Japanese Folding Screen Art

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...

Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane. Hand painted with mineral pigments and gold leaf inks. The pure gold leaf is laid with great...

A six-panel screen, painted in ink on oxidized silver leaf, depicting galloping horses in the style of the finest Chinese paintings. The horse is a universal symbol of freedom. Hors...

Paravento a sei pannelli di scuola giapponese Kano: paesaggio con bellissime ed eleganti gru vicino al fiume, con alberi di pino e sakura. Dipinto a mano con pigmenti minerali ed inc...

Samurai on horseback and by boat from the famous battle of Menpei Japanese folding screen six-panel of "Tosa School" painted with mineral pigments on vegetable on golden silk , earl...

Japanese folding screen. Showa period. Two panels depicting a pair of ducks wading in a pond along a cherry blossom tree, bamboo shoots, grasses and flowers. Ink and color on gold le...

Japanese six fold screen with beautifully hand-painted image of chicken and other birds.

Six panel Japanese folding screen. Ink and color on paper depicting raging river over rocks. One of a pair. See item# AS15887 for its mate.

Japanese Six Panel Folding Screen. Ink and color on paper depicting raging river over rocks. This is one of a pair. See item# AS15887A for its mate. Price given is for pair.

Japanese six-fold paper screen painted in ink and color with fuji (wisteria) in full bloom on a bamboo trellis.    

A 19th century eight panel Japanese screen with bamboo, pines, and gold leaf clouds.

A six panel Japanese screen with separate finely painted and very detailed scenes of samurai in battle.

Pair of Japanese folding screens (3 leafs each).

There are two screens, which are a pair. Each has its own listing and photos. This is a beautiful antique six-fold Japanese screen. The subject is "Tokaido", which fea...

Very contemporary ink on plain paper ground calligraphy screen. Several unknown seals. Japan, Taisho period.

Wonderful old two panel screen depicting a wolf and moon with tiger and pine in ink with silver leaf surround brocade border and lacquered frame.

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...

Antique Japanese hand-painted four-panel folding table screen depicting birds, bamboo and flowering branches. Painted on paper with a silk border and wood framed. Height: 35" wid...

The camellias painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed wooden latti...

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...

The irises painting of this two-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...

Japanese folding bayou. Ink and color on paper depicting a series of oak trees with grasses in a meadow and sun setting in the background.

The scene is dominated by a plum tree in bloom under which a couple of paradise birds is courting. The screen is crossed by a luxuriant creek, a typical feature of the springtime.  

Karamono with flower arrangements and rare birds Edo period, 18th century Pair of two-panel folding screens Ink, colors, gofun and gold leaf on paper Each 170 by 165 cm ...

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...

The flowering grasses and bamboo painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully j...

Four-panel folding screen with painting in ink and mineral colors on paper with gold leaf of a bird and peony flowers by rocks.

Folding screens with falcon motifs can be found, among others, at the Musée Guimet in Paris, the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Berlin, and Tsukuba University in Japan.

Two-fold paper screen for tea cerimony (furosaki byobu), ink on paper and paulonia wood frame. Tomita Keisen was born in Fukuoka prefecture, first he learned painting way of Sijo pa...

This six-panel folding screen by Hirai Chokusui, which includes the artist's seal, depicts one of the artist's favorite subjects: the peacock. The majesty of this peacock in flight i...

Wonderful two-panel folding screen with painting of a phoenix descending between gold clouds to a river shore where a paulownia tree grows - which is believed to be his resting place...

A pair of six-panel folding screens with peonies and other flowers 19th century Each 72.5 by 241 cm Small and elegant screens with an ideal scene depicting peonies and othe...

Japanese screen with two doors painted with mineral pigments on rice paper. Early Showa period.

Two-panel folding screen, Nihonga, Hirai Baisen (1889–1969), early Shōwa era (1940s) This two-panel screen is signed by Hirai Baisen (1889–1969), a major Nihonga painter who is only...

