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Japanese Screen Iris

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting, beautifully mounted
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Irises
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The irises painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landcape Bridge with Iris Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature lake/landscape scene with a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Spring Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
A vibrant celebration of spring using a colorful ensemble of coxcomb, irises, lilies, hybiscus, and
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

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
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Six Panel Screens: Pair of Festival Carts
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese screen with Festival Cart design. Edo period painting (First half of the 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Summer Garden on Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Flowers including peonies, dahlias, irises, and bellflowers bloom underneath a blossoming cherry
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons Pair of six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

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
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Screens with Flowers of the Four Seasons, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
This pair of screens belongs to a genre of lyrical paintings of flowers, grasses, and other plants
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Flower Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Kiyoshi Watanabe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, this is an old painting by Kiyoshi Watanabe, a colored iris and a red dragonfly
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Fabric Collage Floor Screen by Rose Lautman
Located in Hanover, MA
three panel double sided floor or dressing screen. 55" high x 66" wide. Each panel is 22" wide. On one
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Fabric

Japanese Contemporary Hand-CraftedSilk Two-Panel Folding Screen Orange Blue
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art

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Silk

Japanese Contemporary Hand-Craft Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen Brown Black
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese two-panel "byobu" or folding screen showcasing genryoku style handcrafted
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Kyoto Ware Vase Attributed to Ninsei
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant vase made in Kyoto, Japan, circa 1920s. With a graceful elongated Mei-Ping form, it was
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Ceramic

French 19th Century Pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme Vases
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Edouard Lievre
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
-center, with mostly low diagonal axes to the background. The Japanese iris, peonies, bamboos, kimonos
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases

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Bronze

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Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground
Located in Hudson, NY
Seven graceful Egrets perched upon very vibrant pine. Representing strength, luck, and longevity. A harmonious balance in nature. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with dark brown ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Lacquer, Paper

Neoclassical Wrought Iron & Bronze Bench, France 1950's
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Elegant bench in patinated wrought iron and bronze. The sabots are reminiscent of Giacometti's work for Jean-Michel Frank. 3 benches are available; the price is for one.
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Benches

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights a...

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Nickel, Brass

LU Louis Sconce AS
LU Louis Sconce AS
H 10 in W 7 in D 7.875 in
"Fit Side Table" Minimalist Travertine Cream Marble Side Table by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The Fit Side Table is a minimalist style low table made of treated Travertine marble. This side table is composed by five marble pieces, all of them assembled in a logical and harmon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Side Tables

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Marble, Travertine

Contemporary Italian Wall Lights in White Blue Gray Frosted Layered Murano Glass
Located in New York, NY
A very elegant and refined Italian Mediterranean design in blown Murano glass worked with the technique scavo: the frosted glass has a finish similar to archaeological ancient Roman ...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
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2010s American Flush Mount

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Brass

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile, Wood

21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches

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Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood

Giraffe dining Chair in Solid Brazilian Wood by Juliana Vasconcellos
By Juliana Lima Vasconcellos
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
The Giraffe dining chair was designed with soft curves and slender, but with volume, bringing comfort and elegance. The base structure was thought with three feet. The upholstered se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Matte White Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These MATTE WHITE collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a ...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

Plum Blossom Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic with Antiques
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36"x72" The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Wallpaper

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Silver Leaf

Untitled LX by Ferle - large abstract painting, green & yellow
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is an abstract painting by French contemporary artist Ferle. Oil on free-standing canvas, W 140 cm x H 200 cm // W 55 in. x H 78 3/4 in. ”In her work, Ferle creates new s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sotatsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sotatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Modern Frederic Daybed in Walnut & Leather by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
About Frederic Daybed Frederic daybed it’s inspired by Japanese minimalism. With simple and clean structure, combined with two geometric shaped cushions that confer a modern and ele...
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2010s Portuguese Daybeds

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Oak, Walnut, Leather

Contemporary Round Center Coffee Table in Wood Marquetry Black & White
Located in Porto, PT
Santiago Center Table celebrates the 20th-century art movement, Cubism, with handcraft expertise. Rough and natural materials approach us with an exact message: modest luxury. This a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Birdseye Maple

Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Wall Sconces, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

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Iris #163 by Sugiura
Located in New York, NY
Silkscreen of a group of iris flowers on gold leaf. Edition 2/30. Signed K. Sugiura in pencil
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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Screen

Iris #163 by Sugiura
Iris #163 by Sugiura
H 25 in W 17.5 in
Spetchley Blue Iris, Still Life Oil
Located in Boughrood, Powys
the beauty and translucency of flowers. Her work has been influenced by traditional Japanese screen
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2010s English Other Paintings

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Paint

Japanese Screen: Painting of Iris on gold.
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Screen: Iris on gold. c.1900
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings

Japanese Four Panel Screen, Water Landscape with Iris and Ducks
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen, Water Landscape with Iris and Ducks on Silk. Taisho Period. Signed
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

19th Century Edo Painted with Iris Japanese Signed Byobu Screen
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning Edo japanese Byobu floral painted screen, with bronze fitting . Signed. Represents an
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Antique 1890s American Edo Paintings and Screens

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Bronze

Japanese Fine Small Antique Blue and Gold "Birds & Iris" Hand Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small scale Japanese antique hand painted six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Screen: Black lacquer with gold and silver iris design.
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Korin style three panel black lacquer on wood screen with pewter walk way though gold and
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

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Gold, Silver

Blooming Iris Japan Hand Painted Silk Scroll
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a brilliant splash of spring awaits you with this attractive composition of a bouquet of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Pair of Antique Japanese Screens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of vibrant Japanese folding screens depicting a spring landscape with flowing
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Antique Japanese Screens
Pair of Antique Japanese Screens
H 22.5 in W 103 in D 0.5 in
Japanese "Iris Bouquet" Silk Scroll, Hand Painted, Fine Condition
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a brilliant hand painting on silk of a colorful "Iris Bouquet". A refreshing design concept
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk

A Set of Twelve Framed Japanese Watercolour Paintings of Irises
Located in Downingtown, PA
the Irises:- #1 Gekka-no-nami #2 Shishi-odari #3 Kumomano-sora #4
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Japanese Four-Panel Showa Screen Quail Floral Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting two quail. Set amid a floral
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper, Silk

Japanese screen: Cranes in a Water Landscape with Young Pine
Located in Hudson, NY
Cranes in a Water Landscape with Young Pine, Peony, Iris, and Cherry Tree. Japanese Kano School
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Japanese Six-Panel Meiji Screen of Egrets on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Japanese six-panel late Meiji/early Taisho Showa period screen featuring five egrets or
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Six Panel Screen Cherry in Bloom in Flowering Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting of spring landscape on a river bed, with irises, peonies, lilies, young bamboo
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Kano School Byobu Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
mountains obscured by golden, misty clouds. Spring cherry blossoms and elegant irises bloom near boulders
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Kano School Byobu Screen
18th Century Kano School Byobu Screen
H 68 in W 149.5 in D 1 in
Screen with Spring and Summer Flowers
Located in Milano, IT
Kano School, Edo period, 19th century Six-panel folding screens, ink, color, gofun and gold leaf
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Screen with Spring and Summer Flowers
Screen with Spring and Summer Flowers
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H 42.13 in W 112.6 in D 0.79 in
Set of Six Japanese Showa Period Framed Painted Panels by Carlota Ige
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic set of six Japanese Showa period Nihonga school influence painted panels depicting a
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Museum Print of 17th Century Japanese Screen with Irises
Located in Wilton, CT
Beautifully framed museum print of famous 17th century Japanese iris screen by Ogata Korin.
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20th Century American Prints

Rare Momoyama Period Japanese Folding Screen with a Field of Pinks, 17th Century
Located in Milano, IT
medieval and early modern Japan, but representations of pinks as a single motif on folding screens are
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Wallpaper

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Paper

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Iris Water Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting blue and white iris with wild
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Four-Panel Screen Wisteria Iris Spring Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful Japanese Showa period four-panel screen depicting a spring landscape with a trellis
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen Irises on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four-panel byobu screen of painted irises over shiny gilt squares. Vivid blue
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Four Panel Screen Irises on Silver Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese four panel Byobu screen featuring hand painted irises on squares of metallic
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass, Silver Leaf

