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Japanese Tosa School

Japanese Asian Edo Period Tosa School Original Painting Imperial Court Officials
Japanese Asian Edo Period Tosa School Original Painting Imperial Court Officials

Japanese Asian Edo Period Tosa School Original Painting Imperial Court Officials

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and very engaging Edo Period (1603-1868) Japanese Tosa school original painting

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Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Painting of a Tale of Genji Scene, Tosa School, 17th Century, Framed
Painting of a Tale of Genji Scene, Tosa School, 17th Century, Framed

Painting of a Tale of Genji Scene, Tosa School, 17th Century, Framed

By Tosa School

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Japanese 17th century school "Tale of Genji Scene" painting on paper, mounted to board. Nicely

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School
Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School

Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School

Located in Kyoto, JP

Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) Tosa School

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Tosa School Painting of Theatre Scene
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Tosa School Painting of Theatre Scene

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Tosa School Painting of Theatre Scene

Located in Hudson, NY

with thought to be Izumo no Okuni (1578-1613). Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold

$52,000

H 68 in W 73.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

artist known for his work in the traditional Japanese style, particularly within the Tosa school

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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold

$52,000

H 68 in W 73.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese artist known for his work in the traditional Japanese style, particularly within the Tosa school

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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Harimaze Decoupage Screens
Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Harimaze Decoupage Screens

Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Harimaze Decoupage Screens

$7,800 / set

H 45.75 in W 107 in D 0.75 in

Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Harimaze Decoupage Screens

Located in Rio Vista, CA

ateliers: Tosa School, Ukiyo-e, Kano school, Maruyama-Shijo, Haiga, and poems in both Chinese and Japanese

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school

Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school

Located in Brussels, BE

introduce the sentiment of the classical Japanese-style Tosa School, establishing a new painting style and

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Japanese Tosa School Framed Six Panel Screen Gold Leaf
Japanese Tosa School Framed Six Panel Screen Gold Leaf

Japanese Tosa School Framed Six Panel Screen Gold Leaf

Unavailable

H 47.25 in W 110.24 in D 0.79 in

Japanese Tosa School Framed Six Panel Screen Gold Leaf

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Japanese six-panel screen of the famous "Tosa school" made by an anonymous artist of the mid-18th

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Six-Panel Screen, Festival Procession at the Hiyoshi Shrine
Six-Panel Screen, Festival Procession at the Hiyoshi Shrine

Six-Panel Screen, Festival Procession at the Hiyoshi Shrine

Unavailable

H 53.71 in W 121.97 in D 0.79 in

Six-Panel Screen, Festival Procession at the Hiyoshi Shrine

By Tosa School

Located in New York, NY

shrine and temple buildings and pine-clad hills, separated by gold clouds in the Classic Tosa-school

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Paper

Two-Panel Screen, Scattered Fan with Seasonal Flowers
Two-Panel Screen, Scattered Fan with Seasonal Flowers

Two-Panel Screen, Scattered Fan with Seasonal Flowers

Unavailable

H 58.27 in W 53.15 in D 0.6 in

Two-Panel Screen, Scattered Fan with Seasonal Flowers

By Tosa School

Located in New York, NY

Two-panel folding screen; ink, mineral colors, go fun, gold leaf and gold sprinkle on paper. Design of scattered fans, decorated with flowers associated to the different seasons.

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Tosa School Framed Two Panel Screen
Japanese Tosa School Framed Two Panel Screen

Japanese Tosa School Framed Two Panel Screen

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H 45.5 in W 53.5 in D 2 in

Japanese Tosa School Framed Two Panel Screen

Located in Essex, MA

Two panel in great condition. Tosa school. With cloth and wood frame. Wired for wall hanging.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Edo Period Style Tosa School Screen
Japanese Six Panel Edo Period Style Tosa School Screen

Japanese Six Panel Edo Period Style Tosa School Screen

Located in Rio Vista, CA

. Painted in the Tosa school style with large opaque mountains and river landscape over a gold leaf

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20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Japanese Six Panel Tosa School Gold Leaf Paper Screen
Japanese Six Panel Tosa School Gold Leaf Paper Screen

Japanese Six Panel Tosa School Gold Leaf Paper Screen

Located in Essex, MA

Six panel decorated with a village scene with processional scene.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Painting, circa 1700
Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Painting, circa 1700

Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Painting, circa 1700

Located in South Burlington, VT

on ivory colored paper from the Tosa School emanates from an old English collection and is the

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper

Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700
Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700

Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700

Located in South Burlington, VT

ivory colored paper from the Tosa School emanates from an old English collection and is the earliest

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700
Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700

Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700

Located in South Burlington, VT

on ivory colored paper from the Tosa School emanates from an old English collection and is the

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper

Japanese Tosa School Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1800 Edo
Japanese Tosa School Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1800 Edo

Japanese Tosa School Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1800 Edo

Located in Studio City, CA

of the famed Tosa School and based on the Classic Japanese 11th century literary work "Tales of Genji

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Tosa School Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1770 Edo
Japanese Tosa School Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1770 Edo

