Beautifully painted dove on a branch in the early morning mist in a muted wooded landscape. Ink on buff mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Seal reads: ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Lone Dove

$55,000

H 69 in W 92 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Scotties Under Roses

Located in Hudson, NY

Modern painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Scotties Under Roses

$9,775

H 34.5 in W 73.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fruiting Pomegranate Tree

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Exquisite mid-20th century Showa period four panel folding byobu screen featuring a fruiting

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fruiting Pomegranate Tree

$2,500

H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Dancing Figures

Located in Hudson, NY

traditional Japanese custom is to ward off evil spirits by pretending to chase away people who are wearing

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Dancing Figures

$5,175

H 36 in W 71 in D 0.75 in

19th Century Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Festival Scenes

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Colorful late 19th century late Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring 12 scenes of a

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Festival Scenes

$2,800

H 36 in W 76 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Hanaguruma Flower Cart

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Beautiful Japanese Showa period four panel silk screen depicting a colorful Hanaguruma or flower

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Hanaguruma Flower Cart

$1,800

H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Prunus with Songbirds

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Spectacular late 20th century Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting blossoming

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Prunus with Songbirds

$3,500

H 36 in W 70 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mount Fuji Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Gorgeous Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a wooded valley landscape with a

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Mount Fuji Landscape

$2,800

H 36 in W 66.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Snowy Mountain Landscape

Located in Hudson, NY

Hinoki (Japanese red pine) and other deciduous trees in mineral pigments on mulberry paper

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Snowy Mountain Landscape

$40,250

H 68.5 in W 94 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Table Screen Noble Procession

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fascinating Japanese Showa period for panel table screen depicting a procession of guards, nobles

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Table Screen Noble Procession

$2,000

H 24 in W 48 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Impressive large scale Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a serene snowy

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Snowy Winter Landscape

$8,800

H 72 in W 99 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Spring Flowers on Gilt

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Charming mid-20th century Japanese Showa period four-panel folding byobu screen featuring

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Spring Flowers on Gilt

$6,800

H 47 in W 90 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Flower Vases on Silk

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Charming Japanese four-panel Showa period byobu screen depicting colorful floral arrangements in

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Flower Vases on Silk

$1,800

H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Flowers and Grasses

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Remarkable Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting blossoming autumn flowers and

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Flowers and Grasses

$3,800

H 36.25 in W 66.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Turquoise River Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Distinctive Japanese style four panel folding Byobu screen depicting a turquoise river mountain

Category

20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Turquoise River Landscape

$900

H 34.75 in W 69.5 in D 0.75 in

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Flowers of the Four Seasons A four-panel Japanese screen. Ink, gofun and pigments on gold

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.

$18,500

H 41.5 in W 73 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris, & Turtles

Located in South Burlington, VT

Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris, & Turtles

$7,600 Sale Price

58% Off

H 69 in W 113 in D 0.5 in

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen

Located in New York, NY

Antique Byobu Four Panel Screen. Japan, late 19th to early 20th century. Taisho period.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Taisho Period Byobu Four Panel Folding Screen

$2,900

H 36 in W 54 in D 1 in

Japanese Four-Panel Screen, Young Bamboo and Morning Glory

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on gold, signature reads: Okyo.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Japanese Four-Panel Screen, Young Bamboo and Morning Glory

$15,000

H 49.5 in W 92 in D 1 in

Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous large/tall four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/landscape

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds

$2,495

H 72 in W 71 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Golden Sun Through Turbulent Surf

Located in Hudson, NY

Golden sun viewed through red maple above turbulent waves. Mineral pigments on gold and silver ground with silk brocade border.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Golden Sun Through Turbulent Surf

$28,000

H 36 in W 94.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Mountain Landscape Screen

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape scene with a

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Mountain Landscape Screen

$1,495

H 36 in W 72.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Japanese Tree Sparrows on Stacks of Bailed Rice

Located in Hudson, NY

Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments on silk. Signed in the lower left corner, signature reads: Soetsu. With a simple...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Japanese Tree Sparrows on Stacks of Bailed Rice

$21,275

H 68.25 in W 92.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Lady Murasaki Genji

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous and quite striking four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen featuring an elegantly clad

