
K20 Japanese Antiques A hanging scroll, Fringed Bird color on Paper painted
Located in Niiza, JP
Color on silk, Scroll head: wood Image size: 350(W) x 1220(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 480(W) x 1800(H) [mm] Box size: 80(W) x 75(H) x 550(D) [mm] 700g Estimated packing size: 150(W) x ...
Silk
Tibetan Thangka of Sakyamuni with Silk Brocade, C. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Historically in Buddhist Tibet, patrons and monks commissioned thangka art, or sacred painting, to focus their meditations and prayers. This 19th-century Tibetan Thangka, painted in ...
Linen, Silk
$4,100 / set
Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of five Chinese watercolor paintings on silk depicting men occupied in their trades, executed in a soft delicate technique and presented under glass in four wood frame...
Silver Leaf
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga Unknown artist Meiji era, circa 1880 Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Dimensions: Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34...
Silk
Japanese Antiques A hanging scroll of peacock painted by Kado for Tokonoma
Located in Niiza, JP
Color on silk, Scroll head: wood Size: Image size: 680(W) x 1600(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 850(W) x 2300(H) [mm] Box size: 100(W) x 100(H) x 940(D) [mm] 1.8kg Estimate packing si...
Silk
K30 Japanese Antiques two painting hanging scrolls, wind god thunder god on silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Paint on silk, Scroll head: wood Image size: 325(W) x 940(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 440(W) x 1820(H) [mm] Box size: 160×90×550㎜ 1400g Estimated packing size: 200(W) x 150(H) x 650(D...
Silk
Japanese Hanging Scroll (Kakejiku) Depicting a White Egret, Ink on Silk
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An elegant Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) featuring a finely rendered white egret (shirasagi) standing among reeds. Executed in ink on silk with remarkable precision and delicacy...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Hanging Scroll with Quails, Ink and Colour on Silk, Signed
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A finely detailed Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) depicting quails (uzura no zu), executed in ink and colour on silk with delicate brushwork and careful attention to naturalistic ...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Chinese Floral Painted Scroll Signed and Dated
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll featuring a painting of delicate flowers with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper with a silk tie on the top ...
Brass
Large Colorful Pichhavai Silk Asian Painting with Krishna and Radha
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna, represented in multiple places with female Gopis dancing and offering, great colors, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest ...
Silk
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Turtles & Azalea
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & flowers of the seasons Pheasants & plum in snow Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888 Signature: Chikanobu Seal: Shateki ...
Silk
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Peacock & Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the Seasons Pheasants & Plum in Snow Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888 Signature: Chikanobu Seal: Shateki ...
Silk
Japanese Antiques 4th Head Torii Kiyotada Silk color scroll Momotaro Ukiyo-e
Located in Niiza, JP
Torii School 7th Head [4th Head Torii Kiyotada] Silk color scroll Japan No. 1 Momotaro Ukiyo-e Silk color Scroll head: Wood box: Paulownia wood Image size: 410 (W) x 1150 (H) [mm] S...
Silk, Paper
Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk and framed under glass within a large textured silk border. The glass made it diff...
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
Japanese Framed Silk Painting, Turtledoves and Peaches, Taisho Era, circa 1920
Located in Kyoto, JP
Nakamura Daizaburo Turtledoves in a Peach Tree Taisho period, circa 1920 Framed painting. Mineral pigments, ink and gofun on silk Signed: Daizaburo Dimensions (framed)...
Wood, Silk
Mughal Court Scene on Silk After a 19th Century Indo-Persian Palace Painting
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-Painted Mughal Court Scene on Silk, After 19th Century Indo-Persian Palace Painting. Not framed Exquisite Indian Mughal School painting on silk, inspired by a 19th-century Indo-...
Textile, Silk
18th C. Inscribed Silk Painting of Fudo Myoo Acala / Buddhist Art Zen Wabisabi
Located in 足利市, JP
A magnificent 18th-century Mid Edo-period Buddhist hanging silk painting (Butsuga), expertly mounted in a contemporary custom exhibition frame. The painting masterfully portrays Fud...
Silk, Glass, Organic Material, Wood
Japanese Silk Suijaku Scroll Nyorai-Kojin with Mixed Buddhism and Shinto Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Suijaku hanging scroll beautifully presented in a custom wood shadow box frame from Edo period (circa 18-19th century). The scroll, surmounted on golden brocade was p...
Silk, Wood
Mid-Century Balinese Painting on Silk with Bamboo and Woven Rattan Frame, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular large Balinese Painting on Silk with an outstanding bamboo and woven rattan frame. This marvellous painting was realized in Bali around the 1960s and is signed on the bot...
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Silk, Glass, Paint
Japanese Four Panel Screen
Located in Pomona, CA
Hand-painted on silk Japanese four-panel screen.
Paint
19th Century French Chinoiserie Four Panel Giltwood Screen
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely 19th Century French giltwood folding screen painted in the Chinoiserie style and backed in silk.
Canvas, Silk, Wood, Giltwood
Large Vintage Mughal Raj Silk Painting of a Maharaja Royal Procession
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Mughal silk painting of a Maharaja Royal Procession, two royal couples on elephant, probably a wedding procession with servant walking around them. Mughal scene, hand ...
Textile
Japanese Hanging Scroll of Lotus Flowers, Ink and Color on Silk, 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A superb Japanese hanging scroll depicting lotus flowers, masterfully rendered on silk with refined brushwork and a serene, balanced composition. The artist captures the quiet elegan...
Paper
Pair of Regency Period Neoclassical Regency Pole Screens Rockefeller Provenance
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Early 19th Century Regency Gilt and Ebonized Wood Pole Screens first quarter 19th century, each having a pole form stem on a spirally-carved knopped tripartite base composed ...
Silk, Giltwood
Japanese Meiji Six-Panel Folding Screen with Courtly Landscape and Pavilion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period six-panel folding screen, late 19th century, showcasing an exquisitely painted yamato-e style composition. Featuring noble figures in an idyllic landscape, th...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Asian Edo Nagasaki School Nanpin Nature Floral Flower Bird Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Asian Edo Period (1603-1868) Nagasaki School/ Nanpin School nature landscape scene painting featuring a playful bird and colorful spring flowers in full bloom. ...
Silk, Paint
Tibetan Buddhist Framed Thangka Painting of Buddhistic Bodhisattva Goddess Deity
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, vibrantly colored, intricately designed elongated Tibetan Thangka painting featuring a multi-armed female goddess or deity (likely Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva of Comp...
Silk, Paint
Japanese Taishō/Shōwa Painting Flock of Ducks in Winter Pond
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A large and magnificent Japanese Nihonga school framed painting presenting a classical kacho-ga composition depicting a flock of Mandarin ducks amid sheltering reeds in a winter pond...
Silk, Paint, Paper, Plexiglass, Wood
K13 Japanese Art A hanging scroll, Samurai chicken by Rie Yamashina
Located in Niiza, JP
Color on silk, Scroll head: wood Size: Image size: 310(W) x 440(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 440(W) x 1130(H) [mm] Box size: 90(W) x 90(H) x 550(D) [mm] 770g Estimated packing size: 160(...
Silk
Album of Japanese Shunga 28 Paintings Early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Album of erotic paintings. Japan. Early 20th century. Shunga with 28 paintings, real hand-painted. Ink and colors on silk. Brocade mounts. 9.25 x 7in. Image sizes from (4" ~ 4.5") W ...
Silk
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.