Japanese Tosa School Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen "Tales of Genji", 1770 Edo

Located in Studio City, CA

scenes, flowing waters, rolling landscapes on gold leaf by a member of the Tosa School and based on the

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Antique 1770s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Period six Panel Screen "Gion Festival", Tosa School
Japanese Edo Period six Panel Screen "Gion Festival", Tosa School

Japanese Edo Period six Panel Screen "Gion Festival", Tosa School

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Japanese Tosa School six fold painted paper screen, byobu. Painted in bright mineral

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Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Tosa School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari
Tosa School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari

Tosa School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Tosa School, the Heian period of person (noble?) Is watching the birds fly the garden, it is drawn

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Takekawa, Tosa School
17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Takekawa, Tosa School

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Takekawa, Tosa School

Located in Kyoto, JP

. Dimensions: Approximately 17 cm x 15 cm (6.7” x 6”) During the seventeenth century, Tosa School artists

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Ukifune, Tosa School
17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Ukifune, Tosa School

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Ukifune, Tosa School

Located in Kyoto, JP

) Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century) Ink, pigment, gofun and gold on paper. Dimensions

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Maboroshi, Tosa School
17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Maboroshi, Tosa School

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Maboroshi, Tosa School

Located in Kyoto, JP

. Dimensions: Approximately 17 cm x 15 cm (6.7” x 6”) During the 17th century, Tosa School artists

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Kano School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari
Kano School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari

Kano School ca 1700 Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 17/18c Artist Tosa Mitsunari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

As you can see, the "Edo period" Kano school old painting Unryu Horaiyama map / with a box. It is

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Door Paintings, Circa 1850 Quail and Autumn Flowers by Sakuma Seigaku
Japanese Door Paintings, Circa 1850 Quail and Autumn Flowers by Sakuma Seigaku

Japanese Door Paintings, Circa 1850 Quail and Autumn Flowers by Sakuma Seigaku

Located in Kyoto, JP

associated with artists of the Japanese Tosa school and in particular Mitsuoki. On hanging scrolls they

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Edo Bugaku Imperial Court Dance Two-Panel Screen
Japanese Edo Bugaku Imperial Court Dance Two-Panel Screen

Japanese Edo Bugaku Imperial Court Dance Two-Panel Screen

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Spectacular Japanese two-panel Edo period Tosa school screen featuring warriors in costume

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Tosa School, Japanese Folding Screen Kyoto Old Town Landscape
Tosa School, Japanese Folding Screen Kyoto Old Town Landscape

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Buddhist 19th Century Tosa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Leaf
Buddhist 19th Century Tosa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Leaf

Buddhist 19th Century Tosa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

A large six-panel Japanese folding screen, ink, colors, gold and gold leaf on paper, depicting

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Located in Glendale, CA

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Textile

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Antique Japanese Ebonized & Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Six-Panel Screen c1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Japanese Chinoiserie screen offers six ebonized and gilt decorated panels with a continuous village genre scene with figures and en verso garden scene, c1920 Measures - 72...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

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19th Century Chinese Silk Painting, Framed

19th Century Chinese Silk Painting, Framed

$1,750

H 19.25 in W 21.25 in D 0.5 in

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Located in Bradenton, FL

19th century Chinese silk painting. Framed and matted. Features scene of Chinese characters in a ceremony. Beautiful muted colors of green, red, blue and gray.

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Materials

Silk, Wood

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Pair of Chinese Laquer and Hardstone Cabinets, Late 19th - Early 20th Century

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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Materials

Stone

Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
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Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen

Located in Studio City, CA

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Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Woodblock Print by Sadanobu Hasegawa III
Japanese Woodblock Print by Sadanobu Hasegawa III

Japanese Woodblock Print by Sadanobu Hasegawa III

Located in Norton, MA

Japanese Woodblock print by Sadanobu Hasegawa III,(1881~1963), unframed. About the artist Born in Osaka, Sadanobu Hasegawa III combines traditional ukiyo-e subject matter with ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flock of Cranes. Ink and color on gold leaf.

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 their wintering grounds. The expansive scene is heavily atmospheric. The cranes are...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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$1,960Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in

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Located in Wuxi, 32

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Located in London, GB

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Early Edo Period Chinese-Inspired Screen

$3,496Sale Price|56% Off

H 67.33 in W 73.23 in D 1.19 in

Early Edo Period Chinese-Inspired Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

This remarkable screen from the early Edo period, circa the 17th century, showcases the influence of early Chinese art forms with its intricate ink work on a gold leafed surface. The...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.

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. A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School

19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School

Located in Kyoto, JP

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Silk

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Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Heavy Gold

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Heavy Gold

$28,750

H 68 in W 74 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine on Heavy Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with heavy gold leaf and a silk brocade border made of antique monk's robes.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen

Located in Tarry Town, NY

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$355 / item

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Located in Eindhoven, NB

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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

Kiku to Hagi Byobu, Rinpa School Style, Edo Period.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Gold Leaf

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Japanese Tosa School For Sale on 1stDibs

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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.