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Lady Murasaki Genji

$6,400

H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Autumn Flowers and Moon on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on gold leaf.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Autumn Flowers and Moon on Gold

$17,825

H 49.25 in W 92.5 in D 0.63 in

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Bamboo Waterfall with Magpies

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large Chinese four panel Japanese style byobu folding screen depicting a waterfall landscape. The

Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Bamboo Waterfall with Magpies

$2,800

H 73 in W 71.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: A Scene from the Tails of Genji

Located in Hudson, NY

Lady Aoi and attendant within the palace walls with beautifully painted sudari and fabric with wonderful detail in unusual pastel colors. Mineral pigments on paper with dark brown l...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen: A Scene from the Tails of Genji

$15,000

H 39.5 in W 82 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Tree Blossom Bird Screen

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Kyoto Byobu folding screen depicting a natural landscape scene with

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Tree Blossom Bird Screen

$1,995

H 36 in W 71 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen Byobu Signed Showa Period C.1950

Located in London, GB

A four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with birds. Japan, C.1950

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen Byobu Signed Showa Period C.1950

$1,712

H 35.44 in W 60.63 in D 0.99 in

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Herons in the Winter Snow

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Herons in the Winter Snow

$2,995

H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.5 in

Japanese Ink and Watercolor 4-Panel Floor Screen

Located in Astoria, NY

Japanese Four-Panel Floor Screen, Ink and Watercolor on Paper, mounted on board, depicting

Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Ink and Watercolor 4-Panel Floor Screen

$850

H 1 in W 99 in D 55.25 in

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene from the classic

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

$1,495

H 36 in W 65.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a scene from the Classic Japanese

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

$1,695

H 36 in W 71 in D 0.75 in

Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rare set of four Japanese Showa period door panels known as Fusuma in Japanese architecture

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels

$2,400 Sale Price / set

20% Off

H 69.5 in W 36 in D 1 in

Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early

Located in Sheridan, CO

Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early Spring. Kano School

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Antique Japanese Four Panel Byobu Screen: Mandarin Ducks by Snowy Pond in Early

$3,250

H 30 in W 48 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Asian Korean Chinese Signed 4-Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom Screen

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel hand painted Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a wildly and

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Asian Korean Chinese Signed 4-Panel Folding Byobu Cherry Blossom Screen

$2,495

H 36 in W 72 in D 0.75 in

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Chinese Asian 4 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Red Crowned Crane Landscape

$1,895

H 36 in W 71.5 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous, quite large, boldly colored, and alluring hand-painted two-panel Chinese/Japanese/Asian

Category

20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures

$3,500

H 84 in W 90 in D 0.5 in

Japanese Mid-Century Cloisonne Enamel Table Screen by Inaba

By Inaba Cloisonne Co.

Located in Newark, England

Cloisonne Enamel Table Screen by Inaba. The Cloisonne Enamel Table screen with four interlocked panels each

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Japanese Mid-Century Cloisonne Enamel Table Screen by Inaba

$2,054

H 7.29 in W 12.8 in D 0.2 in

Hand-Painted Four Panel Table Top Koi Screen

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A softly painted four panel table top screen. The wood frame has chased and shaped metal tabs at

Category

20th Century Asian Edo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper, Fabric

Hand-Painted Four Panel Table Top Koi Screen

$1,050

H 36.25 in W 72 in D 0.75 in

Asian Hand-Painted Four Panel Upholtered and Framed Table Screen / Divider

Located in Germantown, MD

Asian Japanese Hand-Painted water color Four-Panel Upholtered and Framed Table Screen / Divider in

Category

20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Asian Hand-Painted Four Panel Upholtered and Framed Table Screen / Divider

$1,495

H 36 in W 72 in D 1 in

Japanese Showa Screen Shell Gathering After Katsushika Hokusai

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fascinating Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting women shell gathering or

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Screen Shell Gathering After Katsushika Hokusai

$3,800

H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.75 in

Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese small table top four panel folding screen. Wood block print on paper. First

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Wood Block Printed Table Top Folding Screen

$725

H 16.5 in W 29.75 in D 0.38 in

Japanese 4 Panel Black Lacquer Silk Mountain Landscape Folding Screen Byobu 60"

