Circa 1920 Japanese Screen. Cat & Mouse Harvest Scene on Gold Silk.
Located in Kyoto, JP
The narrative playfulness of the scene depicted on this Japanese screen sets alight what is at its core a celebration of a bountiful harvest. The screen offers a visual representatio...
Gold
Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens the Seven Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of 19th century Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period six-panel screens titled The seven sages of the bamboo grove. The Kano school screens depict a group of Daoist Chi...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Genji Screen Lady Murasaki
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and quite striking four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring an elegantly clad Lady Murasaki, the Japanese novelist, (and famed author of the classic "Tale of Gen...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Chinese Asian 4 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Red Crowned Crane Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese/Chinese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with a flock of playful red crown cranes (likely Manchurian cranes) among the branches ...
Wood, Paint, Paper
$236Sale Price|20% Off
Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue Furosaki Tea Screen Contemporary Simplicity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with a blue border, colors on paper 21.5” high and 74” wide when fully extended. A lo...
Paper, Fabric, Wood
B84 Japanese art, Ink painting on gold folding screen, Sailor, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: gold Paper on wooden frame One piece: W935×H680mm×D15mm, Unfolded size: W1870mm Folded size: W935×H680×D30mm, 3kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 1...
Paper
17th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers & Birds of Winter and Early Spring.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Signed Unkoku Toyu (1660-1716) Flowers & Birds of Winter and Early Spring A Six-panel Japanese Screen. Ink, color and gold leaf on paper. This later 17th century Japanese screen i...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a lone house, perhaps a tea house, hidden in the trees and foliage with dist...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Polychrome Oak Lacquer Painted & Carved Stone Figures Four-Panel Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning Japanese Polychrome Solid Oak Lacquered, Painted and Carved Stone figures Four-Panel Folding Floor Screen.
Stone
Vintage Japanese Gold Leaf Iris Four-Panel Folding Screen After Ogata Kōrin
Located in Denver, CO
According to the original maker's documentation affixed to the reverse, this hand-painted screen was produced in Japan during the winter of 1983–1984 by master screen artisan Juwro M...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Flower Cart Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen. Listing as Meiji period but could very possibly Edo period. Decorated with peonies, irises and wisteria and two traditional flower...
Gold Leaf
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 Asian Two Panel Meiji Edo Byobu Cherry Blossom Tree Folding Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a venerable cherry blossom tree and a running river with blooming flowers.
Silver Leaf
17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree & Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650) Plum Tree and Birds Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper. In this evocative ink work spread over a six-panel folding screen, we see the c...
Wood, Paper
Meiji era Japanese Screen Pair, Two-panel. Spring & Autumn Birds & Flowers.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Ink, color and gofun on silk. Dimensions of each screen: H. 172 cm x W. 188 cm (68’’ x 74”) This elegant pair of two-panel Japanese screens, painted around 1900 by Hasegawa Gyokuju...
Gold Leaf
B121 Old Japanese 6panels Byobu, Paper, folding Screen with Flower＆bird painting
Located in Niiza, JP
Flower and bird painting Material: Paper on wooden frame, colored, fabric One piece: W640×H1825mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W3880mm Folded size: W660×H1825×D110mm 16kg Packaging (sandwic...
Fabric, Paper
B120 Old Japanese 6panels Byobu, Paper, folding Screen with Flower＆bird painting
Located in Niiza, JP
Flower and bird painting Material: Paper on wooden frame, colored One piece: W640×H1825mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W3880mm Folded size: W660×H1825×D110mm 16kg Packaging (sandwiched wi...
Fabric, Paper
Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Tigers and Bamboo, Edo Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting two powerful tigers moving among stands of bamboo.
Wood, Paper
Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Folding Screen with Peacocks and Flowering Garden
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a pair of peacocks within an expansive landscape of flowering plum, peonies, bamboo, rocks, and smaller birds.
Wood, Paper
Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare six-panel Japanese folding floor screen (Byōbu) by Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) from Edo period.
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Plum Blossoms and Bamboo
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An early 20th-century Japanese two-panel folding screen presenting a finely balanced composition of flowering plum, bamboo, and a small bird. Across the two panels, the substantial ...
