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Japanese Folding Screen Rice Paper

Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
painted with pigments on golden rice paper of good size and well preserved. Bold colors and strong design
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
$17,919
H 66.93 in W 148.04 in D 0.79 in
20th Century Showa Period Beautiful Spring Garden Folding Screen Two Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese screen with two doors painted with mineral pigments on rice paper. Early Showa period.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Vintage Handpainted Silk Japanese Geisha Screen With Ricepaper Backing
Located in Waxahachie, TX
1960-1970s Hand painted silk. Rice paper backing. Made in Japan. Six colorful Geisha surrounded
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Vintage Handpainted Silk Japanese Geisha Screen With Ricepaper Backing
Vintage Handpainted Silk Japanese Geisha Screen With Ricepaper Backing
$1,020 Sale Price
40% Off
H 47.25 in W 72 in D 3 in
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens from the 17th century depicting a flock of cranes arriving at
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

A Single Late 19th Century Six Panel Paper Screen, in the manner of Soga Chokuan
Located in London, GB
and ink on rice paper, surrounded by thickly set gold leaf border, and Japanese silk outer bordered
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

"Study in Red, " Mixed Media on Canvas
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
depicting a whimsical scene of women clad in grand attire surrounded by a labyrinth of folding byobu screens
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Rice Paper, Canvas, Silk, Acrylic

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The God of Desires
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
Japanese. Paravan, folding screen. Traditional motif. A traditional master of Japanese painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Pigment, Rice Paper, Wood Panel

The God of Desires
The God of Desires
H 27.56 in W 165.36 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Edo period, Japanese six-panel folding screen from the "Kano" school. A large Japanese landscape
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Meiji period, a perfect example of a Japanese screen with classical Rinpa school panels. This
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Two-panel screen painted with mineral pigments on rice paper and gold leaf. Floral scene of a Rimpa
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
H 56.7 in W 74.02 in D 0.79 in
19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Specks
Located in Brescia, IT
Edo Period Kano School, six panels Japanese folding screen cranes pine trees and waterfalls.
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Edo period, Kano School, six panel Japanese folding screen, cranes, pine trees and sea with a sky
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Edo Japanese Folding Screen Hand Painted on Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen of the Kano school, painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf and rice paper
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen, Four Panels Japanese Screen on Spring Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
gold leaf on rice paper. The flowers are made with the "gofun" technique, natural or pigmented white
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

20th Century, Japanese Two Panels Screen Showa Period, Painted on Rice Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese folding screen with two panels depicting mandarin ducks in a lake setting with pine trees
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
on gold leaf and rice paper. The flowers are made with the "gofun" technique, natural or pigmented
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
H 54.34 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Folding Screen Small Size
Located in Brescia, IT
rice paper and gold leaf, dates back to the early Showa period. Solar, a perfect example of a school
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen Small Size
Japanese Folding Screen Small Size
H 22.05 in W 61.42 in D 0.79 in
"Egrets Amongst Lotuses" Japanese Paper Byobu Screen, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
originally used in Japanese homes to block drafts of air. Washi paper, rice glue, silk brocade, watercolor
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Tosa School, Japanese Folding Screen Kyoto Old Town Landscape
Located in Brescia, IT
From the Edo period this large Japanese screen that reproduces the ancient city of Kyoto and its
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Mid-Edo Japanese Six Panels Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
This Japanese screen is a good omen, cranes and pines are symbols of longevity and health
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Edo Period 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Flowers on Gold Leaf
By Rimpa School
Located in Brescia, IT
Clouds of gold, water and many colorful flowers: Japanese six-panel folding screen by Rimpa School
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

20th Century Japanese Folding Screen Sea Landscape Pine Trees Waves on the Beach
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel Japanese screen painted with pigments on rice paper. Pleasant summer landscape by the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Edo, Japanese Folding Screen, Six Panels Hand Painted Un Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel summer screen from the "Rinpa school", painted with inks and mineral pigments on rice
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

A Single Late 19th Century Six Panel Paper Screen, in manner of Soga Chokuan
Located in London, GB
screen, with pigment and ink on rice paper, surrounded by Japanese silk bordered wooden frame. Late Edo
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint, Paper

One of Pair of 19th Century Six Panel Paper Screens, in manner of Soga Chokuan
Located in London, GB
six panel screen, with pigment and ink on rice paper, surrounded by Japanese silk bordered wooden
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint, Paper

One of a Pair of 19th Century Six Panel Paper Screens, in manner of Soga Chokuan
Located in London, GB
six panel screen, with pigment and ink on rice paper, surrounded by Japanese silk bordered wooden
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paint, Paper

"Egrets Among Lotuses" Japanese Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
originally used in Japanese homes to block drafts of air. Wood, washi paper, rice glue, silk brocade
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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

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Silk, Watercolor, Washi Paper

Japanese Silver Leaf Byobu Screen with Bamboo and Finches, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Paper folding screens known as byobu, or "wind walls," were used in Japanese homes to block drafts
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Early 19th Century Edo Landscape Paintings

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Silver

18th Century Rinpa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rice Paper and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese Edo, folding screen six-panels. Red and white peonies in bloom on the balcony painted
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Screens and Room Dividers

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Gold Leaf

Edo 19th Century, Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Hand Painted on Rise Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
screen with gold grains and hand painted with mineral pigments on rice paper. Edo period, early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Edo 18th Century Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Inks, Pigments on Rise Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
Kano school screen with two doors painted in mineral colors and gold specks on rice paper, early
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold

19th Century Edo Landscape Japanese Six-Panels Folding Screen in Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Tosa School. Six-panel Japanese screen from the last Edo period, painted with mineral pigments on
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

20th Century Showa Period Garden Folding Screen Two Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Oriental Spring Garden: Japanese two-panel screen painted on rice paper from the Showa period.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf
By Nenma
Located in Kyoto, JP
Honami Koetsu. Two-fold tea-ceremony screen. Ink, colour, gofun and silver leaf on paper. Signed
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen with Moon and Rabbit Drawn on Cloth/Old Partition/20th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese folding screen. It is an item made by dyeing cotton cloth instead of
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

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Cotton

Japanese Four Fine Woodblock Flower Prints, Vibrant Colors, Frameable #1
Located in South Burlington, VT
rice paper in a chuban size format (approximately 10.75”x7.25” for a single page; 10.75” x 14.5” per
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Flower Prints Collection 18 Old Woodblock Vibrant Colors, Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Called Seiyo Soka Zofu, or a Pictorial Book of Western Flowers they were printed on rice paper in a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Four Old Kyoto Garden Woodblock Prints 18th-19th Century, Frameable #1
Located in South Burlington, VT
, immediately frameable #1. Printed on handmade washi rice paper. Dating to the 18th-19th century and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Paper

"Femme 5" Figurative Woodblock on Rice Paper
By Shiko Munakata
Located in Soquel, CA
"Femme 5" Figurative Woodblock on Rice Paper Bold figurative composition by Shiko Munakata
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1950s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Butterfly Floor Lamp Designed by Afra e Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
but also in the fabric in which they are made, which recalls the rice paper. The lamp is working and
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Enamel, Aluminum

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
, on rice paper over carefully jointed wooden lattice frames. Lacquer rails are then applied to the
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu Hawks Painting Watercolor Silver Leaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The hawks painting of this four-panel screen is hand painted in watercolor, on rice paper and
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2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Rice Paper

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
, on rice paper over carefully jointed wooden lattice frames. Lacquer rails are then applied to the
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
, on rice paper over carefully jointed wooden lattice frames. Lacquer rails are then applied to the
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Late 18th Century, Japanese Folding Screen, Picture of Sericulture, Edo Period
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
. Art of Japan Late 18th century Ink and color on gold paper Dimensions: Height 170cm Width
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

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Wood, Paper

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Tall 6-panel byôbu with phoenixes attributed to Kanô Isen’in Naganobu
By Kano Isen'in Naganobu
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exquisite, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) featuring a painting attributed to Kanô Isen’in Naganobu (1775–1828) depicting a pair of phoenixes (hô’ô) and a section of a large...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Japanese Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese Kano school screen with pine tree, camellias, cherry blossom and Chinese figures in the landscape, circa 18th century. Materials: Pigment colors and oxidized silver leaf ...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

18th Century Japanese Kano School Landscape Screen
18th Century Japanese Kano School Landscape Screen
$16,000
H 66.93 in W 146.86 in D 1.19 in
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword Japan Ca. 1400-1600s Length: 24.25” Blade Total Length: 27.25 Nagasa: 18.5” Koto wakizashi, with wild midare (Soshu?) hamon, including wild boshi. Ha...
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

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Steel

Antique Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword
Antique Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword
$3,300
H 3 in W 2 in D 27.25 in
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This vase is a traditional porcelain tulipiere from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. In the 17th century tulipiere were used to grow tulip bulbs indoors ...
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
$1,090 / item
H 42.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Silver Leaf

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pine trees detailed in mother of pe...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

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Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

Chinese Export Four Panel Gilt Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a pagoda pavilion landscape with a dramatic gold leaf background. The black lacquered panels are incised with vibr...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

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Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
$21,500 Sale Price
49% Off
H 88 in W 50.5 in D 19.5 in
Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall. Late Edo to early Meiji period lacquer chest (mid to late 19th century) with two characters on the front reading Nuno an...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Gold, Silver, Bronze

Antique Taisho Period Tanzaku Woodblock Print of Heron at Twilight by Seiko
By Seiko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Taisho period Japanese woodblock print. Depicting a swooping heron above a riverbed with a thin sliver of a crescent moon in the background. By Seikо̄. Seikо̄ is tho...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Painted Screen
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a singular piece, a framed vintage Chinese gilt and inkwash miniature six-fold paper screen, that was possibly a salesman's sample, and it is beautiful. This is from the la...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Giltwood

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Painted Screen
19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Painted Screen
$1,091 Sale Price
34% Off
H 20 in W 33 in D 2 in
Wisteria Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gray Silk- Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 42"W x 81" H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silk

18th/19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Circular Box with Multiple Cartouches
Located in New York, NY
An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...
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Antique 1790s Chinese Qing Lacquer

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Lacquer

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...
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.
Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.
$20,000
H 67.25 in W 147 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Embroidered Silk Gilt Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring an embroidered silk picture of beautiful gift boxes. Stunning pattern of Hanaguruma (flower cart) laden with d...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

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Japanese Folding Screen Rice Paper For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese folding screen rice paper available at 1stDibs. A Japanese folding screen rice paper — often made from metal, paper and gold leaf — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a Japanese folding screen rice paper, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese folding screen rice paper — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A well-made Japanese folding screen rice paper has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Rimpa School are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Folding Screen Rice Paper?

Prices for a Japanese folding screen rice paper can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,380 and can go as high as $20,589, while the average can fetch as much as $11,920.

Finding the Right Paintings-screens for You

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.