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Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

Japanese Asian Signed Six-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting scenes from the Classic Japanese 11th

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen of White Cranes and Full Moon
Japanese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen of White Cranes and Full Moon

Japanese Asian Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen of White Cranes and Full Moon

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese/Asian/Chinese Byobu folding screen depicting five

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji
Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Tales of the Genji

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Monumental Extra Large Asian Chinese Gilt Hand Painted Folding Fan Art
Monumental Extra Large Asian Chinese Gilt Hand Painted Folding Fan Art

Monumental Extra Large Asian Chinese Gilt Hand Painted Folding Fan Art

Located in West Hartford, CT

Monumental Chinese folding fan that is extra large when fully opened, circa 1950s The colors are

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

1940s Hand-Painted Silver Leaf Three-Panel Folding Screen
1940s Hand-Painted Silver Leaf Three-Panel Folding Screen

1940s Hand-Painted Silver Leaf Three-Panel Folding Screen

Located in Rochester, NY

A two sided 1930s-1940s brass hinged three-panel folding screen, the predominant side in a

Category

20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

Andrianna Shamaris Suar Wood Origami Side Table
Andrianna Shamaris Suar Wood Origami Side Table

Andrianna Shamaris Suar Wood Origami Side Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Solid reclaimed suar wood side table. Inspired by the art of paper folding which is often

Category

2010s Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Folding Paper Andon
Japanese Folding Paper Andon

Japanese Folding Paper Andon

Located in San Francisco, CA

Meiji period, circa 1880s, Japanese folding paper lantern (andon). The lantern features a round

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen
Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen

Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen

Located in London, GB

Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen. Each panel displays Japanese calligraphy on a cream and gold

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Stunning Japanese Gold Paper Six Fold Screen
Stunning Japanese Gold Paper Six Fold Screen

Stunning Japanese Gold Paper Six Fold Screen

Located in London, GB

Japanese gold ground paper six fold screen depicting a male and female peacock beneath a pine tree

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Large Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen Early 20thC
Large Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen Early 20thC

Large Six Fold Japanese Paper Screen Early 20thC

Located in London, GB

Painted paper screen depicting a large Japanese pine, likely a Japanese black pine, with its

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Fold
Fold

Fold

By Rachel Hellmann

Located in Dallas, TX

explores how perception is affected by the interplay of geometry, light and color. Influenced by folded art

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

Japanese Six Fold Paper Screen, circa 1880
Japanese Six Fold Paper Screen, circa 1880

Japanese Six Fold Paper Screen, circa 1880

Located in London, GB

A fine Japanese six fold paper screen decorated with rolling waves, circa 1880. The border in black

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Early 20th Century Gilded Six Fold Paper Screen
Early 20th Century Gilded Six Fold Paper Screen

Early 20th Century Gilded Six Fold Paper Screen

Located in London, GB

An early 20th century six fold paper screen, depicting an imaginary mountainous landscape with

Category

20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

Edo period, Japanese six-panel folding screen from the "Kano" school. A large Japanese landscape

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Striking Japanese Late 19th Century Two-Fold Gilt Paper Screen
Striking Japanese Late 19th Century Two-Fold Gilt Paper Screen

Striking Japanese Late 19th Century Two-Fold Gilt Paper Screen

Located in London, GB

An extremely striking Japanese two-fold paper screen with a silver painted moon against a

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pixel Fan Number 2, mixed media on folded paper
Pixel Fan Number 2, mixed media on folded paper

Pixel Fan Number 2, mixed media on folded paper

By Caleb Nussear

Located in New York, NY

This work is acrylic dye, color pencil and ink on folded paper. Caleb uses a specific geometrical

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Japanese Six Fold Paper Calligraphy Screen - late 19thC
Japanese Six Fold Paper Calligraphy Screen - late 19thC

Japanese Six Fold Paper Calligraphy Screen - late 19thC

Located in London, GB

A highly decorative Japanese six fold paper screen, late 19th century. Decorated with extremely

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Specks
19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Specks

19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Specks

Located in Brescia, IT

Edo Period Kano School, six panels Japanese folding screen cranes pine trees and waterfalls.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

Meiji period, a perfect example of a Japanese screen with classical Rinpa school panels. This beautiful variety of flowers is painted with mineral pigments on gold leaf.

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Six Fold Silvered Paper Screens
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Six Fold Silvered Paper Screens

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Six Fold Silvered Paper Screens

Located in London, GB

Pair of highly decorative Japanese six fold silvered paper screens, with green decoration

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Pair of Japanese, Early 20th Century Six-Fold Gold Paper Screens
Pair of Japanese, Early 20th Century Six-Fold Gold Paper Screens

Pair of Japanese, Early 20th Century Six-Fold Gold Paper Screens

Located in London, GB

Pair of six-fold Japanese paper screens, early 20th century. The gold ground decorated with wild

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Landscape Folding Screen Rice Paper and Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

Edo period, Kano School, six panel Japanese folding screen, cranes, pine trees and sea with a sky

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Folded and Crushed No. 3 (#14959)

Folded and Crushed No. 3 (#14959)

By Amanda Means

Located in New York, NY

sides and folding it in a fan shape. Sometimes I use Ilford Matte Fiber Base Multigrade paper. Other

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Black and White, Photogram, Photographic Paper

Pair of Stake-Out Decoys: Folding ducks
Pair of Stake-Out Decoys: Folding ducks

Pair of Stake-Out Decoys: Folding ducks

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of stake-out decoys, folding ducks. Can stand on their own or be hung. Nice decorative objects

