$13,500
Japanese Silk Screen
Located in Greer, SC
This beautiful silk screen was purchased in a Japanese market in 1947 by one of the first dependents to be shipped into Tokyo after WWII.
Silk
Tall 6-panel golden silk Japanese folding screen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A striking, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) entirely covered with lustrous golden silk with a faint square pattern. In Japan, such tranquil and evenly composed screens are ofte...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Silk Brocade Traditional Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring a lady from the Heian period court, showcased in "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, widely int...
Silk
Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring two graceful ladies dressed in elegant formal traditional Japanese kimonos. This folding screen is inspired by Jap...
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Summer Flowers on Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa painting of flowers including morning glories, hollyhocks, sweet peas, nadeshiko, and daisies. Signature and seal read: Bisui
Silk, Wood
Large C19th Japanese Silk & Bamboo Screen or Room Divider
Located in London, GB
Large C19th Japanese silk and bamboo screen. A truly superb four-fold room divider with silk panels depicting a forest scene with birds and flowers. Each panel features a bamboo cro...
Silk, Bamboo
B13 Japanese Antiques 2panels, silk, folding Screen with Tiger
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Silk on wooden frame One piece: W685×H1525mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W1370mm Folded size: W685×H1525×D40mm, 5kg Packaging estimate (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 12cm x 76...
Silk
Contemporary Japanese Red Black Gilded Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised pure silk kimono in black, red and gold on textured black backgrou...
Silk, Brocade
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Flower Vases on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The hand-painted screen features vibrant natural color pigments painted on a gilt silk ground.
Brass
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Embroidered Silk Gilt Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring an embroidered silk picture of beautiful gift boxes. Stunning pattern of Hanaguruma (flower cart) laden with d...
Silk, Wood, Paper
$880Sale Price|71% Off
Korean Two-Panel Silk Screen, Hand-Painted, Ebonized Frame, 1970s
Located in Lomita, CA
This screen has two folds and a square painting depicting two figures on a landscape, mounted to patterned silk panels, mounted to a hinged ebonized wood frame with metal corners.
Silk
$1,707Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Photographic Prop Screen, Japanese, Silk Cotton, Room Divider, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique photographic prop screen. A Japanese, silk cotton embroidered 4-fold room divider, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delicate time-worn condition i...
Silk
Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two-panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring two graceful ladies dressed in elegant formal traditional Japanese kimonos. This folding screen is ins...
Gold
Oriental Decorative 8 Panel Silk Embroidery Peacock Scene Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oriental Chineese decorative 8 panel silk embroidery peacock scene room divider screen.
Fabric, Silk
Japanese Large Contemporary Yellow Black Gilded Raised Silk Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted raised silk kimono in yellow, black and gold on a cream color background. Tagasode is t...
Silk, Brocade
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The panels with calligraphy are sealed by the artists. The polychrome paintings are executed in the same style on a paper ground, mounted with a border of gold leaf speckled paper, s...
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Japanese Large Red Silk Brocade Gilded Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese two panel folding screen or "byobu" featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono in cream and gold needlework on a mesmerizing red backgrou...
Gold
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The panels with calligraphy are sealed by the artists. The polychrome paintings are executed in the same style on a paper ground, mounted with a border of gold leaf speckled paper, s...
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen, Peonies and Young Growth on Gold Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa floral scene. Pigment on gilded silk, signature and seal read: Hattori Shunyo. Bold colors and strong design elements combined with the trademark tarashikomi (diluted elements ...
Brocade, Silk
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Red Maple and Flowers on Gold Silk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa Floral Scene with Chrysanthemum, Morning Glories and Blue Bell Flowers. Pigment on gilded silk, signature and seal read: Hattori Shunyo.
Brocade, Silk
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
Taisho Period Painted Silk Screen Depicting Nesting Cormorants by Asami Joujou
Located in Stamford, CT
An exquisite Taisho period screen depicting nesting cormorants painted on raw silk with gold fleck by Japanese artist Asami Joujou (b. 1890 in Himeiji, Japan-d. 1974), circa 1912-1926.
Silk
A six-panel folding screen painted on silk depicting a spring garden
Located in Milano, IT
A six-panel folding screen painted on silk depicting a spring garden. A Japanese six-panel folding screen painted on silk with a gold ground, depicting a spring garden. In the foreg...
Silk, Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Chinese Style Painting with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Screen is dated Taisho 8 (1919). Mineral pigments on silver, with silk brocade border.
Silk, Paper, Wood
B97 Old Japanese 6panels folding Screen, Hina Doll Accessories painting
Located in Niiza, JP
folding screen Material: Paper, silk, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 410 x Height 910 x Depth 17 mm Expanded size: Width 2500 mm Folded size: Width 430 x Height 910 x Depth 100 mm, weig...
Silk, Paper
B96 Old Japanese 6panels folding Screen, Hina Doll Accessories painting
Located in Niiza, JP
folding screen Material: Paper, silk, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 410 x Height 910 x Depth 17 mm Expanded size: Width 2500 mm Folded size: Width 430 x Height 910 x Depth 100 mm, weig...
Silk, Paper
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Rare 19th Century Chinese Carved Asian Hardwood Four-Panel Silk Screen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ebonized wood four panel Chinese screen, circa 1850. Allegorical story depicting the dream of the red chamber beautifully presented on this rare four-panel silk room divider screen. ...
Hardwood, Silk, Wood
Art Deco Anglo-Japanese Four Panel Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider C.1940
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Anglo-Japanese Four Panel Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider C.1940 Reverse finished adorned with striking hand-embroidery depicting birds, cherry-blossom, acer and pine ...
Silk
Circa 1920 Japanese Screen. Cat & Mouse Harvest Scene on Gold Silk.
