Japanese Two-Panel Screen of Rooster and Hen, Kisho Shibahara, c. 1920
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Rooster, Hen, and Chicks This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the Taishō period (circa 1920), depicts a rooster, hen, and their chicks beneath a bloo...
Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper
Pair of Japanese Modern Bamboo Room Dividers Screens Decorative Panels Wall Art
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Japanese Modern Bamboo Room Dividers Screens Decorative Panels Wall Art
Bamboo
Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of silk...
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
19th Century Shibayama Four Panel Screen Meiji Period Japan, C.1880
Located in London, GB
19th century Shibayama four Panel screen Meiji Period Japan C.1880 Mother of pearl inlay in black lacquer depicting a bird in relief with cherry blossom.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Tall 2-panel embroidered Japanese folding screen with colourful folding fans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful and rare tall two-panel byôbu (folding screen) decorated with a colourful collection of sensu (folding fans) scattered across a flowing stream, crafted from pieces of sil...
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, vividly depicting the bustling festivities ...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Silver Leaf Screen with Egrets & Willow, Meiji Period C. 1880
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Egrets Beneath a Willow Tree This Japanese six-panel screen, dating to the Meiji period (circa 1880), depicts two white egrets beneath the cascading b...
Silver Leaf
17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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...
Brass
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, capturing lively celebrations across various s...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Showa period two panel folding byobu screen depicting a large white goose in flight in an evening snow covered winter landscape. Made in the American school style watercolor...
Brass
Japanese Two-Panel Ink Screen of Horses and Colts, Edo Period, c. 1800
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Horses in a Pine Landscape This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the Edo period (circa 1800), depicts a peaceful herd of horses and colts gathered wit...
Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper
Japanese Single Wood Panel: Abstract Lines in Red and Gold Lacquer
Located in Hudson, NY
Lacquer and aluminum on wood. Exhibited at Northern Japan Art Exhibition. Signature reads: Yuki.
Aluminum
Japanese Two-Panel Gold Leaf Screen with Summer Flowers, Taisho Period, c. 1920
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Summer Floral Landscape on Gold This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the Taishō period (circa 1920), depicts a vibrant summer garden unfolding agains...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Pheasant in River Landscape, Edo Period, c. 1800
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six-Panel Screen: Pheasant in River Landscape This Japanese six-panel screen, dating to the late Edo period (circa 1800), depicts a pheasant inhabiting an idealized river l...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Four-Panel Gold Leaf Screen with Nadeshiko Flowers, Edo Period, c. 1750
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four-Panel Screen: Nadeshiko on Gold Leaf This Japanese four-panel screen, dating to the mid-Edo period (circa 1750), depicts graceful clusters of nadeshiko (fringed pinks)...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period six-panel byobu screen featuring a serene Chinese mountain landscape along a waterway over a dramatic gilt background.
Wood, Paper
Japanese "Magpie and Peony" Two Panel Screen, Edo Period, 18th/19th century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Japanese two panel "Magpie and Peony" screen, ink and color on paper, Edo Period, late 18th or early 19th century, circa 1800, Japan.
Copper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Parakeets in Pine Tree, Sesshu School, Mid-19th C
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Exotic Birds in Pine Tree This Japanese two-panel screen, dating to the mid-19th century, depicts a pair of exotic parakeets perched upon the branch of a ...
Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The screen is protected by a black and red negoro’nuri-style lacquer wooden frame.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Snow Cranes on a Willow Tree, 19th C
Located in New York, NY
This great masterpiece is one of the most amazing screen paintings we have seen, each snow crane is painted with its own personality and attitude, using the finest pigments and Gofun...
Brocade, Wood
Japanese Six-Panel Gold Leaf Screen with Pine Trees in Mist, Signed Tosa Mitsuza
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six-Panel Screen: Pine Trees in the Mist This Japanese six-panel screen, dating to the Meiji period (circa 1880), depicts a sweeping grove of pine trees emerging through la...
Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Japanese Single Panel Moon Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Lacquer painting on wood.
Lacquer
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Chrysanthemums and Birds, Taishō Period (1920s)
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined six-panel Japanese folding screen hand-painted with a graceful arrangement of seasonal chrysanthemums and small birds.
Wood, Paper
Fine Japanese Meiji Silk Panel of Jurōjin in Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Frame
Located in Nottingham, GB
A striking Japanese silk-crepe panel dating from the late Meiji to early Taishō period, depicting Jurōjin, the revered god of longevity, wisdom and good fortune. Likely produced in K...
Silk
MEIJ JAPANESE EBONISED SHiBAYAMA WALL PANEL DECORATIVE FLOWERS
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London A beautiful Meiji-period Japanese Shibayama wall panel, finely crafted on an ebonised ground and decorated with exquisite inlaid flowers. This highly skilled Shi...
Lacquer
Stunning Set of Four 19th Century Edo Period Fusuma Door Decorative Panels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of four fusuma (sliding door) panels from the 19th century, painted in ink and colors on gold leaf. The panels depict a blossoming cherry tree extending beyond a woven fence an...
Gold Leaf, Brass
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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