$880Sale Price|71% Off
H 48 in W 40 in D 4 in
Korean Two-Panel Silk Screen, Hand-Painted, Ebonized Frame, 1970s
Located in Lomita, CA
There is also information for us on the outside of the screen written in Korea characters in gold. This screen has two folds and a square painting depicting two figures on a landscap...
Silk
$2,995
H 62 in W 142 in D 0.75 in
Korean Asian Large 8-Panel Silk Embroidered Byobu Bird Butterfly Screen, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous early to midcentury Korean embroidered eight-panel screen depicting scenic nature motifs of flowering trees, playful birds, and floating butterflies. Rare and hard to come...
Silk, Paper
$7,500
H 46.5 in W 69.5 in D 1.5 in
Korean Buddhist Temple Scroll Painting Sinjung T'aenghwa Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Korean Buddhist painting on silk framed in wood with an acrylic shadow box.
Silk, Acrylic, Wood
Framed Korean Official Portrait Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hyper realistic portrait of an official with watercolor on silk bordered panel, framed in dark wood, from Korean late Joseon dynasty, circa 19th century. The beard man sitting with...
Silk, Wood
Korean Hanging Scroll of Bamboo, Prunus and Orchids
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite hanging scroll painting from the late 18th century depicts the sacred form of the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Shō Kannon, or Guze Kannon. Descri...
Silk, Paper
Korean Folding Chaekgeori Painted Scholar Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A six-panel painted folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type of screen is called Chaekgeori (books and things) which is quite unique to Korea. It became po...
Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper
$245Sale Price|30% Off
H 23 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
1979 Cui Tang Pheasants Love Birds Painting on Silk Flowers Peonies Chinoiserie
Located in Dayton, OH
1979 Cui Tang Korean painting on silk showing brightly colored male and female pheasants in front of a bush of pink and white peonies.
Silk, Paint
$2,495
H 50 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
Japanese Chinese Korean Asian Signed Framed Hand Painted Tiger Scroll Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
This work is hand-painted with masterful brushstrokes on a silk/linen surface. We believe the work is Japanese but are not entirely sure as it could be Chinese or Korean.
Silk, Wood, Paint
$2,500Sale Price|34% Off
H 82 in W 37 in D 1.5 in
Large Japanese or Korean Tiger Rest and Grooming in the Forest, Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large Scroll Painting of Japanese or Korean painting of tiger rest and grooming in the forest.
Silk
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting watercolor on silk mounted with brocade border and framed.
Brocade, Silk, Wood
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting watercolor on silk mounted with brocade border and framed.
Brocade, Silk, Wood
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting watercolor on silk mounted with brocade border and framed.
Brocade, Silk, Wood
Japanese Korean Meiji Period Five-Panel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century five-panel painted screen. Meiji period paintings from Japanese occupied Korea depicting scenes of horses, cranes, fish, flowering vases, and a fisherman.
Grasscloth, Silk, Wood, Paper
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H 6 in W 17.5 in L 6 in
Large Korean Folding Chaekgeori Books and Scholars' Possessions Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare and very well-preserved folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type of screen is called Chaekgeori (books and things) which is quite unique to Korea. I...
Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper
Six-Panel Korean Silk Embroidered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful six-panel screen featuring a display of beautiful jars and vases made of hand-embroidered silk on an Imperial red ground. The depictions are mounted to silk covered panels...
Brass
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H 33.75 in W 23.5 in D 0.75 in
Korean Minhwa Tiger and Magpie Painting on Silk, Jakhodo, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderfully charming Korean Minhwa Jakhodo painting on silk of a spotted tiger with her cub under a pine tree, a magpie in the branches above them, Joseon Dynasty, late 19th centur...
Silk
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H 84 in W 33.5 in D 0.15 in
Korean Minhwa Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully painted and detailed Korean folk art Minhwa Jakhodo (The letters “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting) Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting.
Silk, Wood, Paint
19th Century Korean 12 Panel Silk Hand-Painted Folding Screen
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible 19th century Korean folding screen with 12 hand-painted silk panels of bright blue and red and yellow and green. In wonderful antique condition. This 19th century Kore...
Silk, Wood
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H 35.75 in W 33.75 in D 1 in
Early Yi Dynasty Korean Painted Triptych on Silk with Folklore Figures
Located in Milford, NH
A fine hand-painted three-panel triptych on fabric, possibly silk, featuring folklore scenes with figures, horses, and landscapes from the Yi dynasty of Korea, probably dating to the...
Silk
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of Four
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting watercolor on silk mounted with brocade border and framed.
Brocade, Silk, Wood
Korean Six-Panel Screen of Legendary Chinese Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Meiji period Korean six-panel screen depicting legendary Chinese figures on individual panels with birds and blossoming flowers. Each panel is signed Kakusai (studio of the crane) in...
