Paintings and Screens
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
19th Century Asian Antique Paintings and Screens
Canvas
Early 20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Textile, Brocade
2010s American Paintings and Screens
Paint
1960s Vintage Paintings and Screens
Paint, Paper
1980s Vintage Paintings and Screens
Paint
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Paint
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Paper
1980s Vintage Paintings and Screens
Paint
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings and Screens
Linen, Silk
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk
20th Century American Modern Paintings and Screens
Plastic, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
20th Century Paintings and Screens
Silk
20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Paper
1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings and Screens
Paper
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Linen
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings and Screens
Silk
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Glass
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Paper
2010s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Sandstone
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Paper
2010s Asian Modern Paintings and Screens
Linen
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
1880s Antique Paintings and Screens
Silk
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Marble
1940s Japanese Showa Vintage Paintings and Screens
Paper, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Marble
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brocade, Silk
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Paper
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Marble
Late 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Paper
Early 20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Paintings and Screens
Other
2010s Mexican Paintings and Screens
Iron
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Paintings and Screens
Paper
Mid-20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Paper
Late 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Paper
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Mirror
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Paper
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paintings and Screens
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Silk, Paper, Wood
Antique Asian Paintings and Screens
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.