Byobu Birds
Korean Asian Large 8-Panel Silk Embroidered Byobu Bird Butterfly Screen, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
of flowering trees, playful birds, and floating butterflies. Rare and hard to come by. The embroidery
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Silk
H 62 in W 142 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Large Four-Panel Byobu Screen Bamboo Cherry Blossoms Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous large/tall four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene/landscape
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 72 in W 71 in D 0.75 in
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
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Spring Flora and Fauna
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular Japanese Showa period two panel byobu screen featuring spring blossoms, birds, and
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
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Edo Period Byobu Japanese Screen Cherry Blossoms and Birds
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Exquisitely detailed birds sit on the branches of a wind swept old gnarled cherry tree covered in
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Hardwood, Handmade Paper
Robert Crowder Hand Painted Four-Panel Japanese Asian Byobu Screen Playful Birds
By Robert Crowder
Located in Studio City, CA
traditional Japanese style painting of the Meiji period
This screen, from his "Endangered Birds of Japan
Category
Vintage 1960s American Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Wood
H 42 in W 84 in D 1 in
Vintage Japanese 4 Panel Black Lacquer Floral Bird Folding Screen Byobu 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Japanese Chinoiserie four panel folding screen featuring black lacquer and gold painted scene with two songbirds and a flowering tree with clouds.
Dimensions:
48" x 1" x 36"...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
Japanese Four-Panel Screen of Birds in Prunus
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Midcentury Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting blue birds in a blossoming cherry or prunus
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Japanese "Bird & Waterfall" Screen, Byobu
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine two-panel tea screen Byobu of a mountainside waterfall among a colorful drapery of
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Byobu Style Screen Spring Song Birds and Flowers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Japanese byobu style silk four-panel screen of flora and fauna. Vibrant spring green
Category
20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Showa Folding Byobu Screen Playful Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and whimsical four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting birds playing in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Hunting Hawks Falcons Bird Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and engaging four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting three distinct tethered
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.6 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Folding Screen Playful Birds and Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with playful birds
Original
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 36 in W 72 in D 1 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Byobu Showa Siver Screen Yellow Birds Goldfinch Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding silver leaf screen depicting a nature scene with
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 36 in W 72 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Nesting Birds and Fish
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful four panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting nesting birds, pine trees and fish
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Showa Folding Byobu Screen Playful Birds Tree
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and whimsical four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting birds playing in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 70 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Large Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Nature Bird Landscape Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous hand-painted four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting various nature/landscape
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 68.5 in W 99.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Nature Trees Playful Birds
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting various species of playful birds in a
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 49 in W 105 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Six-Panel Folding Byobu Nature Floral Bird Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with cherry blossoms
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 108 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Playful Yellow Bird
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a playful yellow
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Fine "Boating & Birds on Mountain Blue Lake" Two Panel Screen Byobu
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan fine hand painted two panel tea screen byobu ink on silk, Boating & Birds on Mountain Blue
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 56.75 in W 67.5 in D 2 in
Vintage 4 Panel Gold Japanese Silk Byobu Folding Room Screen Wall Art Bird
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand painted Japanese byobu room screen featuring a bird perched on a flowering tree branch
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Hardwood, Paint
H 35.2 in W 0.75 in D 66 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Period Cherry Blossom Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful four-panel Showa period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting playful birds
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 36 in W 66 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Gold Byobu Folding Screen Flowers and Birds, 19th Century Paravent
Located in Bavaria, Munich, DE
Rare size:
169 x 184 cm / 65.9 x 71.8 inch.
Hand-painted, gold silk.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
H 66.54 in W 72.45 in D 1.97 in
Beautiful Large Asian Screen, Byobu or Paravent Painted with Birds on Gold Leaf
Located in Bavaria, Munich, DE
This is a vintage Asian wood four panel wall hanging silkscreen or divider. Has a painted scene of quails in a landscape on a gold foil paper, some of the paint is flaking but mainly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
H 35.83 in W 71.66 in D 1.19 in
Japanese Kano School Screen with Exotic Bird & Pine Tree
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese Kano school eight-panel folding screen, or byobu depicting an exotic bird perched on an
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Ink, Paper
Japanese Gold Byobu Folding Screen FLOWERS & BIRDS 18th c.
Located in Bavaria, Munich, DE
Japanese Gold Byobu Folding Screen FLOWERS & BIRDS
ca. 1790
Size 385cm x 168cm
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 72 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Wild Geese Over Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Muromachi period inspired Japanese four panel byobu screen depicting wild geese in flight over reeds. The 19th century Meiji period painting bears an artist's signature Chisokuken. C...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinese Hand Painted Table Screen or Wall Hanging
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand painted Chinese screen, China, circa 1950s. This screen features a hand-painted still life and could be used as a table screen, or wall-mounted as a painting or wall decoration.
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
20th Century Black Chinese Lacquered Wood Screen, Vintage Room Divider
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage Chinese screen made of hand crafted lacquered wood, in good condition. The large, detailed Chinoiserie style room divider is composed with eight flexible, adjustable...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gracie Style Six Panel Chinoiserie Lacquered Wallpaper Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant six panel lacquered wallpaper screen made in the style and manner of Gracie. The screen is two-sided and depicts an idyllic flora and fauna landscape with blossoming flowers ...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Asian 4 Paneled Room Screen Divider
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing Asian 4 paneled screen. Features hand painted depictions of herons wading in the brush.
Additional information:
Material: Brass, wood
Color: Black, gold, green, white
S...
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Meiji Era Japanese Two Panel Hand Painted Wood Table Screen Tale of Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A Meiji era Japanese two-panel wood screen, with illustrated images from The Tale of Genji that are exquisitely painted directly on wood with fine detail and precision, accented with...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 15.75 in W 26 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Asian Chinese Lacquered Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Asian four panel folding screen. Beautiful black lacquered finish with colored hard stone design. An exceptional well crafted pieces with intricate carved hard ston...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Stone
Pair of Spanish Style Iron Leather Curule Stool Benches
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of mid-century modern wrought iron stools or benches featuring greco-roman style curule legs. Crafted from solid wrought iron having a desirable aged patina with an app...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese 6-Panel Gouache and Gold Leaf Painted Table Screen
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Showa period gouache and gold leaf Japanese screen. Depicting plum tree blossoms on a riverbank across 6 panels. Plum blossoms are often mentioned in Japanese poetry as a sy...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 11 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
Two-panel screen
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Modern two-panel screen with white peonies.
Hand-painted on vegetable paper.
Very fresh work that is easy to incorporate into design furniture.
Very good state of preservation, sig...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Korean Minhwa Painting of Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie
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...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Korean Antique Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A two-tier stacking storage cabinet on comforting stand, known as Nong in Korean, circa early 20th century (end of Joseon to Korean Empire Period). Each cabinet is fitted with a pair...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, tall two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting scenes from the Classic Japanese 11th-century literary work "Tales of the Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu. The dark, ric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 69.25 in W 50 in D 0.75 in
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Byobu Birds For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of byobu birds for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, fabric and gold leaf, all byobu birds available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of byobu birds available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Byobu birds made by Hollywood Regency designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Byobu Birds?
Byobu birds can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,649, while the lowest priced sells for $470 and the highest can go for as much as $3,400.
Finding the Right Paintings-screens for You
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.
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