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Japanese Screen Rinpa

Late Edo Period Rinpa School Chrysanthemum Blossom Screen
Late Edo Period Rinpa School Chrysanthemum Blossom Screen

Late Edo Period Rinpa School Chrysanthemum Blossom Screen

$7,660Sale Price|20% Off

H 67.72 in W 143.31 in D 0.79 in

Late Edo Period Rinpa School Chrysanthemum Blossom Screen

By Rimpa School

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Late Edo Period Rinpa School Chrysanthemum Blossom Screen Period: late Edo, early 19th century

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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

A Chrysanthemum and Bush Clover painting on gold leaf six-panel folding screen, painted with

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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"
Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"

Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"

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H 59.85 in W 56.7 in D 0.79 in

Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Floral scene of a Rimpa School garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Two-panel screen painted in pigment on gilded rice paper of beautiful size and well preserved. Bold color...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 17th Century Japanese Rinpa School Screen with Birds and Flowers
Early 17th Century Japanese Rinpa School Screen with Birds and Flowers

Early 17th Century Japanese Rinpa School Screen with Birds and Flowers

Located in Chicago, IL

The Rinpa school played a key role in the indigenous Japanese artistic revival during the Edo

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Paint

A Japanese Two-panel Gold-leaf Screen With Poppies, Rinpa School
A Japanese Two-panel Gold-leaf Screen With Poppies, Rinpa School

A Japanese Two-panel Gold-leaf Screen With Poppies, Rinpa School

Located in Milano, IT

A Japanese two-panel screen from the Rinpa school, painted on paper with gold leaf application

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Byôbu Screen 屏風 Chrysanthemums, Rinpa School, Edo / Meiji period
Byôbu Screen 屏風 Chrysanthemums, Rinpa School, Edo / Meiji period

Byôbu Screen 屏風 Chrysanthemums, Rinpa School, Edo / Meiji period

By Rinpu Sasaki

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind and very refined Japanese screen or byôbu 屏風 with six folding panels depicting

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Antique 1880s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period
Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period

Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period

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H 11.23 in W 0.79 in D 17.52 in

Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period

By Rimpa School

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Discover the artistry of traditional Japanese aesthetics with this pair of exquisite sliding doors

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period
Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period

Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period

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H 11.23 in W 0.79 in D 17.52 in

Rinpa-Inspired Crane Sliding Doors, Late Edo Period

By Rimpa School

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Discover the artistry of traditional Japanese aesthetics with this pair of exquisite sliding doors

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

17-18 th century, zTwo panel with fish17th-18th Century Rinpa School Two-Panel S
17-18 th century, zTwo panel with fish17th-18th Century Rinpa School Two-Panel S

17-18 th century, zTwo panel with fish17th-18th Century Rinpa School Two-Panel S

Located in Fukuoka, JP

17-18 th century, zTwo panel with fish17th-18th Century Rinpa School Two-Panel Screen Period: 17th

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School
“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School

“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School

Located in Point Richmond, CA

“Kiku Byobu”, a six-panel chrysanthemum folding screen, Rinpa School, Meiji Period (1869-1912

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Six Panel Rinpa Japanese School Screen
Six Panel Rinpa Japanese School Screen

Six Panel Rinpa Japanese School Screen

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H 48.82 in W 110.24 in D 0.79 in

Six Panel Rinpa Japanese School Screen

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

19th century Japanese screen depicting a landscape with ducks, birds and flowers of the Rinpa

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School

Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School

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H 54.34 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in

Edo Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Early 19th century two panel screen from the Rinpa school Two panels painted with mineral pigments

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo, Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School
Edo, Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School

Edo, Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School

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H 66.93 in W 50.01 in D 0.79 in

Edo, Japanese Screen Two Panels Rinpa School

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

pigments and inky inks. Rinpa is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting. The style was

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rinpa School on Gold Leaf
Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rinpa School on Gold Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rinpa School on Gold Leaf

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

A light screen: a six-panel Japanese spring parade, painted with mineral pigment on gold leaf, with

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Japanese Folding Screen
18th Century Japanese Folding Screen

18th Century Japanese Folding Screen

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H 34.65 in W 99.22 in D 0.79 in