Located in Kyoto, JP
The narrative playfulness of the scene depicted on this Japanese screen sets alight what is at its core a celebration of a bountiful harvest. The screen offers a visual representatio...
Gold
$11,845Sale Price|35% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Silk Embroidered Screen Room Divider Byobu C.1900
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese Meiji period silk embroidered screen /room divider Byobu C.1900 Kyoto, Japan. Silk embroidered satin lacquer framed panels. Late 19th century - early 20th century ...
Silk, Lacquer
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Asian Eight-Panel Silk Embroidered Folding Floor Screen Room Divider
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful Chinese Embroidered Eight-Fold Floor Screen or room divider in good vintage condition. Stunning roses, birds butterflies embroidered. Measures 112" in width and 66" in he...
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Paravent japonais- A batik silk Japanese screen with Uji Kyoto by Minagawa Taizō
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold some-e (batik) silk folding screen by Minagawa Taizō (1917-2005), with the landscape of a sunrise at Uji, Kyoto. Byodoin temple can be seen on the lower right hand side. ...
Silk, Wood
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Tosa School Painting of Theatre Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
with thought to be Izumo no Okuni (1578-1613). Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.
Gold
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, vividly depicting the bustling festivities ...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Red Black Cream Folding Screen Silk Brocade Kimono Art, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk raised kimono Japanese decorative art in crimson red, black and gold o...
Gold
$5,760
Peony Blossoms Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Peony Blossoms Screen Period: Edo period 18-19th century Size: 212 x 138 cm (83.5 x 54.3 inches) SKU: PJ105 Experience a rare gem from Japan's heritage – an Edo period peony blosso...
Silk, Paper
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with Tosa School genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An amazing, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, capturing lively celebrations across various s...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Ink Painting of a Weathered Pine Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) sumi-e (or ink painting) on paper of a venerable pine tree with limbs stretching out over a bluff. Beautiful signature and seal read: Biei. Ink on paper ...
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Silk Painting of Young Girl, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique 19th Century painting of a Japanese girl standing atop a large furry mythical creature, with a small bird flying in the left upper corner. Signed in top right corner. Soft ear...
Silk, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Japanese silk embroidered framed painting
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-20th Century Japanese silk embroidered framed painting A silk embroidered painting and is framed behind glass with a scene of women in a room with a stork in the doorway in the ...
Silk
Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century, Edo period. This small Japanese folding screen painted by Sakai Hoitsu was ori...
Wood, Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen Nihonga Style Painting of Children in Western Dress
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful soft painting of mineral pigments and ink on paper with a silk brocade border.
Brocade, Silk, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rimpa School Painting of Winter to Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
With exotic birds including a family of quail. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Antique Kimono Fabric Mounted on Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Late Nineteenth Century Kimono Fabric Mounted on Early Twentieth Century Screen. In the Heian period (eighth century to the twelfth century), noblemen wou...
Silk, Wood, Paper
$9,450
Edo Period Kyoto Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Kyoto Screen Period: Edo period Size: 343 x 176 cm (134.6 x 69 inches) SKU: RJ69 This stunning Edo period screen depicts typical scenes of daily life in Kyoto, the ancie...
Silk, Wood, Paper
Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...
Silk
Silk, Chinese Painting, 19th Century, Temple Scene, Asia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silk, Chinese painting, 19th century, temple scene, Asia Measures: H 81cm, W 48cm, W 1cm. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Samurai Warrior
Located in Hudson, NY
Startlingly similar to a painting exhibited in the 1928 Neiten exhibition. (See b/w image of screen that was shown at Neiten, painted by Master Matsuoka Eiku.)
Silk, Wood
1844 - Chichi, Japanese Scroll Painting. Colour on Silk
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mother’s Breast (Chichi) 1844 Hanging scroll. Ink, pigments and gofun on silk. Inscription: Kouka era, dragon year, late winter, painted by Shozan Yashou Artist’ seals: ...
Silk
Edo-Meiji Phoenix Birds Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo-Meiji Phoenix Birds Screen Period: Edo-Meiji Size: 360 x 152 cm (141.73 x 60 inches) SKU: PD16 This gorgeous silk screen from the Edo-Meiji period showcases mythical phoenix bi...
Silk, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Fans
Located in Hudson, NY
Old Fans mounted on a two panel screen of Gold Clouds. Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper, with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signatures on fans read: Tsunenob...
Gold
Silk Scroll Painting by Matsumura Keibun, 18th Century
By Matsumura Keibun
Located in New York, NY
A silk parchment scroll with a Camellia Flower painting, by Japanese artist Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843). The younger half-brother to Matsumura Goshun, founder of the Shijo schoo...
Silk, Parchment Paper
Japanese Signed painting on silk depicting Bamboo and Bird
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese Signed painting on silk depicting Bamboo and Bird This exquisite painting on silk depicts a beautiful bamboo and a bird, signed by the talented artist Waichi. The pi...
Silk, Wood
K10 Japanese Antiques Hanging scroll, Cherry blossom painting, silk
Located in Niiza, JP
Cherry blossom painting Silk Scroll tip: wood Image size: 410 (W) x 1200 (H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 570 (W) x 2180 (H) [mm] Box size: 80 x 75 x 700 mm 970g Comes with a box, although...
Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Hollyhocks
Located in Hudson, NY
Screen is mineral pigments painted on paper with a silk brocade border.
Silk, Paper, Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Heike
Located in Hudson, NY
A scene from the Heike wars (12th century wars) showing two high ranking samurai warriors of the Genji clan, Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna and Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, racing each other on h...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen, Turkeys
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on a gold panel, in silk border. Signature and seal read: Yoho.
Silk
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.
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