What are Japanese screens called?

Japanese screens are called Byōbu and are made from many panels with beautiful calligraphy and paintings. These folding screens can be a decorative and interesting way to separate rooms in a living space. Find a collection of Japanese screens for sale on 1stDibs.

What is Japanese screen painting?

Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.

What is a Japanese low screen used for?

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Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees

$10,000

H 65.5 in W 140 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees

Located in Studio City, CA

An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a family of playful monkeys among the blooming trees and mountainous lands...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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Japanese Four Panel Screen, Monkeys in Tree

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H 36 in W 70.5 in D 1 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Monkeys in Tree

Located in Hudson, NY

Ink on paper, signature and seal read RYO.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Troop of Monkeys in a Tree

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H 63 in W 64.25 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Troop of Monkeys in a Tree

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Troop of Monkeys in a Tree.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th.c Fine painting depicting Monkey.

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H 74.81 in W 15.95 in D 1.19 in

19th.c Fine painting depicting Monkey.

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Very fine sroll painting depicting Monkey. Signed. Painted on paper canvass with ink. Size：192/40.5cm ( 75.5/15.9inch ), painting only is 131/30cm ( 51.5 / 11.8inch ) 　230gr (0.5l...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Screen: Painting of Monkeys.

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H 67 in W 70 in

Japanese Screen: Painting of Monkeys.

Located in Hudson, NY

Two panel Japanese Screen. Painting of Monkeys by Ishii Teruo (born 1918).

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20th Century Japanese Paintings

Large Pair Of Japanese Monkey Screens

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H 84 in W 288 in

Large Pair Of Japanese Monkey Screens

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Great pair of silver leaf monkey screens. Each Screen is signed and dated. Each screen consist of 6 panels that stand 84 inches high and 24 inches wide. Each one signed and dated.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Decorative Art

Japanese Painting of a Monkey

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H 34.5 in W 17.5 in

Japanese Painting of a Monkey

Located in San Francisco, CA

A wonderful ink and water color painting of a monkey climbing on a rock with ferns. Exceptional quality work done as a study for a screen or scroll on handmade and pieced rice paper...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Ink

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Japanese Satsuma Vase

$925

H 4.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in

Japanese Satsuma Vase

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Located in New York, NY

A gorgeous hand-painted Japanese Satsuma vase, Meigi, circa 20th century, Japan. Beautiful hand-painted detail of colorful flowers and spider mum flowers around finished with gold de...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Earthenware

Japanese Satsuma Ginger Jar Vase, circa Early 20th Century

$475

H 3.25 in Dm 3 in

Japanese Satsuma Ginger Jar Vase, circa Early 20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful small Japanese Satsuma ginger jar vase, circa early-20th century, Japan. Colors include cream, copper, green, blue, white, black, orange and touches of red burgundy. Dime...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-Mounted Mirror with Shelf in Teak

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H 69.69 in W 24.22 in D 5.91 in

Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-Mounted Mirror with Shelf in Teak

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Wall-mounted mirror with shelf, teak, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950s An exemplar of mid-century modern design, this sleek, wall-mounted mirror epitomizes finesse and the inimitable ch...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Mirror, Teak

Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Peony Deep Dish, 14th-15th Century

$4,200

H 2.5 in Dm 11.75 in

Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Peony Deep Dish, 14th-15th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A beautiful Chinese celadon glazed deep dish with an impressed peony design to the center, Ming Dynasty, circa 1400, Longquan kilns, China. The lovey dish covered in an attractive ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Edo Period (19th) Japanese antique painting of flowers

$1,030

H 32.49 in W 14.57 in D 0.99 in

Edo Period (19th) Japanese antique painting of flowers

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Japanese antique painting of flowers 19 C Weight 3kg ( 6.6lb)

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons

$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...

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Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Silk Scroll Painting of Moneys Edo Period Mori Tetsuzan

$4,500

H 30 in Dm 5 in

Japanese Silk Scroll Painting of Moneys Edo Period Mori Tetsuzan

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese mounted vertical hanging scroll painting by Mori Tetsuzan (Japanese, 1775-1841) circa 19th century Edo period. The watercolor and ink on silk painting depicts a family of ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Large Japanese Satsuma Covered Vase, Showa Period, Mid 20th Century, Japan

$2,700

H 23 in Dm 11 in

Large Japanese Satsuma Covered Vase, Showa Period, Mid 20th Century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A very large and exuberantly decorated Japanese Satsuma millefleur covered vase, marked Satsuma, Showa period, mid 20th century, Japan. The large vase of attractive baluster form,...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Edo Hawk Screen

$2,520

H 67.72 in W 1.19 in D 141.74 in

Mid-Edo Hawk Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Step into the world of Mid Edo Japan with our six-panel Hawk screen, each depicting a different hawk. In this period, hawks were revered not only for their majestic beauty but also f...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Framed Korean Minhwa Painting Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie Conservation Frame

$3,500Sale Price|36% Off

H 44 in W 31.5 in D 1.8 in

Framed Korean Minhwa Painting Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie Conservation Frame

Located in Greenwich, CT

Korean Minhwa Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie and another Magpie flying in the pine tree Minhwa, Korean folk paintings, portray the simple and unaffected daily lives of ordinary peo...

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Antique Early 1900s Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Contemporary Silk Red Black Cream Hand-Crafted Two Panel Folding Screen

$9,800

H 60 in W 57 in D 2.5 in

Japanese Contemporary Silk Red Black Cream Hand-Crafted Two Panel Folding Screen

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, cream and gold o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Gold

Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3

$9,500

H 60 in W 57 in D 2.5 in

Japanese Contemporary Orange Black Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk and brocade kimono in black, orange and gold on textured crea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Gold

Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century

$43,000 / set

H 62.25 in W 37.25 in D 2 in

Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading "Dragon", the other reading "Tiger". Ink on handmade paper, framed. The brush strok...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Expressionist Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase from Modern Official Kiln

$6,000

H 18.25 in Dm 7.25 in

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase from Modern Official Kiln

Located in Atlanta, GA

Dubbed as production of the "Chinese Modern Official Kiln", a small group of porcelains of the highest standard were produced in Jingdezhen from 1962-1967, The production was aimed a...

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Vintage 1960s Chinese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Japanese Paintings of Karashishi, Edo Period, 18th Century

$50,000 / set

H 77.96 in W 48.04 in D 3.15 in

Pair of Antique Japanese Paintings of Karashishi, Edo Period, 18th Century

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A rare pair of antique Japanese Karashishi paintings in a landscape of rocks and peony flowers on gold leaf ground in fine handmade frames, Edo period, early 18th century. The Karash...

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period

$9,800

H 7.25 in Dm 6.25 in

Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A finely decorated Japanese satsuma ceramic vase by Ryozan Okamoto (c.1820s-1910s) for Yasuda. Ryozan is the head artist working for Yasuda company, a Japanese ceramic makers and dea...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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