Silk, Paper, Wood
Korean Showa Four Panel Screen Tartars Hunting Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Korean Showa period four-panel screen depicting hunting scenes with tartars in a mountain landscape. The screen is decorated with vibrant ink and natural color pigments o...
Brass
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H 36 in W 54 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Korean 4 Panel Landscape Guo Ziyi Banquet Folding Screen Divider
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid-20th Century vintage four panel folding screen / room divider / wall art featuring a printed scene with hand painted color depicting a banquet honoring Guo Zi Yi (697–781), a fa...
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Geese Flight Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Thus Korean paintings of reeds and geese represent a wish for a peaceful life in later years.
Silk, Wood, Paper
Korean "Minhwa" Folk Art Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Korean minhwa on silk of birds, tree branch and flowers. Dimensions: 31.5"H x 18.5"W. Ask us about our local NYC delivery.
Silk
19th Century Eight-Fold Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderful, 19th century Korean, eight-fold screen, decorated in colors with birds, flowers and fish, painted on paper that will make a statement in any wall. Great proportions and ...
Silk, Paint, Paper
Korean Embroidered Military Rank Badge Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean embroidered silk rank badge (Hyungbae in Korean) from late Joseon Dynasty circa the end of 19th century. The badge features a design of double leopards above the Li-sui wave...
Fabric, Silk, Wood
$3,062Sale Price|30% Off
H 43 in W 46.6 in D 19.5 in
Antique Korean Joseon Dynasty Zelkova & Brass Bandaji Tansu Chest Trunk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Korean Bandaji chest or trunk featuring Zelkova elm frame with brass accents. The Korean name bandaji (literally meaning "half closing") derives from the hinged door in the f...
Brass
$4,800
H 22.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in
Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...
Silk
Korean Four Panel Screen of Hunting Scene Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean four-panel folding screen circa 1830s, from the late Joseon Dynasty. The painting depicts a vivid hunting scene on four vertical scroll panels mounted with brocade borders. ...
Brocade, Wood, Paper
$16,616 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$4,500
H 3.75 in W 11 in D 9 in
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Korean black lacquer and abalone mother of pearl inlay "longevity" box, circa 1930s, Korea. The box, most likely used to store documents, is crafted of black la...
Wood, Lacquer, Abalone
Contemporary Korean Thousand Cranes Moon Jar
Located in New York, NY
Impressive hand made Thousand Cranes Moon Vase, in perfect, undamaged condition. The vase features an allover pattern repeat of cranes in flight executed in classic Celadon glaze. Th...
Porcelain
$2,900
H 11 in W 11 in D 11 in
Korean Lacquered Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean keyaki (Japanese elm), lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlaid personal accessory chest for a woman, Joseon Dynasty, early 19th century or earlier, Korea. The small ac...
Brass
Korean Low Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Korean Low Table, perfect as a coffee table. Marked Korea on underside. Good solid condition, top was refinished at some point. Some wear to to table top. Looks to be made of Mahogany.
Wood
$3,013 / set
H 20.5 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Pair Famille Rose Medallion Canton Cantonese Chinese Fo Dog Vases Urns
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Chinese Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Vases of traditional baluster outline, of unusually quite good size proportions, (see last image in situ) mid...
Bronze, Ormolu
English 19th Century Edwardian Folding Screen
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive antique English five-panel folding screen from the 19th century, this was probably used in a commercial or hospitality setting to divide a large space into more intimate pr...
Cotton, Mahogany
Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated grand scale Chinese export Eight-panel Coromandel screen featuring different hand painted Chinese scene on each side. One side depicting an han...
Brass
Fine Antique Tall Korean Medicine Chest Yakchang Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine antique Korean medicine or apothecary chest from late Joseon Dynasty (circa 19th century). Known as Yakchang in Korean, this type of chest was used to sort and store herb medi...
Brass
$3,500Sale Price|36% Off
H 44 in W 31.5 in D 1.8 in
Framed Korean Minhwa Painting Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie Conservation Frame
Located in Greenwich, CT
Korean Minhwa Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie and another Magpie flying in the pine tree Minhwa, Korean folk paintings, portray the simple and unaffected daily lives of ordinary peo...
Paper
$2,080Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 3.94 in Dm 11.42 in
15 Auspicious Korean Traditional Embroidered Pillows
Located in seoul, KR
15 traditional embroidered pillows usually given by a bride to her husband as part of her dowry during marriage in Korea's modern era. These embroideries feature traditional symbols ...
Fabric
Mid-Edo Hawk Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Step into the world of Mid Edo Japan with our six-panel Hawk screen, each depicting a different hawk. In this period, hawks were revered not only for their majestic beauty but also f...
Wood, 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.
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.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.