Silver Byobu
B7 Japanese Antiques Silver Screen, 6-panel Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
after packaging (sandwiched between 5 mm plywood):
22 CM x 70 CM x 130 CM Weight 22 KG
A silver paper
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
B48 Old Japanese Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
(sandwiched between 5 mm plywood):
9 cm x 95 cm x 185 cm Weight 30KG
An atmospheric silver folding screen
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
B49 Old Japanese Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
(sandwiched between 5-10 mm plywood):
10 cm x 95 cm x 185 cm Weight 29 KG
An atmospheric silver folding
Category
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Materials
Paper
Japanese Chinese Asian 4 Panel Folding Byobu Screen Lotus Flowers Bird Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with
Category
20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,595
H 36 in W 71.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Herons in the Winter Snow
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
$2,995
H 36 in W 70.5 in D 0.5 in
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
$4,514
H 67.84 in W 147.17 in D 0.75 in
Large Japanese 2-Panel Byôbu 屏風 'Room Divider' with Painting of Bamboo & a Poem
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful, large two-panel byôbu (room divider) with a serene painting of red-leaved bamboo and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Other, Silver Leaf
$3,801
H 68.71 in W 68.12 in D 0.71 in
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Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Hawks
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The hawks painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of silver
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Irises
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The irises painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of silver
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Byôbu Screen 屏風 Chrysanthemums, Rinpa School, Edo / Meiji period
By Rinpu Sasaki
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very refined Japanese screen or byôbu 屏風 with six folding panels depicting
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Japanese Two-Panel Screen from the Kano School Byobu
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese two-panel screen from the Kano School Byobu, with silver leaf and rolling waves.
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Forest Tree Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
of Trees Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a vast forest scene with lush emerald
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
H 68 in W 148.5 in D 0.6 in
Japanese Four-Panel Silver Gilt Byobu Table Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Japanese silver gilt byobu four-panel folding table screen featuring a metallic silver
Category
20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Japanese Silver Leaf Byobu Screen with Bamboo and Finches, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese two-panel byobu screen displays a serene landscape of two young bamboo culms against a silver leaf
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver
19th Century Japanese Four-Panel Silver Gilt Byobu Table or Wall Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Japanese four-panel silver gilt byobu table or wall screen.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Byobu Japan Screen green white peonies Showa Signed
By Japanese Studio
Located in Valladolid, ES
Byobu, Folding screen, Room divider 屏風 (Byôbu) - Lacquered wood, Paper, Gold leaf - Flowers
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Large Japanese byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with Nanga School-style painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined Nanga School-style painting of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
H 68.12 in W 145.52 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Deer in Misty Forest Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
H 36 in W 73 in D 0.6 in
Japanese Asian Signed Two-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Screen Featuring Happy Monk
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous tall two-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a colorfully clad happy monk with
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
H 59.5 in W 54 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Four-Panel Showa Byobu Nature Pagoda Landscape Pine Tree Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
H 36 in W 73 in D 0.5 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
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
Each screen similarly decorated with gold and silver fans painted with flowers, fruits and other
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver
Japanese Ginpaku Screen
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
Six panels Silver leafed folding screen (byobu) with black laquered wood edging.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Silver Leaf
Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu Hawks Painting Watercolor Silver Leaf
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
mounted on squares of silver leaf, which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed
Category
2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Rice Paper
H 55 in W 78 in D 0.88 in
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H 68.51 in W 68.51 in D 0.79 in
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Silver Byobu For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic silver byobu available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and silver leaf, every silver byobu was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer silver byobu, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Komuro Suiun each produced at least one beautiful silver byobu that is worth considering.
How Much is a Silver Byobu?
A silver byobu can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,747, while the lowest priced sells for $3,071 and the highest can go for as much as $16,800.
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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