18th Century Japanese Folding Screen

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Six-panel Japanese screen, from the 18th century Rinpa school, depicting a spring landscape with

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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo Japanese Folding Screen, Six Panels of "Rinpa School"
Edo Japanese Folding Screen, Six Panels of "Rinpa School"

Edo Japanese Folding Screen, Six Panels of "Rinpa School"

Located in Brescia, IT

Late 18th century, six-panel Japanese screen from the "Rinpa school", painted with mineral pigments

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century
Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century

Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century

Located in Milano, IT

Six-panel Japanese folding screen representing some poppies on a golden ground. The poppies are all

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"
Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"

Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"

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H 59.85 in W 56.7 in D 0.79 in

Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Floral scene of a Rimpa School garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Two-panel screen painted in pigment on gilded rice paper of beautiful size and well preserved. Bold color...

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Four-panel golden screen of Rinpa school
Four-panel golden screen of Rinpa school

Four-panel golden screen of Rinpa school

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H 53.55 in W 85.44 in D 0.79 in

Four-panel golden screen of Rinpa school

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Japan, mid-Edo period. Floral scene of a Rimpa School garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers. Four-panel screen painted in pigment on rice paper and gold leaf of beautiful size...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Edo Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels "Rinpa School" Gold Leaf
18th Century Edo Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels "Rinpa School" Gold Leaf

18th Century Edo Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels "Rinpa School" Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

Japanese Flowers - Six panels folding screen hand painted on rise paper and gold leaf, Japanese

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Antique 1780s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo Period, Early 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen by Rinpa School
Edo Period, Early 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen by Rinpa School

Edo Period, Early 19th Century Japanese Folding Screen by Rinpa School

Located in Brescia, IT

Cheerful landscape with flowers and birds in six panels painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf, Flowers made with the "gofun" technique. Interesting dimensions, easily usable ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Landscape Rinpa School Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Left
19th Century Japanese Landscape Rinpa School Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Left

19th Century Japanese Landscape Rinpa School Folding Screen Six Panels Gold Left

Located in Brescia, IT

Landscape with flowering sakura trees of the Edo period. Six-panel screen painted with mineral

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Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gold Leaf Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels
Gold Leaf Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels

Gold Leaf Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels

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H 36.62 in W 71.66 in D 0.79 in

Gold Leaf Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels

Located in Brescia, IT

Japanese peonies, flowers symbol of spring: Japanese screen, of the "Rinpa school" for the tea

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Golden Silk
Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Golden Silk

Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Golden Silk

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H 53.55 in W 109.45 in D 0.79 in

Six-Panel Japanese Screen on Golden Silk

Located in Brescia, IT

Six-panel Japanese screen from the Rinpa school of medium size, painted with pigments on golden

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

Meiji period, a perfect example of a Japanese screen with classical Rinpa school panels. This

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Screen Painting Blue Gold Plants Flowers Framed Rinpa Japan 18th Century
Screen Painting Blue Gold Plants Flowers Framed Rinpa Japan 18th Century

Screen Painting Blue Gold Plants Flowers Framed Rinpa Japan 18th Century

Located in Monterey, CA

Rinpa is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting. The term Rinpa was coined in

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Silk

Pair of Japanese Folding Screens, Rinpa School, 19th Century
Pair of Japanese Folding Screens, Rinpa School, 19th Century

Pair of Japanese Folding Screens, Rinpa School, 19th Century

Located in Milano, IT

A pair of six-panel screen with a silver ground, decorated with the “Seven kinds of grass of Autumn

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

18th Century Rinpa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rice Paper and Gold
18th Century Rinpa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rice Paper and Gold

18th Century Rinpa School Japanese Folding Screen Six Panels Rice Paper and Gold

Located in Brescia, IT

Japanese Edo, folding screen six-panels. Red and white peonies in bloom on the balcony painted

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Located in Kyoto, JP

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Japanese Screen Rinpa For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese screen rinpa you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Japanese screen rinpa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using gold leaf, gold and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese screen rinpa — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese screen rinpa, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese screen rinpa over the years, but those crafted by Japanese School are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Screen Rinpa?

The average selling price for a Japanese screen rinpa at 1stDibs is $24,811, while they’re typically $13,800 on the low end and $145,000 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.

Questions About Japanese Screen Rinpa
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.