Six-Panel Japanese Inspired Screen with Horses in Stable with Bamboo Backdrop
Located in Yonkers, NY
This striking six-panel Chinese folding screen showcases a vibrant painted scene of six individually depicted horses, each rendered in expressive motion within their stables.
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Set of Six 18th Century Japanese Mid-Edo Period Gilded and Painted Paper Panels
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of six Japanese mid-Edo period, gilded and painted paper panels, circa 1750. Some signs of wear commensurate with age.
Paper
A pair of six-panel folding screens from the Kanō school depicting red-crowned c
Located in Milano, IT
An important and early antique pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens from the Kanō school, painted in ink and natural mineral pigments on a gold-leaf ground.
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Bamboo Forest Early Taisho era. Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk.
Silk
Japanese Antique Hand Painted Birds And Blue Waters Wedding screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A lovely antique Japanese hand-painted six-panel folding screen byobu- conceived in an attractive birds, trees, and blue waters motif.
Wood, Paper
Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Minogame Turtles in Spring Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful pair of 19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu table screens depicting pairs of Minogame turtles in spring landscapes.
Brass
Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Heron & Plovers Ink and silver leaf on paper Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917) A pair of low six-panel Japanese screens by Maekawa Bunrei, a later master of the Kyoto based Shijo school ...
Silver Leaf
19th Century Japanese Screen, Deer in Spring, Maruyama Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-panel Japanese folding screen from the leading Maruyama-Shijo artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845).
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Pair. Red and White Plum Blossoms on Silver Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Okada Yosai (1785–1864) Red and White Plum Blossoms Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink and silver leaf on paper.
Silver Leaf
17th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers & Birds of Winter and Early Spring.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Signed Unkoku Toyu (1660-1716) Flowers & Birds of Winter and Early Spring A Six-panel Japanese Screen. Ink, color and gold leaf on paper.
Gold Leaf
Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare six-panel Japanese folding floor screen (Byōbu) by Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) from Edo period.
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Ink Pine Trees on Gold
Located in Kyoto, JP
Imao Keisho (1902-1993) Pine Trees Early 20th Century, Circa 1930 Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on silk and gold leaf.
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.
Gold Leaf
Mid Edo Hawk Screen: Hand-Painted Paper & Wood, 18th Century Art
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Step into the world of Mid Edo Japan with our six-panel Hawk screen, each depicting a different hawk.
Wood, Paper
A Japanese Six-Panel Byōbu Screen Depicting a Coastal Landscape in Hama
Located in Milano, IT
A refined Japanese six-panel byōbu screen depicting a tranquil hama (coastal shoreline) landscape, executed in sumi-e ink on a luminous gold leaf ground.
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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