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid to late 20th century Japanese byobu / folding screen - four black lacquer framed panels holding

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Hardwood

Japanese 4 Panel Black Lacquer Silk Mountain Landscape Folding Screen Byobu 60"

$640 Sale Price

20% Off

H 24 in W 60 in D 0.75 in

circa 1930 Japanese Silver Screens by Isoi Joshin, Flowers of the Four Seasons

Located in Kyoto, JP

Flowers of the four seasons Isoi Joshin (1883-1964) Pair of six-panel Japanese screens Ink

Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

circa 1930 Japanese Silver Screens by Isoi Joshin, Flowers of the Four Seasons

$29,500

H 69 in W 149 in D 0.75 in

White Lacquer Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes and Foliage

Located in Yonkers, NY

This four-panel lacquered screen transforms a space with its exquisite hand-painted composition of

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

White Lacquer Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes and Foliage

$3,200

H 84 in W 64 in D 1 in

E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes

By Edward William Godwin

Located in London, GB

velvet panels as in the Godwin fire screen, lot 96. See also Christie's sale 'Important 20th Century

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Walnut

E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes

$4,109

H 53.5 in W 61.5 in D 1 in

6' Tall Vintage Room Divider, Japanese, 4 Fold Screen, Mid Century, Circa 1950

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a tall vintage room divider. A Japanese, 4 fold screen, dating to the mid 20th century

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

6' Tall Vintage Room Divider, Japanese, 4 Fold Screen, Mid Century, Circa 1950

$4,581

H 72.05 in W 18.31 in D 5.12 in

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Wild Grasses

Located in Hudson, NY

Meiji period (1868 - 1912) four separate sliding doors (fusuma) with Shijo School paintings of wild

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four Sliding Doors (Fusuma): Wild Grasses

$20,700

H 68.5 in W 117 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fall Persimmon Tree

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Beautifully weathered Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting a persimmon tree in

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Fall Persimmon Tree

$2,500

H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in

Byobu four-panel folding screen, Japan Showa era

Located in Saverne, Grand Est

Four-panel byobu decorated with a mountain landscape, hand-painted on gilt silk and surrounded by a

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Byobu four-panel folding screen, Japan Showa era

$1,214

H 36.23 in W 67.72 in D 0.71 in

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Four-Panel Folding Table Screen

Located in Miami, FL

Antique Japanese hand-painted four-panel folding table screen depicting birds, bamboo and flowering

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Four-Panel Folding Table Screen

$275

H 35 in W 70 in D 1 in

Mid 20th Century Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen - Mountain Village on Lake

Located in Charlotte, NC

An Asian Japanese four-panel folding screen. Untitled, (Mountain Village on Lake). Unsigned, artist

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Mid 20th Century Japanese Four-Panel Folding Screen - Mountain Village on Lake

$1,495

H 36.25 in W 71 in D 0.75 in

Taisho Period, '1912-1926' Four-Panel Koi Screen

Located in Stockbridge, MA

Four-panel Japanese screen depicting swimming Koi beneath the waters surface and gold sky. Brush

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Taisho Period, '1912-1926' Four-Panel Koi Screen

$8,800

H 67 in W 90 in D 2 in

Japanese Screen with Seasonal Flowers

By Rimpa School

Located in New York, NY

Four-panel folding screen; ink and mineral colors on gold leaf on paper. Seasonal flowers, such as

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Screen with Seasonal Flowers

H 29.25 in W 74.5 in D 1 in

Calligraphy Screen

Located in New York, NY

Four paneled calligraphy screen (two pairs of two panels each) composed of large characters in ink

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Calligraphy Screen

$10,000 / set

H 66 in W 28 in

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Japanese Screen 20th Century Four Panel For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese screen 20th century four panel you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paper and fabric, every Japanese screen 20th century four panel was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese screen 20th century four panel, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japanese screen 20th century four panel, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Robert Crowder each produced at least one beautiful Japanese screen 20th century four panel that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Screen 20th Century Four Panel?

The average selling price for a Japanese screen 20th century four panel at 1stDibs is $1,710, while they’re typically $500 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.

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.

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