Wood, Paper
B3 Japanese Antiques 6-panel, gold back, flower & bird duck, folding screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper, wooden frame One sheet: W580×H1750mm, unfolded size: W3520mm, 10kg Folded size: W600×H1750×D105mm Estimated packaging (sandwiched with 5mm plywood): 21cm x 70cm x 18...
Paper
B99 Old Japanese 6panels, gold byobu, ink bamboo painting, right, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Folding screen Material: Paper, wooden frame, etc 1 piece: Width 610 x Height 1740 x Depth 20 mm Expanded size: Width 3700 mm Folded size: Width 630 x Height 1740 x Depth 110 mm, wei...
Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Aged Silver Leaf, Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A striking Japanese six-panel folding screen covered entirely in silver leaf.
Silver Leaf
Japanese Shōwa Two-Panel Screen of Mother & Child by Shibata Suika, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Depicting a Korean Mother Nursing Her Child by Shibata Suika, Shōwa Period, circa 1930 A beautifully executed Japanese two-panel folding screen (byōbu) by ...
Wood
B100 Old Japanese 6panels, gold byobu, ink bamboo painting, left, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Folding screen Material: Paper, wooden frame, etc 1 piece: Width 610 x Height 1740 x Depth 20 mm Expanded size: Width 3700 mm Folded size: Width 630 x Height 1740 x Depth 110 mm, wei...
Paper
Large Japanese Six-Panel Gold Leaf Screen with White Chrysanthemums, 20th C
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen featuring white chrysanthemums and flowering plants arranged across an expansive gold-sunago ground. The composition is centered on several...
Wood, Paper
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tale of Genji & Cherry Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese narrative "Tale of Genji" featuring various characters in a cherry blossom tree villag...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
This small Japanese folding screen painted by Sakai Hoitsu was originally designed as a pair of sliding doors for an alcove or tokonoma.
Wood, Silk
Pair Antique Japanese Edo Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Handpainted Screens 1860
By Soga Nichokuan 1
Located in Portland, OR
The paintings are mainly done in black ink with polychrome details on a paper ground, and protected by a black lacquer frame with its original hardware, each screen has a geometric b...
Paper, Wood
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Ancient Pine and Bamboo, 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting an ancient pine extending dramatically across a gold-leaf ground, accompanied by a small grouping of upright bamboo.
Gold Leaf
$3,128Sale Price|62% Off
Edo Period Hand-Painted Tiger Screen, Nagasaki School, 18th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
18th Century Nagasaki School Tiger Screen Period: Edo Size: 165 x 172 cm (65 x 67.7 inches) This exceptional 18th-century screen from the Edo period is a remarkable representation ...
Wood, Paper
19th century Japanese Eight Panel Screen with Bamboo, Pines and Gold Clouds
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) folding screen, (Byōbu) featuring bamboo, flowers and pines on paper background with gold clouds. Byōbu are traditionally made with multiple joined p...
Wood, Paper
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tale of Genji & Cherry Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese narrative "Tale of Genji" (the beautifully clad woman in the flowing kimono could very...
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
Imao Keisho (1902-1993) Pine Trees Early 20th Century, Circa 1930 Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on silk and gold leaf. Dimensions: Each screen H. 67.5” x 148” (172 cm x...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Edo Meiji 6 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Red Crown Cranes Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite large antique six-panel Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with red crowned cranes, other playful birds and boldly colored blossoming S...
Gold Leaf
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This multi-coloured painting is set on a shiny gold-leaf background, and the chrysanthemum flowers are painted by using shell paste (gofun) in low relief.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Nanban Ship at Sea Arrival Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
These type screens, painted in the Nihonga school style, served not only as works of decorative art but also as important historical and artistic documents during the Edo period of t...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period.
Gold Leaf
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. The two panel screen features a wond...
Copper
Paravent - A pair of four-fold screens with Japanese chestnut - Edo period
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of four-fold Japanese screens painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with kuri (Japanese chestnut) flowers on a knoll.
Gold Leaf
Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers & Birds of Spring & Autumn
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of Spring and Autumn Unknown artist. Japan. Meiji period, circa 1900. A pair of six-fold screens.
