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
$2,500Sale Price|34% Off
Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist teaching painting, set of four paintings with 24 Buddhist stories with Japanese written characters in each story on one screen.
Paper
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
$1,440Sale Price|40% Off
Japanese Bold Antique Buddhist Nature Six Panel Screen Hand Painted Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a good antique six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted on paper with bold strokes in Sumi Ink prose "Buddhist Nature" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form.
Paper
$3,500Sale Price|39% Off
Japanese Buddhist Painting, Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist Painting , Hanging Scroll Painting Depicted Amituofo and Budhisattva in the painting sitting on the lotus crown seats. Beautiful and finely outside mounted brocades...
Paper
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated obje...
Paper
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated obje...
Paper
$45,000Sale Price|47% Off
Monumental and Massive Japanese Sakyamuni with Disciples Buddhist Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Monumental and massive Japanese Sakyamuni with disciples Buddhist painting. Very large massive Japanese Buddhist painting, painting on silk and mounted on brocade scroll, very rare l...
Silk
Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated obje...
Paper
Framed Japanese Portrait of a Buddhist Priest by Goro Kamenaga
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gouache on silk painting of a Buddhist priest by Japanese painter Goro Kamenaga (1890-1955).
Silk
$2,500Sale Price|34% Off
Japanese Buddhist Painting of Sitting on Lotus Crown, Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist Painting Sitting on Lotus Crown Seat Ink and color on silk Overall size : 25.6" width 81" height Image size: 19.7" width 46.7" height Acquired from William ...
Silk
Japanese Buddhist Monk Signed Muryo-Doji Painting Praying Women and Calligraphy
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese hand-painted brush Muryo-Doji Buddhist painting (likely sumi ink) on colored paper featuring three praying women and what appears to be kanji calligraphy - proba...
Paint, Paper
Lovely circa 1900 C-Scroll Woodblock Japan Handcolored Buddhist 500
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A handcolored woodblock print on silk hanging Measures: Axis ... vertical 155cm, horizontal 42cm in ... vertical 90.5cm, horizontal 28.5cm.
Fabric
Large Framed Japanese Buddhist Amida Temple Hall Painting, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and incredible Japanese painting of a Buddhist temple hall with Amida Nyorai, late Edo or early Meiji period, mid-19th century, Japan. Mounted with silk brocade and framed in...
Brocade, Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paint
Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji-Taisho Period Buddhist Temple Cabinet Doors Period: Meiji-Taisho Size: 158 x 56 cm (62.2 x 22 inches) Embrace serenity with these temple cabinet doors from the early 20th ce...
Wood
18th Century Japanese Buddhist Scroll Painting of Guanyin
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese Buddhist scroll painting of goddess Guanyin holding the auspicious Ruyi scepter symbolizing power and good fortune. The Ruyi is supporting a lotus and the book of knowledge....
Paper
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H 91.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
18th Century Japanese Buddhist Scroll Painting of Guanyin in Celestial Setting
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Japanese Buddhist Scroll Painting of a full moon Guanyin with children attendants in a celestial setting. Mounted with gilt copper.
Paper
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H 36.5 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
Antique Japanese Buddhist Ink & Color On Silk Painting Amida Triad Buddha
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful framed antique Japanese School ink and color painting on silk, 19th century, finely detailed and richly colored, depicting Amida Triad, with two Bodhisattva attendants wo...
Metallic Thread
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H 71.5 in W 154 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Chants" in Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels Japan, a good six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted Sumi Ink "Buddhist Chants" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form.
Paper
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H 71.5 in W 154 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Chants" in Sumi Ink, #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels Japan, a good six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted Sumi Ink "Buddhist Chants" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form.
Paper
Japanese Framed Antique Buddhist Sutras
Located in South Burlington, VT
These antique Japanese Buddhist Sutras were discovered late last year. Sutras are sacred Buddhist chants performed at temples and shrines. It comes from a rare 1878 (Meiji 11) per...
Wood, Paper
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H 67.72 in W 144.49 in D 0.79 in
Buddhist 19th Century Tosa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
A large six-panel Japanese folding screen, ink, colors, gold and gold leaf on paper, depicting three scenes from Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji), the vignettes dotted with gold clou...
Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...
Silk, Wood, 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 ...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
Enamel
$7,600Sale Price|58% Off
H 69 in W 113 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris, & Turtles
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen byobu depicting a panoramic garden replete with koi, turtles, Iris nestled near a w...
Silk
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 (second half of the 17th Century) Ink, pigment, gofun and gold on paper. Unframed. ...
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Located in Kyoto, JP
Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed groun...
Gold Leaf
Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Chrysanthemum and Bush Clover painting on gold leaf six-panel folding screen, painted with clusters of leafy green chrysanthemum plants with white blossoms having moriage relief p...
Gold Leaf
$35,000
H 113 in W 222 in D 1.25 in
Chinese Coromandel Red Lacquer 12-Panel Figural and Landscape Screen. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Chinese Coromandel figural red lacquer 12-panel screen depicting pagoda and landscape scenes, decorative gilt floral border panels, gilt carved lower panels, and reverse side depicti...
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
$6,500
H 56.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Mid 19th Century, Koi and Water Plants
By Iwase Hirotaka
Located in Kyoto, JP
Iwase Hirotaka (1808-1877) Koi and Water Plants Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold wash and gold flecks on silk Inscription: Hirotaka Seal: Illegible Dimensions: Scro...
Silk
$10,800
H 86.5 in W 40 in D 1 in
19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds and flowers of the four seasons Early to mid-19th century Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Unidentified artist Signature: Shuho Seal: Shuho ga in A large Japane...
Silk
$3,500Sale Price|40% Off
H 68 in W 29.5 in D 1.5 in
Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting Cherry Blossom Festival, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Japanese brush painting of cherry blossom festival, ink and color on silk, 19th century, museum conservation framed. Conservation framed is the quality of using by museum framin...
Silk
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of chrysanthemums in a garden landscape, with sparrows. Mineral pigments on paper with gold d...
Gold Leaf
$5,921Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 83.27 in W 70.08 in D 0.04 in
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
Japanese Two Panel Screen Manchurian Crane and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friend...
Paper
$4,800 / set
H 21.5 in W 61.5 in D 0.5 in
Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Minogame Turtles in Spring Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful pair of 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu table screens depicting pairs of Minogame turtles in spring landscapes. Made in the Kano school style one screen fea...
Brass
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Trees in Floral Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Trees in Floral Landscape, Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of pine and other trees amongst flowers, with bamboo shoots on the right panel, and white...
Gold Leaf
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.
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