Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Cranes
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large six-panel folding screen (byōbu) forming a pair with the previously presented crane screen. This screen features a striking composition of cranes: one with wings majestically...
Wood, Paper
Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Three Red-Crowned Cranes
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting three red-crowned cranes gathered on a rocky shoreline, dating from the early 20th century.
Wood, Paper
Pair of Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Cranes Above Cresting Waves
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing 19th century pair of large Japanese Meiji period six panel screens each depicting a sedge of Manchurian red-crowned cranes along the shore.
Brass
Japanese Six Panel Screen, Snow Scene at Water’s Edge
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Snow Scene at Water's Edge with Flowers and Waterfowl.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Edo Meiji 6 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Red Crown Cranes Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite large antique six-panel Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a landscape scene with red crowned cranes, other playful birds and boldly colored blossoming S...
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A Six-Panel Folding Screen Depicting a Red-Crowned Crane on a Pine Tree
Located in Milano, IT
A medium-sized Japanese six-panel folding screen, painted on gilt silk, depicting a red-crowned crane perched on the branch of a pine tree (matsu).
Silk
A six-panel Kano-school gold-leaf screen depicting cranes beneath a majestic pine tree
Located in Milano, IT
An antique six-panel Japanese Kano school screen painted on a gold leaf ground with gold sand, depicting an elegant natural landscape animated by cranes, pine trees, and seasonal flo...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style.
Gold Leaf
A six-panel folding screen from the Kano School, gilded with gold leaf, depicting a pair of red crows
Located in Milano, IT
An important antique six-panel folding screen from the Kano School, painted in ink and color on paper with gold leaf, depicting a pair of red-crowned cranes in a river landscape. On...
Paper
Pair of Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screens with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Six panels each depict Chinese-inspired landscapes showing cranes, pines, peonies, cherry blossoms, mountains and water, all symbols of prosperity and longevity, decorated with splas...
Brass
19th Japanese Screen with Cranes and Pine on a Golden Background
Located in Marbella, ES
A spectacular antique Japanese six-panel screen, decorated with an elegant scene of cranes beside a pine tree against a gold leaf background.
Gold, Iron
Byobu- Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen from the Kano school: Japanese landscape with an elegant crane.
Gold Leaf
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H 68.51 in W 144.1 in D 0.4 in
Meiji Period Painted Golden Screen with Cranes by Mochizuki Gyokkei from 1906
Located in Berlin, Berlin
A striking pair of Meiji period six-panel folding screens by Mochizuki Gyokkei (1874-1939) showing a flock of cranes.
Gold Leaf
Two-Panel Screen, Group of Six Cranes by Orchid
Located in New York, NY
Two-panel folding screen; ink, mineral colors, and gofun on paper.
Paper
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
Each screen similarly decorated with a continuous scene depicting flying cranes and others standing along a lake bordered by pine trees.
Ink
Japanese Six-Panel Kano School Crane Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Japanese six-panel Meiji period screen depicting red crowned cranes in a landscape with pine trees and camellia. 19th century Kano school featuring gold leaf and vivid color...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen Dance of 50 Cranes on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful painting of 50 cranes gathered on solid gold leaf ground. Mineral pigments on gold leaf. In Japan the crane signifies fidelity, good luck, love and long life. Seal reads: J...
Paper
Antique Japanese Edo Period Six Panel Folding Screen with Cranes
Located in Astoria, NY
A Japanese six panel folding screen, or byobu. The piece is decorated with a grouping of cranes in a traditional Japanese landscape
A six-panel screen with red-crowned cranes, signed Kanō Eigaku
Located in Milano, IT
A six-panel screen painted in sumi-e ink and gold powder, depicting a group of red-crowned cranes along the bank of a flowing stream, signed Kanō Eigaku (1790–1867). Flowering ume (...
Paper
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H 65.75 in W 149.22 in D 0.79 in
A six-panel gold leaf screen with cranes among bamboo and peonies
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel screen in gold leaf and natural pigments depicting cranes, peonies, and bamboo.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Edo Screen of Immortals with Children
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese six-panel Edo period (late 18th-early 19th century) screen of two immortals Hotei and Jurojin.
Brass
Japanese Screen:Cranes on a Rocky Coastal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Six panel screen, Cranes on a Rocky Coastal Landscape, 1800.
A Japanese Six Panel Hand Painted Screen
Located in Winter Park, FL
A six-panel screen decorated in various colored-pigment inks on paper, depicting a pair of cranes beneath a large pine tree, representing a sign of longevity, original brocade border...
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H 54.14 in W 109.45 in D 0.4 in
A six-panel folding screen with a pair of Manchurian cranes on gilt silk
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel folding screen painted on silk with a golden ground, depicting two Manchurian cranes perched on a pine (matsu) branch.
Silk, Paper
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 painting, c. 1850. Six panels measure 53 1/2” high x 110” wide. (S1352) 25000
Japanese Screen
Located in Washington, DC
Six panel Japanese Screen depicting red horn cranes feeding on a river bank.
A six-panel folding screen of symbolic animals and peonies
Located in Milano, IT
A six-panel folding screen with applied paper on a ground of gold and silver leaf, featuring six motifs inspired by traditional Japanese symbolism.
Paper
Japanese Edo Screen Kano School Isle of Immortals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting the Isle of Immortals.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese style six panel paper screen crane birds silver leaf
Located in Yonkers, NY
Japanese style, Chinese made six panel screen with crane birds decorated around the screen.
Silver Leaf
Japanese Screen: Painting of Family of Cranes in Bamboo Grove.
Located in Hudson, NY
Six Panel Japanese Screen: Painting of Family of Cranes in Bamboo Grove by Waters Edge.
Japanese Six-Panel Screen of Cranes in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large early 20th century Japanese six-panel byobu screen depicting cranes in flight decorated with a pine landscape.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen Manchurian Crane Bamboo Grove
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Enchanting Japanese Showa period six-panel byobu screen titled "Bamboo Forest-Immortal Together".
Brass
Pair of Japanese Six Panel Meiji Crane Landscape Screens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating pair of Japanese six-panel Meiji period screens depicting red-crowned cranes and minogame in landscape scenes.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Six Panel Folding Screen with Cranes, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese six panel folding screen, hand painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper in a black lacquer wood frame.
Wood, Paper
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H 58.5 in W 144 in D 0.63 in
Japanese Six Panel Screen with Cranes, Kano School, 18th-19th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental Asian Six-panel Japanese screen with cranes and foilage along a body of water.
Silver Leaf
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H 72 in W 149.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Landscape Stream with Cranes
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, very large six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a group of cranes frolicking together in a stream/ lake.
Paint, Paper
Japanese Four-Panel Kano School Manchurian Crane Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Japanese four-panel screen made in the kano school style depicting five Manchurian cranes or red-crowned cranes.
Silver Leaf, Brass
Japanese Taisho Period Two-Panel Screen Wading Cranes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Japanese Taisho period two-panel byobu screen depicting six wading cranes.
Gold Leaf
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H 67 in W 151.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Cranes by Ocean 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A magnificent six panel Japanese Byobu folding screen (likely Meiji Period but possibly Edo period) depicting cranes at play near the ocean shoreline.
Gold Leaf
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
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