Japanese Edo Four-Panel Gold Leaf Samurai Battle Screen, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Four-Panel Byōbu Screen Depicting a Daimyō Samurai Procession An impressive and unusually large Japanese four-panel folding screen (byōbu) dating to the Edo peri...
Gold Leaf
"Study in Red, " Mixed Media on Canvas
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique compositions of abstract painted elements and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawing...
Wood, Rice Paper, Canvas, Silk, Acrylic
Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Floral scene of a "Rimpa School" garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Six-panel screen painted with pigments on golden rice paper of good size and well preserved.
Gold Leaf
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H 43.71 in W 81.89 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.
Paper
The God of Desires
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
Japanese. Paravan, folding screen. Traditional motif.
Mixed Media, Pigment, Rice Paper, Wood Panel
"Egrets Amongst Lotuses" Japanese Paper Byobu Screen, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
The term byobu means “wind wall” and as the name suggests, painted folding screens were originally used in Japanese homes to block drafts of air.
Silk, Wood, Paper
"Egrets Among Lotuses" Japanese Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
The term byobu means “wind wall” and as the name suggests, painted folding screens were originally used in Japanese homes to block drafts of air.
Silk, Watercolor, Washi Paper
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H 60 in W 54 in D 0.5 in
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 and partition interiors. Typically quite large, byobu screens provided an opportuni...
Silver
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H 67.84 in W 147.17 in D 0.75 in
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver leaf with different scenes of people at work in a rural mountain village during th...
Silver Leaf
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 by bamboo trees.
Silk, Wood
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H 24 in W 70 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf
By Nenma
Located in Kyoto, JP
The forms of the rabbits can be traced back to the sliding doors of Yogen-in temple painted by Tawaraya Sotatsu, and further to fan paintings by Honami Koetsu. Two-fold tea-ceremony...
Silver Leaf
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H 26.42 in W 66.54 in D 0.71 in
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 drawing directly on paper or silk.
Cotton
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H 10.75 in W 14.5 in D 0.001 in
Japanese Four Fine Woodblock Flower Prints, Vibrant Colors, Frameable #1
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan woodblock flower prints, artwork created by Tanigami Konan (1879-1928) set of four (4) from an original book. Original vibrant colors. These exuberant 20th century botani...
Paper
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H 10.75 in W 14.5 in D 0.001 in
Japanese Flower Prints Collection 18 Old Woodblock Vibrant Colors, Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Collection Japanese woodblock flower prints, Tanigami Konan (1879-1928) set of eighteen (18) from an original book. These exuberant 20th century botanical works were originally cr...
Paper
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H 6.5 in W 17 in D 0.001 in
Japanese Four Old Kyoto Garden Woodblock Prints 18th-19th Century, Frameable #1
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan four (4) antique old Kyoto garden woodblock prints from an original book 18th-19th century, immediately frameable #1. Printed on handmade washi rice paper. Dating to the ...
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 (Japanese, 1903-1975).
Rice Paper, Woodcut, Watercolor
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H 81.11 in Dm 26.78 in
Butterfly Floor Lamp Designed by Afra e Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
The reference to Japan is found not only in the fan shape of the speakers but also in the fabric in which they are made, which recalls the rice paper.
Aluminum, Enamel
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 with golden clouds hiding pine trees and elegant cranes.
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 beautiful variety of flowers is painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf.
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 School garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers, very good size. Soft colors a...
Gold Leaf
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H 66.93 in W 144.89 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.
Gold Leaf
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H 149.61 in W 66.54 in D 0.79 in
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 full of golden clouds.
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. Painting before the middle of the Edo period. Landscape representing a simple large...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen, Four Panels Japanese Screen on Spring Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
This folding screen has a very clean design that leaves plenty of room for the beautiful golden landscape.
Gold Leaf
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H 67.72 in W 74.81 in D 0.79 in
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 and roses.
Paper
Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Early 19th century two panel screen from the Rinpa school Two panels painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf and rice paper.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Folding Screen Small Size
Located in Brescia, IT
Small six-panel summer screen from the "Rinpa school", painted with inks and mineral pigments on rice paper and gold leaf, dates back to the early Showa period. Solar, a perfect exa...
Gold Leaf
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 suburbs. Painted with inks and mineral pigments, down to the smallest detail on rice...
Gold Leaf
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H 67.72 in W 146.86 in L 67.72 in
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. Furthermore, these trees, due to their needles, which are in pairs, also represent fertilit...
Gold Leaf
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H 42.92 in W 113 in D 0.79 in
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.
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.
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