Category

Vintage 1930s American Decoys

Materials

Paper

Fold Out Human Anatomy Chart 1889
Fold Out Human Anatomy Chart 1889

Fold Out Human Anatomy Chart 1889

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is an incredible and rare example of early anatomical studies. A fold out chart with multiple

Category

Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Paper, Wood

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen
Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen

Located in Hamburg, DE

The four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor on paper covered with square gold leafs. Signed

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

18th Century Japanese Folding Screen
18th Century Japanese Folding Screen

18th Century Japanese Folding Screen

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

pigments on gold leaf and vegetable paper, probably used for the tea ceremony. We recall that "Rinpa

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edo Period Japanese Six-Fold Screen
Edo Period Japanese Six-Fold Screen

Edo Period Japanese Six-Fold Screen

Located in Paris, FR

Edo period Japanese six-fold screen "Rakuchu Rakugai" depicting views in and around Kyoto with

Category

Antique 1830s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Six-Fold Japanese Screen
18th Century Six-Fold Japanese Screen

18th Century Six-Fold Japanese Screen

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful antique screen in a perfect size. The screen features gold leaf clouds, village scenes and figures. Very detailed and wonderfully painted. The screen painting is surro...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Two Fold Japanese Screen with Rabbits
Two Fold Japanese Screen with Rabbits

Two Fold Japanese Screen with Rabbits

Located in New York, NY

Two-panel Japanese screen with moon and rabbits. Showa period, circa 1930.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Exquisite Late 19th Century Japanese Six Fold Screen
Exquisite Late 19th Century Japanese Six Fold Screen

Exquisite Late 19th Century Japanese Six Fold Screen

Located in London, GB

An exquisite Japanese six fold paper screen, late 19th Century. Beautifully hand painted image of

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Lilies

Located in Milano, IT

A very rare screen with oversize lilies behind a bamboo fence. Despite this composition is quite a unicum, the bamboo fence is a typical Kano school feature.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf

Two Panels Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf

By Japanese Studio

Located in Brescia, IT

Two-panel screen painted with mineral pigments on rice paper and gold leaf. Floral scene of a Rimpa

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen by Hara Zaichu
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen by Hara Zaichu

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen by Hara Zaichu

Located in Milano, IT

flowers on a river, while the sky is left unpainted in plain paper, sprinkled with gold and silver flakes

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Six-Panel Peacock Folding Screen by Hirai Chokusui

Six-Panel Peacock Folding Screen by Hirai Chokusui

By Hirai Chokusui

Located in Culver City, CA

This six-panel folding screen by Hirai Chokusui, which includes the artist's seal, shows two vivid

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Grapevine, Kanō School
Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Grapevine, Kanō School

Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Grapevine, Kanō School

Located in Milano, IT

paper of the screen’s folds. Although grapes were found in Japan in very early times, it was not until

Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century
Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century

Japanese Rinpa School Folding Screen with Poppies, 17th Century

Located in Milano, IT

Six-panel Japanese folding screen representing some poppies on a golden ground. The poppies are all

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Two-Panel Folding Screen with Autumn Landscape, circa 1860-70
Two-Panel Folding Screen with Autumn Landscape, circa 1860-70

Two-Panel Folding Screen with Autumn Landscape, circa 1860-70

Located in Milano, IT

A two-panel folding screen with autumn landscape circa 1860-70 Measures: Height: 171 cm

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

XX°th Century Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels Gold Leaf
XX°th Century Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels Gold Leaf

XX°th Century Japanese Folding Screen Two Panels Gold Leaf

Located in Brescia, IT

Showa period Japanese two panel folding screen only gold leaf with white peony flowers.

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Folding Screen, Antique Asian Landscape, Birds, Gold, Silver, Design
Japanese Folding Screen, Antique Asian Landscape, Birds, Gold, Silver, Design

Japanese Folding Screen, Antique Asian Landscape, Birds, Gold, Silver, Design

Located in Brescia, IT

paper and silver leaf, with freshly blossomed peony plants and robins in flight. The silver leaf

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks
Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks

Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Lotus Pond and Mandarin Ducks

Located in 10 Chater Road, HK

, on rice paper over carefully jointed wooden lattice frames. Lacquer rails are then applied to the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pair of Japanese Folding Screens with Cranes, Kanō School, 19th Century
Pair of Japanese Folding Screens with Cranes, Kanō School, 19th Century

Pair of Japanese Folding Screens with Cranes, Kanō School, 19th Century

Located in Milano, IT

The scene is in typical Kano school style, dominated by a group of cranes in irregular and dynamic positions. The powerful arrangement shows an impetuous river running under and over...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Pair of Six-Fold Japanese Screens Attribtuted to Kano Sansetsu, 1590-1651
Pair of Six-Fold Japanese Screens Attribtuted to Kano Sansetsu, 1590-1651

Pair of Six-Fold Japanese Screens Attribtuted to Kano Sansetsu, 1590-1651

Located in Milano, IT

Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons A pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gofun and

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of paper folded art for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, metal and wood. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of paper folded art, we have 106 options in-stock, while there are 11 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of paper folded art you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of paper folded art made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of paper folded art that is appealing in its simplicity, but Japanese School, Kano Tanshin and Kelly Behun Studio produced versions that are worth a look.

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Prices for a piece of paper folded art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $248 and can go as high as $198,390, while the average can fetch as much as $3,000.
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