Japanese Four-Panel Byobu Screen of Irises on Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four-panel byobu screen featuring watercolor painted irises on gilt background
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Japanese Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen of Iris Pond
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese silk four-panel folding byobu screen featuring Iris in a pond. Painted on a silk
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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brass

Pair of Japanese Iris Screens on Gilt After Ogata Korin
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of Japanese two-panel screens depicting Kakitsubata or flowering Irises on a gilt
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Iris Flowers Lanscape
Located in Studio City, CA
blossoming iris flowers - perhaps an homage to the famed Irises screens by the famed Japanese artist Ogata
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu Iris Painting, Watercolor, Goldleaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The scattered iris painting of this 4-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Blooming Iris Japan Hand Painted Silk Scroll
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a brilliant splash of spring awaits you with this attractive composition of a bouquet of
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Signed Two Panel Screen Flowering Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese two-panel screen featuring a flowering landscape over a dramatic gold leaf
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Four-Panel Showa Screen Hanaguruma Flower Cart
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful Japanese Showa period four-panel silkscreen depicting a colorful Hanaguruma or flower
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper, Wood

Kano Ansen Takanobu, Flowers and Birds, Japanese Scroll Painting
By Kano Ansen Takanobu 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
branches remain without foliage. The kingfisher sits in a field of Japanese iris (hana-shoubu) and water
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Four Fine Woodblock Flower Prints, Vibrant Colors, Frameable #1
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan woodblock flower prints, artwork created by Tanigami Konan (1879-1928) set of four (4) from
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Flower Prints Collection 18 Old Woodblock Vibrant Colors, Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Collection Japanese woodblock flower prints, Tanigami Konan (1879-1928) set of eighteen (18) from
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Large Framed Japanese Traditional Silk and Brocade Decorative Art, circa 1995
Located in Takarazuka, JP
This is a very large traditional Japanese handcrafted decorative art form using high quality silk
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1990s Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese wooden wall hanging painting/Mid 20th century/Japanese painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is part of a wooden storage cabinet door used in old Japanese houses. In Japan, there is a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings

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Beech

19th Century Japanese Meiji Kodomo Screen
Located in Paris, FR
. Families suspend iris leaves and sagebrush at the entrance of houses to ward off bad luck. All children are
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Antique 1870s Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th Century Japanese Meiji Kodomo Screen
19th Century Japanese Meiji Kodomo Screen
H 41.34 in W 112.21 in D 0.79 in
Japanese 2 Panel Mandarin Duck Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese 2 panel mandarin duck with iris flowers gold screen. Meiji period c 1900s. One
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Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Pair of Screens from Japan, Meiji Period
Located in Paris, FR
chrysanthemums, maple trees, iris with waterfalls and rivers. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Height: 163 cm (5
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Pair of Screens from Japan, Meiji Period
Pair of Screens from Japan, Meiji Period
H 64.18 in W 21.46 in D 7.88 in
Japanese Screen with Kingfisher & Bamboo Fish Traps
Located in Seattle, WA
Exceptional Japanese two-panel folding screen, or byobu, with polychrome painting on paper of a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Flowers of the Four Seasons
By Rimpa School
Located in New York, NY
This fine pair of 6-panel folding screens presents a journey through the four seasons of the year
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Flowers of the Four Seasons
Flowers of the Four Seasons
H 64.97 in W 144.1 in
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Japanese Screen Iris For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese screen iris for your home. A Japanese screen iris — often made from metal, fabric and silk — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Japanese screen iris you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A Japanese screen iris is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Japanese Screen Iris?

Prices for a Japanese screen iris can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $295 and can go as high as $35,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,843.

Finding the Right Asian Art and Furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.

Questions About Japanese Screen Iris
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    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.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
    A Japanese low screen was traditionally used while seated upon the floor. The low screen would block wind and drafts, provide limited privacy, and are often decorated with seasonal themes.