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
A pair of six-panel folding screens depicting two pine trees (matsu)
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of six-panel folding screens from the Kano school, painted in ink and pigments on paper. The naturalistic composition is dominated by two lush green pine trees extending from ...
Paper
17th Century Japanese Screen. Ink Plum Tree & Birds by Kano Naonobu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kano Naonobu (1607-1650) Plum Tree and Birds Six-fold Japanese Screen. Ink and slight color on paper.
Wood, Paper
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
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
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
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
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens depicting Chinese children, Kano school
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens depicting numerous karako (Chinese children) at play in a luxurious palace garden, also known as the theme ‘One Hundred Boys’.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period.
Gold Leaf
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
Paravents -A pair of six-fold screens depicting maritime routes in Seto sea, Edo
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of Japanese six-fold screens depicting the maritime routes of the Seto Inland Sea and of the north of Kyushu Island, detailing the coastline and shipping routes from Osaka to ...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Inspired Six-Panel Screen with Horses in Stable with Bamboo Backdrop
Located in Yonkers, NY
This 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
Japanese Inspired Six-Panel Screen with Horses in Stable with Bamboo Backdrop
Located in Yonkers, NY
This 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
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
Paravents - A pair of six-fold screens with fans in flowing water, Rimpa School
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of six-fold Japanese screens with scattered fans, a waterwheel and jakago (rock-filled baskets) in flowing water beside a riverbank with a subtle golden mist in the distance.
Gold Leaf, Silver 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
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
$25,000
Rimpa School Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemum Motif, Japan, Meiji Period
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Rimpa School six-panel screen with a chrysanthemum motif in gold, red, green, and white by an unknown Japanese artist from the Meiji Period.
Pigment
6 Panel Japanese Byobu
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Japanese screen. A six panel, Japanese Byobu screen depicting white birds perched in a pine tree and flying over a flowing river.
Paper, Pigment
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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