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Japanese Screen. Cherry Blossom & Pheasants by Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841) Pheasants and Cherry Blossoms Two-fold Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold and silver on paper. A two-fold Japanese bird and flower screen by the 19...
Gold Leaf
Taisho Period Painted Silk Screen Depicting Nesting Cormorants by Asami Joujou
Located in Stamford, CT
An exquisite Taisho period screen depicting nesting cormorants painted on raw silk with gold fleck by Japanese artist Asami Joujou (b. 1890 in Himeiji, Japan-d. 1974), circa 1912-1926.
Silk
A Two-panel Screen Painted On Paper Depicting A Naturalistic Scene
Located in Milano, IT
Two-panel screen painted on paper, depicting a naturalistic scene with two pintail ducks in flight over a pond. In the foreground, lotus plants and peonies emerge from leaves and ste...
Paper
Paravent - A small six-fold Japanese screen with autumn flowers - Edo period
Located in Brussels, BE
A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with autumn flowers and grasses.
Gold Leaf
K18 Japanese Antiques A Silk hanging scroll, Lion painted
Located in Niiza, JP
Color on silk, Scroll head: Wood Image size: 420(W) x 1160(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 570(W) x 1930(H) [mm] Box size: 80(W) x 80(H) x 660(D) [mm] 900g Estimated packing size: 150(W) x ...
Silk
Set of Three Hand-Painted Japanese Watercolor Panels, Falconry Scenes
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of Three Hand-Painted Japanese Watercolor Panels depicting falconry scenes, dating from the early 20th century. Each vertical panel features a meticulously rendered falcon perche...
Paint, Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Located in Torino, IT
The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important Japanese house to stop wind and also to separate different space of the same big room de...
Gold Leaf
1895 Meiji Japanese Screen Pair. Cherry Blossoms & Autumn Maples on Silver Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
Cherry Blossoms and Autumn Maples Isobe Hyakurin (1836–1906) Dated Meiji 28, April: 1895 Pair of two-panel Japanese screens; ink and pigments on silver leaf This refined pair of scr...
Silver Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Gold Ground Screen with Deer and Pine, Late Edo Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Japanese two-panel folding screen depicting a pair of deer beneath pine branches, painted against a warm, subtly reflective gold-toned ground.
Wood, Paper
Paravent - A six-fold Japanese screen with grape vines - 17th/18th century, Edo
Located in Brussels, BE
The metal mounts are decorated with cloisonné enamel, a special detail rarely seen on screen mounts. Japan, 17th/18th century, Edo period.
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Ink Painting of a Weathered Pine Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) sumi-e (or ink painting) on paper of a venerable pine tree with limbs stretching out over a bluff. Beautiful signature and seal read: Biei. Ink on paper ...
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Large Japanese Six-Panel Gold Leaf Screen with Pine, Peonies and Waterfowl, 19th
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An impressive Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting a richly composed landscape of pine, peonies, rocks and waterfowl against a luminous gold leaf ground.
Wood, Paper
Mid Edo Hawk Screen: Hand-Painted Paper & Wood, 18th Century Art
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Step into the world of Mid Edo Japan with our six-panel Hawk screen, each depicting a different hawk.
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Pair of Japanese Folding Screens, Deer Under Maple Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Deer under maples Late Taisho period, circa 1925-1930 Pair of two-panel screens. Ink and pigment on silk. Signature: Goho Seal: Goho A pair of two-fold Japanese silk s...
Wood, Paper, Silk
$4,485Sale Price|20% Off
Exclusive Japanese screen/room divider made of black lacquer, painted and inlaid
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Japanese screen/room divider made of black lacquer, painted and inlaid Carved in wood, lacquered, the individual parts standing on feet.
Stone, Quartz
Japanese Two-Panel Silk Screen with Plum Tree and Birds on Gold Ground
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Japanese two-panel folding screen centered on the powerful form of an old flowering plum tree rising across a luminous gold ground.
Wood, Paper, Silk
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Three Deer on Gold-Toned Ground, Taisho
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting three deer against an expansive, softly shimmering gold-toned ground, dating to the Taisho period (1912–1926). The three deer are...
Wood, Paper
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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