$38,000 / set
H 67.5 in W 148 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Screen Pair, Tigers by Kishi Renzan, Late Edo Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Renzan (1804-1859) Tigers Pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink and gold-leaf on
Gold Leaf
$1,173Sale Price|20% Off
H 70.87 in W 15.16 in D 0.04 in
Farming Rice Fields Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The simple country side life is the ideal of the Oriental scholar. As you can see, the Kishi
Silk
$9,200
H 29 in W 74 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Japanese Screen for Tea-Ceremony, Ink Bamboo and Plum on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
Renzan of the Kishi school and Shiokawa Bunrin and Yokoyama Seiki of the Shijo school. Among his
Gold Leaf
Kishi Ganryo “Flowers of the Four Seasons” Japanese Folding Screen
By Kishi Ganryo
Located in Kyoto, JP
as the husband of Ganku’s daughter, Sada. Another well-known artist of the school, Kishi Renzan
Gold Leaf
$4,025
H 83 in W 73 in D 1 in
Hollywood Regency Black and Gold Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Hollywood Regency black and gold four-panel screen with hand-painted flying cranes. This Hollywood Regency black and gold four-panel screen is a vintage treasure that captures the ...
Wood
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan. It is chara...
Cedar
Samuraï Maeda Armor
Located in Paris, FR
Armor Samuraï Maeda, ceremonial armor with handcrafted helmet and protects. Made with original japanese fabrics only use for samuraï armor confection, with solid brass and metal deta...
Fabric, Glass
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 96 in D 0.5 in
Antique Japanese Ebonized & Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Six-Panel Screen c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Chinoiserie screen offers six ebonized and gilt decorated panels with a continuous village genre scene with figures and en verso garden scene, c1920 Measures - 72...
Wood
$1,471,139
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
Copper, Gold
$3,595
H 69.5 in W 60 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a lone house, perhaps a tea house, hidden in the trees and foliage with dist...
Gold Leaf
$12,000
H 47.5 in W 26.5 in D 0.75 in
Korean Chaekgeori painting. 19th Century Joseon. Books & Scholars’ Accouterments
Located in Kyoto, JP
Books and Scholars’ Accouterments; Chaekgeori Second half of the 19th century Korean framed panel. Ink and color on paper. This Korean Chaekgeori painting depicts two open shelve...
Paper
Japanese screen: Melody of Magnolia Blossoms
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Bathed in radiant gold, Melody of Magnolia Blossoms captures the fleeting harmony of nature in bloom. A graceful magnolia branch arcs across the shimmering surface, its petals unfold...
Wood, Paper
$1,050
H 59.85 in W 59.85 in D 0.79 in
B35 Japanese Antiques Gold background flowers folding screen, 2-panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper & Silk-like fabric, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 20 mm Expanded size: Width 1520 mm Folded size: Width 760 x Height 1520 x Depth 40 mm, weigh...
Paper, Silk
Six Panel Japanese Screen: Winter Scene of Pine, Plum, and Bamboo
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Winter Scene of Pine, Plum, and Bamboo Under Crescent Moon. Pine, plum and bamboo are known as the three friends of winter, because they all thrive and bl...
Paper, Wood
$35,000
H 59.25 in W 62.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Peony, Wisteria, Cherry and Bamboo on Soft Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Peony, Wisteria, cherry and bamboo on soft silver, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a garden in spring. Painted in mineral pigments on oxidized silver ...
Silver Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen, open ocean, late Edo - early Meiji period, circa 1870, painting of plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade borde...
Silk, Wood, Paper
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 1960s Mounted on black felt, with glass eyes. Dimension: Length: 215 cm Width: 165 cm Height: 19 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collector Acquire...
Animal Skin
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 19th Century Bamboo in Moonlight
Located in Kyoto, JP
Bamboo in moonlight Gamo Rakan (1784-1866) Hanging scroll, ink on silk. Dimensions: Scroll: 201 cm x 58 cm Image: 137 cm x 45 cm In this early 19th century work by ...
Silk
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 clusters of leafy green chrysanthemum plants with white blossoms having moriage relief p...
Gold Leaf
$2,500
H 59.06 in W 27.17 in D 0.79 in
B89 Japanese Painting Art, Mount Fuji Goldback Screen Byobu, 2-panels
Located in Niiza, JP
One piece: W690×H1500mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W1380mm Folded size: W690×H1500×D35mm, 5kg Estimate packing size: (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 10cm x 75cm x 157cm, 19kg Painted b...
Paper
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.