In this folding screen, the artist depicted every scales and intricate detail around the eyes and fins of the carp.

Cherry blossom has long been a primary motif in Japanese art. The blossom of the tree signifies the spring a time of renewal and is celebrated as a herald of hope and a bright future.

During Momoyama period, folding screen was the most developed painting format.

Kare-e (Chinese style painting) has a profound influence on Japanese screen painting. Here in this early 19th century screen, tiny birds, ducks, and plum trees depicted with acute ob...

The striking design of cock on a drum originates from China. It is said that Emperor Yao had placed a drum in front of the gate at the court for people who struck it to offer a lette...

Colorful Japanese painted four panel byobu folding screen depicting trees with blossoming flowers and blue birds. Vibrant spring colors on a silk ground signed and sealed on left sid...

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

This screen depicts two Japanese ladies, probably courtesans, one of them occupied with painting a screen, the other gesturing to a small fishing boat. She seems to be announcing the...

This naturally oxidized silver-leafed folded screen is a stunning and unique work of art. The screen was originally evenly colored, but it oxidized over time due to exposure to the e...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen.

Unique Japanese two-sided folding byobu screen featuring paintings on silk depicting a garden scene on one side and three ducks with prunus on the opposite side. The front side havin...

This Japanese folding screen has had its painted parts peeled away to reveal its interior, a unique piece shaped by the passage of time and restoration. Over the course of its life, ...

Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.

"twelve layered robe" is now only worn by the imperial family at enthronements and imperial weddings. This outstanding folding screen on a striking gold background features a trad...

This folding screen is inspired by a Japanese painting of Heian period of two adorable young girls in the period's kimono and hair style.

A Japanese floor screen with six folding panels in wood frames with brass hardware and gilt paper backing circa 18th century in Edo period.

Japanese contemporary "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono in cream and gold needlework on a stunning red background. Tagasode is the way...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very nicely executed, hand signed, Japanese circa 1900 hand painted water colour on canvas four panel folding screen. A very good looking a...

This folding screen is inspired by Japanese "bijin" (beautiful woman) artistic tradition.

Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with a blue snow flake border, colors on paper 21.5” high and 74” wide when fully exten...

Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with a blue snow flake border, colors on paper 21.5” high and 74” wide when fully exten...

Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting "Majestic Mountainsides ," mineral ink colors on paper 21.5” high and 74” wide when fully extended.

This four-panel folding screen was crafted in France during the late 1930s to early 1940s and blends classic Art Deco geometry with a subtle East-Asian influence. The gold-leaf surfa...

China, 1940s-1960s Folding screen or room divider in black lacquer with hand painted decoration. Chic and functional chinoiserie piece. Each side of the screen has a different design...

A 95 inches East Asian Extra Wide Folding Low Six Panel Landscape Divider Screen with beautiful landscape scenes. Measures 95" in width, 33" in height and 1" thick.

Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen depicting hotei (fat monk) in a treed landscape with Chinese sages engaged in leisurely...

This is a very decorative Chinese folding desk or table screen with hardwood frame and silk panels with hand embroidered decoration, dating to circa 1960s The piece is all hand mad...

Material: Paper, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 435 x Height 1370 x Depth 18 mm Expanded size: Width 2650 mm Folded size: Width 455 x Height 1370 x Depth 100 mm, weight 9 kg estimate Pa...

Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu. Ink and natural color pigme...

Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen Period: Meiji Size: 352 x 174 cm SKU: 2424 Step back in time with this Meiji period screen, where the allure of silver oxidation artfully c...

'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...

Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish.

The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...

Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...

This charming Four Panel Room Divider screen from 19th century France is sure to make a statement in any room. Handmade with attention to detail, this free-standing screen features a...

Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...

Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.

Charles Catteau’s Art Deco style, like the wider French Art Deco style, was heavily influenced by Japanese designs. This vase, produced in 1932, features a graphic and dynamic design...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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...